[DC-Interplanetary] Webinar and other things

[Scott Johnson]

Hi All,

I can likely attend the online event, and can comment on (some of) the 
particular governance points that relate to Solar System Internet; IPv6 
address blocks, BP network identifiers (node numbers/allocator IDs), and 
DNS related components(potentially dedicated TLDs for off-world use), 
which is likely something that should be considered at ICANN as well.

ScottJ

On Tue, 3 Jun 2025, Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> Maybe Samo can attend the webinar?
> In the meantime, I have taken the liberty to add the following sentence to
> the session proposal. I know it has not been discussed, and it might even
> be factually incorrect, but I would like to add a starting point that can
> be later amended rather than stay silent.
> 
> The Dynamic Coalition on the Interplanetary Internet (DC-Interplanetary)
> will present the case for using the Multi-Stakeholder Internet Governance
> model, with specific reference to the NETmundial+10 Multi-Stakeholder
> Statement “Strengthening Internet governance and digital policy processes”,
> for the development of an Internet Governance model for interplanetary
> communication.The Interplanetary Internet is based on Delay- and
> Fault-tolerant protocols, and there is currently no adopted governance
> model for further development and deployment.
> 
> Comments? Suggestions? Corrections?
> 
> Cheers,
> Roberto
>
>       On 03.06.2025, at 13:29, 金子洋介 <kaneko8795003 at gmail.com>
>       wrote:
> 
> Thanks Roberto
> Next week, I will be in Tokyo for Interop -  I already have a
> panel/socializing event to attend on June 11 (basically occupied for
> the whole day) 
> 
> Is there anyone else who can participate from our DC?  
> 
> Kaneko
>       On Jun 2, 2025, at 19:14, Roberto Gaetano
>       <roberto_gaetano at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> as anticipated in the previous message, here is the status of
> the IGF 2025 preparation, including the planned Cluster 4
> webinar.
> 
> There has been a debate about the webinar. One DCCG member,
> Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, had presented an outline for the
> webinar with the title “Responsibility in the Age of Internet”.
> I will forward the proposal in a separate message.
> Some members, including myself, observed that the objective of
> the Cluster 4 was the future of Internet Governance, and that a
> key part of the discussion was the extension of the
> Multi-Stakeholder Internet Governance model to other realities,
> which the proposed webinar was completely missing.
> 
> A discussion went on for days, until the coordinators - Jutta
> Croll and Markus Kummer - decided that the scope must be
> extended to new fields, including Interplanetary Networks, as
> we asked.
> 
> Then a discussion started about dates. It seemed that the date
> was going to be in this week, 5 or 6 June, but then today the
> IGF Staff person - Roman Chukov - made this proposal:
>       Dear all, as there was no consensus, I would
>       suggest to postpone our 4th webinar to 11 June
>       14:00 UTC (15:00 CET).
> And would kindly ask @⁨~Dr.Rajendra⁩ to take a lead on
> that🙏
> 
> 
> The problem is that next week - 9 to 12 June - the ICANN83
> conference will take place, and therefore most of the ICANN
> people, including Avri Doria, Judith Hellerstein, Olivier
> Crepin-Leblond, etc., all supporters of our proposal, will be
> absent. BTW, I will also be unable to join, as I am also
> heavily involved in ICANN83.
> 
> So, the state of the art is that the webinar will be held
> Wednesday 11 June at 14:00 UTC. Since most of the supporters of
> the idea of discussing the application of the model to new
> realities will be absent, I assume that the topic will be the
> one initially proposed by Rajendra - as he will be also the
> organiser.
> 
> A separate issue will be the Cluster 4 session in Lillestrøm.
> It is not completely clear to me when this will take place,
> because this is also linked to the availability of the people
> belonging to the different clusters, but will be formalised
> soon.
> 
> The question is now whether the layout of the Cluster 4 session
> will be aligned with the webinar, which I believe will be the
> option pushed by some, or not. In any case, there is an open
> document for the preparation of the session -see https://docs.google.com/document/d/12lJ3gEaf8G6pYfc0O1rJcHoAS2IjVcYVdt
> zUfJj017w/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.dy4krms5g3t7. We are
> mentioned as participating DC, and the description contains
> this sentence that I asked to be added: "It also considers the
> application of multistakeholder governance principles to
> different networks for instance, the delay and fault-tolerant
> networks like the Interplanetary networks.”. However, the bulk
> of the text talks about something else, and I would like to
> have explicit mention of what DC-Interplanetary can bring to
> the session. Note that it will be tough to add long
> descriptions, the word limit is 400 and there are already 445
> words. If anybody has proposals, please suggest.
> 
> Also, it will be important to have a panelist from our DC, but
> it has to be somebody that can talk about the specific
> governance issues of interplanetary communication. If we have
> such panelist, we can add a few words about what
> DC-Interplanetary does in this context.
> 
> Cheers,
> Roberto
> 
> 
> PS: in case you do not have access to the google doc, I paste
> the description below and attach a PDF of the file.
> 
> This panel will focus on exploring the evolving landscape of
> multistakeholder governance in this digital age, with a focus
> on the outcomes of WSIS+20 and ensuring that all communities,
> including marginalized communities, persons with disabilities,
> and young adults and children, as active participants in
> shaping the future of IGF. It also considers the application of
> multistakeholder governance principles to different networks
> for instance, the delay and fault-tolerant networks like the
> Interplanetary networks. With the speed at which the digital
> transformation advances and the IGF serving as a global
> platform for inclusive dialogue, the session will examine how
> current multistakeholder models can adapt to better reflect the
> perspectives and rights of younger generations.
> 
> The Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD)
> emphasizes that the future of multistakeholder governance must
> be genuinely inclusive—not only in principle but in practice.
> As technologies evolve, ensuring the active participation of
> persons with disabilities at every stage of policy development,
> decision-making, and implementation is critical to the
> legitimacy and sustainability of governance processes.
> 
>  
> 
> DCAD’s ongoing initiatives, such as the DCAD Fellowship Program
> for Persons with Disabilities, provide a tangible model for
> promoting inclusive participation. By supporting fellows to
> engage meaningfully in the IGF process, DCAD demonstrates that
> providing targeted capacity-building opportunities leads to
> stronger, more diverse multistakeholder dialogues.
> 
>  
> 
> Looking ahead, DCAD advocates for embedding accessibility and
> disability inclusion systematically into the IGF and broader
> Internet governance ecosystem. Future governance models must
> move beyond tokenism to ensure that persons with disabilities
> are recognized as active contributors in decision-making
> processes, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of
> Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD) and the vision of a
> people-centered, inclusive, and sustainable information society
> outlined in the WSIS and Global Digital Compact frameworks.
> 
>  
> 
> By institutionalizing accessibility standards and ensuring that
> persons with disabilities participate not just as observers but
> as decision-makers, the IGF can set a global benchmark for
> inclusive, equitable, and effective multistakeholder
> governance.
> 
> Those taking part will discuss practical strategies for
> ensuring that children are not only made to be represented at
> the table but are meaningfully engaged at the decision-making,
> in line with the WSIS vision of a people-centered, inclusive,
> and sustainable information society. Referring to General
> Comment # 25, para 16 - 18, multistakeholder governance should
> adhere to respect for the views of the child, i.e. young people
> under the age of 18 (UN-CRC).
> 
> The DC on Core Internet Values will remind all participants of
> the values on which the Internet was built on, introducing a
> parallel that the points made in this session are themselves
> core internet governance values - with multistakeholder
> governance being pivotal to the past, the present and the
> future of Internet governance.
> 
> 
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