From governance at lists.riseup.net Tue Jul 3 04:00:07 2018 From: governance at lists.riseup.net (Amrita" (via governance Mailing List) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:30:07 +0530 Subject: [governance] Read about the IG Events & Policy developments from the Indian Perspective Message-ID: <00a901d412a3$de9c9540$9bd5bfc0$@com> Hi, Apologies for cross posting. For those who may be interested, read the CCAOI June 2018 Newsletter, for curated news on Internet Governance Events & Policy developments from the Indian perspective, using this link: http://www.ccaoi.in/UI/links/fwnewsletter/CCAOI%20Newsletter%20June%202018.p df Regards, Amrita Choudhury CCAOI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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IGF-USA 2018 includes panels on Future of Work and the New Economy; Balancing Privacy Concerns with Security, Connectivity, and Innovation; Competition; Next Generation Networks and the Internet of Things; Platform Content Moderation and Liability‎‎; Internet Governance; and Balancing the Fight against Fake News against Rights of Free Expression. Keynoters are Assistant Secretary *David J. Redl*, NTIA, and Commissioner *Noah J. Phillips*, FTC. The entire event, including breakout tracks, will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel* . *What: 2018 USA Internet Governance Forum (IGF-USA)Where: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DCWhen: Friday July 27 2018 8:30am-5pm EDT | 12:30-21:00 UTCProgram: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/ Webcast: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/ Room A: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/ Plenary and Room B: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/ Room C: https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/ Twitter: #igfusa2018 http://bit.ly/igfusa2018 * *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10415 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From governance at lists.riseup.net Fri Jul 27 07:55:55 2018 From: governance at lists.riseup.net (=?UTF-8?Q?Ars=C3=A8ne?= Tungali (via governance Mailing List)) Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:55:55 +0200 Subject: [governance] Fwd: IGF MAG 2019 Renewal References: <1A5CA46A-C632-4C3B-BD2E-50247696BEDA@un.org> Message-ID: <7BA52CFE-ED7B-4608-9750-7EE5B8AA7D9D@gmail.com> I am sure you have come across this on other platforms but just in case! ----------------- Arsène Tungali, about.me/ArseneTungali +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos) Begin forwarded message: > From: Anja Gengo > Date: July 27, 2018 at 12:15:54 PM GMT+2 > To: "arsenebaguma at gmail.com" > Cc: Wai Min Kwok , Deniz Susar > Subject: IGF MAG 2019 Renewal > > Dear Arsene, > On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Department of Economic and Social ‎Affairs (DESA) has initiated the Renewal of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for the 2019 cycle. Please find the official Announcement at the IGF website: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2019-renewal > > We would appreciate if you could communicate this information to the Civil Society, through the Civil Society Coordination Group, and invite the stakeholders from this respective Stakeholder Group to nominate suitable candidates to be taken into consideration for the 2019 MAG. The deadline for submitting nominations is 12 September 2018, through the online submission template: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-nomination-2019 > > The IGF Secretariat has also published some General Guidance and notes, to be taken into consideration by the Nominators, available at: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2019-general-guidance. Please note that these are only for general guidance, and the final decision is with the UN Secretary-General, dependent on several considerations including the nominations received. > Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact. > Best regards, > Anja Gengo > IGF Secretariat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LB at lucabelli.net Tue Jul 31 10:25:25 2018 From: LB at lucabelli.net (LB at lucabelli.net) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 07:25:25 -0700 Subject: [governance] =?UTF-8?Q?TEDtalk_on_=E2=80=9CFrom_Net_Neutrali?