[IGFmaglist] Setting the scene main session: draft outline

[Subi Chaturvedi]

Dear Anriette & all,

Thank You for the inputs Anriette. I did volunteer to be a part of the
facilitating team for this session. This is one of the key sessions and can
bring tremendous value with the two parts in synergy.

*Some quick comments.*

Would be helpful if we can get a similar readout from the Orientation team
so that we know that the relevant concerns are being addressed in this main
and one is not making the assumption that the other session might respond
to the needs of new and old participants in terms of outlining the
expectations from IGF2014.

In my understanding this session is essential in both communicating clearly
what the participants can expect from IGF2014, equip them with the tools
and the intellectual capital to engage with the IGF in the most productive
manner possible so that they derive maximum benefit from investing their
time, energy and resources through their presence. For many first timers
the experience can be quite overwhelming.

*Some Suggestions*

1. Either of the two groups will need to walk the people in this session
through the best ways to read the agenda and what the different colours and
themes indicate.
2. Higlight the main sessions and include the leads from all in the panel
to walk people through what they can expect from the mains. I can certainly
volunteer to be a resource person for the Role of IGF session and related
processes session
3. Highlight what's different in this IGF ex. Best Practice Forums, an
increased emphasis on reports/ tangible outcomes
4. This would also be helpful for workshop proposers and speakers to
structure their inputs
5. Mention the importance of informal meet ups and initiatives and
highlight the fact that there is a space now for it.
6. Highlight the fact that every main will have specific policy questions
and we're hoping to speak to them.
7. Also remind people that their feedback and the suggestions are welcome
and we need to find a way to make it easy for ppl to post them. Probably
leave them at the same registration counter as a one pager with some basic
questions at the end.An exit Survey.
8.Also spend some time on highlighting what is it that we did differently
this time around, in evaluation, reviews and how it is that the IGF is
transforming.

Thanks again Anriette for the work and appreciate your inputs.


warmest

Subi



On 21 May 2014 12:31, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:

>  Dear MAG members
>
> Below is the proposed outline for the "Setting the scene" main session on
> day one of IGF 2014.
>
> Look forward to comments.  I am not sure I have captured all the
> suggestions yesterday. One was related to IPV 6 which I am not sure how to
> accommodate. Ideas?  The other was the 'right to forget' which I thought we
> could link to the scene setting input on surveillance. Again open to
> suggestions. Anyone who wants to volunteer to work on this, please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks and apologies for the delay in sending this.
>
> Anriette
>
> ----------
>
> Goal: Launch the IGF with a panel focused on topical issues in IG around
> the world in the last year as well as provide participants with tasters for
> how some of these issues will be addressed during the event.
>
>
> Duration: 1.5 hours with about half of this time dedicated to discussion.
>
> Note that this session needs to liaise closely with the IGF orientation
> session organisers. We have started the discussion and will continue it.
> There will be 6 or 7 speakers and one moderator assisted by people with
> roving mikes in the room. And then I suggest there is one person who
> presents the summary on how each theme will be discussed during the IGF.
> They would need to be very familiar with the programme, and where
> necessary, engage with organisers relevant sessions.
>
> Topics to be covered:
>
> a) Surveillance: one year later - from Snowden to the 'Right to Forget' -
> IGF 2014 THEME: Enhancing Digital Trust
>
> A speaker will reflect on what has happened in internet governance since
> the mid-2013 revelations, and the Bali IGF in October 2013.
>
> - reactions from business e.g. from individual companies and bodies such
> as the Global Network Initiative
> - reactions from governments or by national bodies such as the US Privacy
> and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
> - reactions from intergovernmental organisations, e.g. the Council Of
> Europe, the Human Rights Council/Office of the High Commissioner of Human
> Rights, and the UN General Assembly
> - the European ruling on the right to forget - its challenges, implications
> - responses from rights based groups
> - responses from security and law enforcement actors
> - multistakeholder responses, in particular NETmundial
> - what next? what role and the IGF play and how/where will the topic be
> discussed at the 2014 IGF
>
> b) The multi-stakeholder approach to internet governance - IGF2014 THEME:
> IGF & The Future of the Internet Ecosystem
> A speaker will summarise the 'state' and 'status' of mulit-stakeholder
> approaches to IG and reflect on its evolution, maturity, uptake, and
> legitimacy. The input should cover:
>
> - why MS? a short look back at the the threads that contributed to the
> evolution of this approach, some of which goes back to internet development
> and management from its outset, and also the WSIS principles
> - the MS approach in IG at national level: challenges and achievements
> - the evolution of MS in the intergovernmental system: changes and
> challenges
> - the concept of a distributed, decentralised internet governance
> ecosystem: what does it mean, does it make sense?
> - NETmundial as an MS decision-making process
> - challenges, contradictions, conflicts, exclusions
> - what next? what role and the IGF play and how/where will the topic be
> discussed at the 2014 IGF
>
> c)  IANA transition - IGF2014 THEME: CRITICAL INTERNET RESOURCES
>
> A very brief overview of the NTIA announcement, its implications, its
> scope, and what challenges and opportunities it presents:
>
> - who should be tracking this process and why?
> - timelines
> - what will happen next and what role the IGF can play and how/where the
> topic be will discussed at the 2014 IGF
>
> d) Affordable internet access for all: taking stock - IGF 2014 THEME:
> POLICIES ENABLING ACCESS
>
> A speaker will provide a bird's eye view on progress and challenges, look
> at new equalities and new inequalities and opportunities, and outline how/where
> the topic be will discussed at the 2014 IGF. They will look at some of
> the challenging policy issues that keep surfacing and that did so in the
> last year, e.g.:
>
> - net neutrality
> - competition, supply, demand: how to balance the advantages provided by
> large players in the market that can provide access t scale vs. diversity
> and the benefits of having small and medium providers at the middle and
> last mile level
> - access and quality and access and capability: are expansions in access
> succeeding in creating a more level playing field at the level of
> empowering users? What are the gaps and challenges?
> - role of governments vs role of markets: are we getting the balance right
> so that the benefits get to those who need it most?
> - access for all: public access, access for the poorest of the poor,
> access for people with disability
> - preview of how the topic will be discussed at the IGF 2014
>
> e) Censorship and blocking IGF2014 - THEME: INTERNET AND HUMAN RIGHTS
>
> A speaker will reflect on the fact that as the internet expands, so does
> censorship and blocking - of some types of content, and some services. They
> will explore this and try to represent the various views and motivations
> fairly. This will also allow for an opportunity to look at some of the
> censorship and blocking cases that hit the headlines in the last year. Are
> these achieving their intended results? What are the costs? What are the
> rights implications? What are the implications for an open and unfragmented
> internet?
>
> f) Content and creativity: growth and equity - IGF 2014 THEME CONTENT
> CREATION, DISSEMINATION AND USE
>
> Here a speaker could provide a lead in to some of the IG issues related to
> content creation and distribution - this includes copyright, digital
> rights, business models, user generated content, local language content etc.
>
> g) The Internet as an Engine for Growth & Development: what is working
> and what not?   IGF2014 THEME: Internet as an Engine for Growth &
> Development
>
> A thought provoking input on the benefits, but also the ongoing
> exclusions. The internet has given rise to new business models, and new
> businesses, new ways of learning and trading. Are we maximising potential
> of the internet as tool for creating a more just, equal, peaceful world?
> If not why not? And then a preview of how these questions will be addressed
> during IGF 2014
>
>
>
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