[IGFmaglist] Setting the scene main session: draft outline

Fri May 23 01:20:38 EDT 2014

Dear Judy and team,

Do please count me in as well as a volunteer and for any assistance you or
the group may need for the Orientation session.

Warmest

Subi

On 23 May 2014 03:12, "Judy Okite" <judyokite at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thank you Anriette
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> and thank you to Angelic and Peter for volunteering to participate in the
orientation session , we will sure forward the draft with your names
inclusive.
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> And yes, Anriette, that is what we had in mind, run the orientation
session then quickly jump into "setting the scene" as opposed to running
them  concurrently .
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> talk to you soon.
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> Kind Regards,
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> 'Chance Favors the prepared mind' - Louis Pasteur
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> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Peter Major <pmajor at bluewin.ch> wrote:
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>> Dear Anriette, Shubi  & all,
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>> I regret that I cannot be in Paris and be part of your discussions.
 Setting the scene is one of the most important session especially for
newcomers. I am ready to be part of the orientation session and help in any
way. I believe Anritte’s suggestions are pertinent  and comments from Shubi
are justified.
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>> Kind regards,
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>> Peter
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>> From: Igfmaglist [mailto:igfmaglist-bounces at intgovforum.org] On Behalf
Of Subi Chaturvedi
>> Sent: mercredi 21 mai 2014 13:10
>> To: Anriette Esterhuysen
>> Cc: Igfmaglist at intgovforum.org IGF
>> Subject: Re: [IGFmaglist] Setting the scene main session: draft outline
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>> Dear Anriette & all,
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>> 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.
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>> Some quick comments.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Some Suggestions
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> 3. Highlight what's different in this IGF ex. Best Practice Forums, an
increased emphasis on reports/ tangible outcomes
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>> 4. This would also be helpful for workshop proposers and speakers to
structure their inputs
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>> 5. Mention the importance of informal meet ups and initiatives and
highlight the fact that there is a space now for it.
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>> 6. Highlight the fact that every main will have specific policy
questions and we're hoping to speak to them.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks again Anriette for the work and appreciate your inputs.
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>> warmest
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>> Subi
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>> On 21 May 2014 12:31, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:
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>> Dear MAG members
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>> Below is the proposed outline for the "Setting the scene" main session
on day one of IGF 2014.
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks and apologies for the delay in sending this.
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>> Anriette
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>> 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.
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>> Duration: 1.5 hours with about half of this time dedicated to discussion.
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>> 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.
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>> Topics to be covered:
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>> a) Surveillance: one year later - from Snowden to the 'Right to Forget'
- IGF 2014 THEME: Enhancing Digital Trust
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>> A speaker will reflect on what has happened in internet governance since
the mid-2013 revelations, and the Bali IGF in October 2013.
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>> - 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
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>> 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:
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>> - 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
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>> c)  IANA transition - IGF2014 THEME: CRITICAL INTERNET RESOURCES
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>> A very brief overview of the NTIA announcement, its implications, its
scope, and what challenges and opportunities it presents:
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>> - 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
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>> d) Affordable internet access for all: taking stock - IGF 2014 THEME:
POLICIES ENABLING ACCESS
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>> 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.:
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>> - 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
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>> e) Censorship and blocking IGF2014 - THEME: INTERNET AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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>> 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?
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>> f) Content and creativity: growth and equity - IGF 2014 THEME CONTENT
CREATION, DISSEMINATION AND USE
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>> 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.
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>> g) The Internet as an Engine for Growth & Development: what is working
and what not?   IGF2014 THEME: Internet as an Engine for Growth &
Development
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>> 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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