= =?UTF-8?Q?ty_to_Network_Self-determination=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: <20180731072525.2700328f4bbfc197480209526f2a1375.62ec5ba313.mailapi@email07.godaddy.com> Good morning, Some of you made me notice that a part of my original email (including references, etc.) was accidentally erased. Below the complete email, with my apologies for the inconvenience Have an excellent day. Luca Dear colleagues, At the end of May, TEDxRoma invited me to give a TEDtalk on “From Net Neutrality to Network Self-determination”. The video recording of the talk has just been released and is now available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-xlBqbNzGU I would like to thank those on this list with whom, over the past years, I had the pleasure to discuss net neutrality, community networks, prosumer law, data sovereignty and all the issues that I tried to connect and condensate in the talk. As you may know, the TED format prescribes a (roughly) 13 minute long “story-telling” talk and, of course, such format does not allow for an in-depth analysis. For those of you who might be interested in knowing more about the issues analysed in the talk, I am pasting below the short descriptions (with a brief list of references) of two lectures I will give in two weeks at CeTyS, Universidad de San Andrés, to analyse in further detail Net Neutrality evolutions and the concept of Network Self-determination. As usual, if you have any comments or questions, feel free to write me a private message. All the best Luca Net Neutrality Policies, Zero Rating and the Minitelisation of the Internet The Internet was designed as a general-purpose network grounded on openness, decentralisation and interoperability. Such features have allowed innovation to flourish, lowering barriers to communication, participation and cooperation, thus empowering end users. 'General purpose' means that the purpose for which the Internet is used is not predefined by the operator but can be autonomously decided by the end user. In this sense, the network neutrality (NN) principle mandates non-discriminatory treatment of Internet traffic to preserve an open environment, fostering the general-purpose nature of the Internet, unleashing end users' creativity. This lecture will explore the evolution of the NN debate, stressing that the rationale of NN policies is to preserve an open and decentralised Internet architecture, empowering end users, fostering innovation and protecting users' rights. The analysis of the different stages of NN policymaking will lead to one of the latest chapter of the NN saga: the emergence of zero rating (ZR) schemes and their compatibility with NN. The lecture will analyse how discriminatory practices with regard to both Internet traffic management and price differentiation may lead to a phenomenon defined as “Minitelisation” (Belli 2017) of the Internet, consisting of the shift from a user-centric, general-purpose network to one with a predefined purpose, thereby creating passive consumers of predetermined services (as in the old-fashioned Minitel), rather than active Internet users. References · Net Neutrality Compendium. Human Rights, Free Competition and the Future of the Internet. Springer. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Expression/Telecommunications/LucaBelli.pdf Net Neutrality, Zero-rating and the Minitelisation of the Internet. Journal of Cyber Policy. Routledge. Vol 2 , nº 1. pp 96-122. https://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/publicacoes/net_neutrality_zero-rating_the_minitelisation_of_the_internet_final.pdf European net neutrality, at last? openDemocracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/luca-belli-christopher-t-marsden/european-net-neutrality-at-last The scramble for data and the need for network self-determination. openDemocracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/luca-belli/scramble-for-data-and-need-for-network-self-determination Neutralidad de la red, el zero-rating y el Marco Civil de Internet. In Belli Luca y Olga Cavalli (2018). Gobernanza y regulaciones de Internet en América Latina. FGV Direito Rio. pp 177-201. www.bit.ly/IGRlatam For further information see www.networkneutrality.info Community Networks: towards Network Self-Determination Access to well-functioning network infrastructure on affordable and non-discriminatory terms facilitates significantly the full enjoyment of one's fundamental rights. This lecture will start by analysing the current state of play of Internet connectivity in the region while considering some local examples to identify the reasons why almost half of the world population is still offline. Subsequently, the lecture will focus on Community Networks, exploring the wide range of positive externalities triggered by such initiatives. Community Networks are better characterised by the fact that they are organised and deployed in a bottom-up fashion, in order to be utilised and managed by the local community as a commons. Lastly, the lecture will focus on the emergence of a “right to Network self-determination” (Belli 2017) that should be seen as the right to freely associate in order to define, in a democratic fashion, the design, development and management of network infrastructure as a common good, so that all individuals can freely seek, impart and receive information and innovation. The legal as well as empirical basis of the right to Network Self-determination will be explored. References · Network self-determination: When building the Internet becomes a right. IETF Journal. https://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/ · Network Self-determination and the Positive Externalities of Community Networks. in Luca Belli (Ed.) Community