[DC-Interplanetary] Webinar and other things

[Samo Grasic]

Hi.

I will attend the webinar next week.

As for the session at the IGF, I suggest we try to get a representative 
from the LSIC or LOGIC groups.

Best

/Samo

On 2025-06-03 15:51, 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/12lJ3gEaf8G6pYfc0O1rJcHoAS2IjVcYVdtzUfJj017w/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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