[IGFmaglist] Setting the scene main session: draft outline

[Angelic del Castilho]

Dear Subi,

I agree with your suggestions. I am also very thankful to Anriette for the
write up. If I were there my participation would be much better, I am sure,
but I hope I will make it to the IGF in September. Regardless, I am still
willing and available to assist on the orientation sessions.

Wishing you all success,
Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho

*Angelic Caroline Alihusain-del Castilho*

*POB 3036**Wanica*
 *Suriname*


On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 8:10 AM, Subi Chaturvedi
<subichaturvedi at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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