networks: the Internet by the people, for the people. pp 35-64. http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19924 · Community networks: the Internet by the people, for the people. Official Outcome of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity. Rio de Janeiro. FGV Direito Rio. http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19401 · Community connectivity: building the Internet from scratch: annual report of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity. Rio de Janeiro. FGV Direito Rio. http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/17528 · For further information see www.comconnectivity.org/resources Luca Belli, PhD Senior Researcher Head of Internet Governance @ FGV luca.belli at fgv.br +55 21 3799 5763 @1lucabelli -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Tue Jul 31 11:42:50 2018 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:42:50 -0400 Subject: [governance] WEBCAST TODAY: U.S. Senate hearing: The Internet and Digital Communications: Examining the Impact of Global Internet Governance Message-ID: Understandably, a lot of this hearing - well under way - has been about hacking. But not all. You can backtrack down the timeline. [image: US Senate]Today *Tuesday July 31 2018* at *10am EDT* (14:00) UTC) the *Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation * is holding a hearing *The Internet and Digital Communications: Examining the Impact of Global Internet Governance *. Witnesses: *Michael Chertoff*, Former Secretary of Homeland Security; *James Blade*l, VP Policy, GoDaddy; *Dr. Roslyn Layton*, American Enterprise Institute; *Christopher Painter*, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace; *Denise Zheng*, VP Policy, The Business Roundtable. *WEBCAST: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2018/7/the-internet-and-digital-communications-examining-the-impact-of-global-internet-governance Twitter: @SenateCommerce + Internet * *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10320 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anriette at apc.org Tue Jul 31 15:57:52 2018 From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:57:52 +0200 Subject: [governance] IGF coordinator/programme expert position closing 1 August Message-ID: Dear all https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=101270 This is the call for applications for Chengetai's replacement while he is on secondment to the new UN High Level Panel. Closing date is tomorrow. Only saw this today. Anriette Esterhuysen From joly at punkcast.com Tue Jul 3 05:01:16 2018 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 05:01:16 -0400 Subject: [governance] WEBCAST TODAY: Nigeria Internet Governance Forum Main Event #NIGF2018 Message-ID: Yesterday's Youth Workshop in Abuja was great, today is the main event! ​​ [image: livestream] Today, *Tuesday 3 July 2018* is Day 2 of the *Nigeria Internet Governance Forum * taking place in Abuja, Nigeria. Day 2 is the *Main Event* with the theme “*Internet: An Enabler for Good Governance*“. The Main Event follows yesterday’s *Youth Workshop* , which had the theme “*Internet for Opportunities, Value Creation and Empowerment*“. The event is being webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel 2 *. Abuja is on WAT (UTC+1) which is 5 hours ahead of NYC. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/nigf2018 Day 2 Program: http://bit.ly/2MEbpm1 View Day 1 on Livestream: http://bit.ly/2MHKVjj Day 1 Program: http://bit.ly/2MFy8Op * *Twitter: #NIGF2018 http://bit.ly/2MFy0OO * *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10364 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Africa Domain Name System Forum is an annual open event for stakeholders in the Domain Name Industry in Africa organized by *Africa Top Level Domains Organization * (AfTLD) and the* Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers* (ICANN).The objective of the three-day event is to help the Domain Name Industry in Africa to grow at a competitive rate and ensure that the continent is at par with the rest of the world. The Forum will be webcast live via the *Internet Society Livestream Channel *. Cotonou is WAT (UTC+1) = 5 hours ahead of NYC. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afdnsf2018 * *Facebook simulcast: https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ * *Agenda: http://bit.ly/2MLByPH * *Twitter: #AFDNSF2018 http://bit.ly/afdnsf2018 * *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10372 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Wed Jul 4 09:11:23 2018 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 09:11:23 -0400 Subject: [governance] WEBCAST WED/THU: The Gambia National Internet Governance Forum #GMIGF2018 #GMIGF Message-ID: The GMIGF was a little slow getting going, due to a last minute venue change, plus torrential rain. It is now wonderful, thanks to local tv providing an AV feed. Some very spirited back and forth! ​​ On *Wed/Thur 4-5 July 2018*, *The Gambia National Internet Governance Forum * is taking place in Serrekunda, The Gambia with the theme “Internet Governance in The New Gambia”. The Internet Governance Forum serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues related to the Internet. The Forum is being organized to represent all key stakeholders in the Gambia through a National Steering Committee coordinated by the *Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure * (MOICI). The Forum was initiated in late 2009, after the start of the West African Internet Governance forum. Since 2010 the Gambia has hosted three National Internet Governance forums, the last being in 2012. Due to the restrictive nature of the former regime, the National IGF was halted after its 3rd edition. The reasons were lack of open access to internet resources and an enabling environment where freedom of expression was respected. Since the coming into office of the new government in January 2017, the Gambia re-joined the community of democratic nations where freedom of expression and civil liberties are fully respected. Everyone is welcome to join to discuss key Internet policy issues that affect The New Gambia. The event is being webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel *. Serrekunda is WAT (UTC+1) 5 hours ahead of NYC. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/InternetSociety3/gmigf2018/ Agenda: http://bit.ly/2MJx105 Facebook simulcast: ISOC GM | GMIGF | ISOC Africa Twitter: #gmigf2018 http://bit.ly/gmigf2018 #gmigf http://bit.ly/gmigf * *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10372 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Thu Jul 5 05:17:03 2018 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 05:17:03 -0400 Subject: [governance] WEBCAST TODAY: France Internet Governance Forum #FGIFrance2018 Message-ID: As mentioned, this is in French. And only the plenaries at the start and the end of the day are being livestreamed. Also continuing today are The Gambia National Internet Governance Forum and the Africa DNS Forum ​​ [image: livestream] Today, *Thursday 5 July 2018*, the *France Internet Governance Forum * is taking place in Paris. Proceedings are in French. The plenary sessions will be webcast on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel 2 *. Paris is on CEST (UTC+1) 5 hours ahead of NYC. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/fgi2018 Agenda: https://isoc.fr/ateliers/ Twitter: #FGIFrance2018 http://bit.ly/fgifrance2018 * *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10385 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From governance at lists.riseup.net Fri Jul 13 10:54:10 2018 From: governance at lists.riseup.net (=?UTF-8?Q?Ars=C3=A8ne?= Tungali (via governance Mailing List)) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 16:54:10 +0200 Subject: [governance] Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation Message-ID: FYI: https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sga1817.doc.htm The Panel is expected to identify policy, research and information gaps, and make proposals to strengthen international cooperation in the digital space. Members of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation: *Co-Chairs* - Melinda Gates (United States), Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Jack Ma (China), Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group *Members* - Mohammed Al Gergawi (United Arab Emirates), Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, United Arab Emirates - Yuichiro Anzai (Japan), President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Nikolai Astrup (Norway), Minister of International Development, Norway - Vinton Cerf (United States), Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google - Fadi Chehadé (United States), Partner at ABRY Partners - Isabel Guerrero Pulgar (Chile), Director, IMAGO Global Grassroots and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School - Marina Kaljurand (Estonia), Chair of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace - Bogolo Kenewendo (Botswana), Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Botswana - Akaliza Keza Ntwari (Rwanda), ICT advocate and entrepreneur - Marina Kolesnik (Russian Federation), senior executive, entrepreneur and WEF Young Global Leader - Doris Leuthard (Switzerland), Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland - Cathy Mulligan (United Kingdom), Visiting Research Fellow Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency - Edson Prestes (Brazil), Professor, Institute of Informatics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Kira Radinsky (Israel), Director of Data Science, eBay - Nanjira Sambuli (Kenya), Digital Equality Advocacy Manager, World Wide Web Foundation - Sophie Soowon Eom (Republic of Korea), Founder of Adriel AI and Solidware - Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah (Australia), Secretary General, CIVICUS - Jean Tirole (France), Chairman of the Toulouse School of Economics and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse *Ex Officio* - Amandeep Singh Gill (India), Executive Director, Secretariat of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation - Jovan Kurbalija (Serbia), Executive Director, Secretariat of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation All Panel members serve in their personal capacity, not as representatives of their respective institutions. ------------------------ **Arsène Tungali* * Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international *, CEO,* Smart Services Sarl *, *Mabingwa Forum * Tel: +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil & Mexico ) - AFRISIG 2016 - Blogger - ICANN's GNSO Council Member. AFRINIC Fellow ( Mauritius )* - *IGFSA Member - Internet Governance - Internet Freedom. Check the *2016 State of Internet Freedom in DRC* report (English ) and (French ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From governance at lists.riseup.net Fri Jul 13 11:14:20 2018 From: governance at lists.riseup.net (Akinremi Peter Taiwo (via governance Mailing List)) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 16:14:20 +0100 Subject: [governance] Secretary-General Appoints High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for sharing Arsene. I hope they can come up with a substantial policy document that would have a broader view of the underlying factors that contributes to digital cooperation. Regards On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 3:54 PM, Arsène Tungali wrote: > FYI: > > https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sga1817.doc.htm > > The Panel is expected to identify policy, research and information gaps, > and make proposals to strengthen international cooperation in the digital > space. > > Members of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation: > > *Co-Chairs* > > - Melinda Gates (United States), Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates > Foundation > - Jack Ma (China), Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group > > *Members* > > - Mohammed Al Gergawi (United Arab Emirates), Minister of Cabinet > Affairs and the Future, United Arab Emirates > - Yuichiro Anzai (Japan), President of the Japan Society for the > Promotion of Science > - Nikolai Astrup (Norway), Minister of International Development, > Norway > - Vinton Cerf (United States), Vice President and Chief Internet > Evangelist, Google > - Fadi Chehadé (United States), Partner at ABRY Partners > - Isabel Guerrero Pulgar (Chile), Director, IMAGO Global Grassroots > and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School > - Marina Kaljurand (Estonia), Chair of the Global Commission on the > Stability of Cyberspace > - Bogolo Kenewendo (Botswana), Minister of Investment, Trade and > Industry, Botswana > - Akaliza Keza Ntwari (Rwanda), ICT advocate and entrepreneur > - Marina Kolesnik (Russian Federation), senior executive, entrepreneur > and WEF Young Global Leader > - Doris Leuthard (Switzerland), Head of the Federal Department of the > Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland > - Cathy Mulligan (United Kingdom), Visiting Research Fellow Imperial > College Centre for Cryptocurrency > - Edson Prestes (Brazil), Professor, Institute of Informatics, Federal > University of Rio Grande do Sul > - Kira Radinsky (Israel), Director of Data Science, eBay > - Nanjira Sambuli (Kenya), Digital Equality Advocacy Manager, World > Wide Web Foundation > - Sophie Soowon Eom (Republic of Korea), Founder of Adriel AI and > Solidware > - Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah (Australia), Secretary General, CIVICUS > - Jean Tirole (France), Chairman of the Toulouse School of Economics > and the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse > > *Ex Officio* > > - Amandeep Singh Gill (India), Executive Director, Secretariat of the > High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation > - Jovan Kurbalija (Serbia), Executive Director, Secretariat of the > High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation > > All Panel members serve in their personal capacity, not as representatives > of their respective institutions. > > > ------------------------ > **Arsène Tungali* * > Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international > *, > CEO,* Smart Services Sarl *, *Mabingwa > Forum * > Tel: +243 993810967 > GPG: 523644A0 > *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* > > 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow > > (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil > > & Mexico > ) > - AFRISIG 2016 - Blogger > - ICANN's GNSO Council > Member. 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Some quite vigorous online discussion happening on Livestream chat, not to mention spam on the twitter hashtag! Everyone is definitely getting on board! ​​ [image: livestream] Today, *Thursday July 19 2018*, the *11th Kenya Internet Governance Forum * (Kenya IGF) is taking place in Nairobi with the theme “*ICTs for Kenya’s Development: Getting Everyone on Board*”. Modelled on the IGF structure and principles, since 2009 the Kenya IGF has been convened by *KICTAnet * in partnership with industry, academia, government, and civil society stakeholders. The outcomes of the Kenya IGF will feed into the African IGF and Global IGF later this year. The event is being webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel *. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2018 * *Program: https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2018/ * *Twitter: #kigf2018 http://bit.ly/kigf2018 * *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10397 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LB at lucabelli.net Fri Jul 20 11:09:46 2018 From: LB at lucabelli.net (LB at lucabelli.net) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:09:46 -0700 Subject: [governance] =?UTF-8?Q?TEDtalk_on_=E2=80=9CFrom_Net_Neutrality_to?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Network_Self-determination=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: <20180720080946.2700328f4bbfc197480209526f2a1375.c771e61026.mailapi@email07.godaddy.com> Dear colleagues, At the end of May, TEDxRoma invited me to give a TEDtalk on “From Net Neutrality to Network Self-determination”. The video recording of the talk has just been released and is now available here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-xlBqbNzGU I would like to thank those on this list with whom, over the past years, I had the pleasure to discuss net neutrality, community networks, prosumer law, data sovereignty and all the issues that I tried to connect and condensate in the talk. As you may know, the TED format prescribes a (roughly) 13 minute long “story-telling” talk and, of course, such format does not allow for an in-depth analysis. For those of you who might be interested in knowing more about the issues analysed in the talk, I am pasting below the short descriptions (with a brief list of references) of two lectures I will give in two weeks at CeTyS, Universidad de San Andrés, to analyse in further detail Net Neutrality evolutions and the concept of Network Self-determination. As usual, if you have any comments or questions, feel free to write me a private message. All the best Luca Net Neutrality Policies, Zero Rating and the Minitelisation of the Internet The Internet was designed as a general-purpose network grounded on openness, decentralisation and interoperability. Such features have allowed innovation to flourish, lowering barriers to communication, participation and cooperation, thus empowering end users. 'General purpose' means that the purpose for which the Internet is used is not predefined by the operator but can be autonomously decided by the end user. In this sense, the network neutrality (NN) principle mandates non-discriminatory treatment of Internet traffic to preserve an open environment, fostering the general-purpose nature of the Internet, unleashing end users' creativity. This lecture will explore the evolution of the NN debate, stressing that the rationale of NN policies is to preserve an open and decentralised Internet architecture, empowering end users, fostering innovation and protecting users' rights. The analysis of the different stages of NN policymaking will lead to one of the latest chapter of the NN saga: the emergence of zero rating (ZR) schemes and their compatibility with NN. The lecture will analyse how discriminatory practices with regard to both Internet traffic management and price differentiation may lead to a phenomenon defined as “Minitelisation” (Belli 2017) of the Internet, consisting of the shift from a user-centric, general-purpose network to one with a predefined purpose, thereby creating passive consumers of predetermined services (as in the old-fashioned Minitel), rather than active Internet users. References · Net Neutrality Compendium. Human Rights, Free Competition and the Future of the Internet. Springer. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Expression/Telecommunications/LucaBelli.pdf · Net Neutrality, Zero-rating and the Minitelisation of the Internet. Journal of Cyber Policy. Routledge. Vol 2, nº 1. Pp 96-122. https://internet-governance.fgv.br/sites/internet-governance.fgv.br/files/publicacoes/net_neutrality_zero-rating_the_minitelisation_of_the_internet_final.pdf · European net neutrality, at last? openDemocracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/luca-belli-christopher-t-marsden/european-net-neutrality-at-last · The scramble for data and the need for network self-determination. openDemocracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/luca-belli/scramble-for-data-and-need-for-network-self-determination · For further information see www.networkneutrality.info Community Networks: towards Network Self-Determination Access to well-functioning network infrastructure on affordable and non-discriminatory terms facilitates significantly the full enjoyment of one's fundamental rights. This lecture will start by analysing the current state of play of Internet connectivity in the region while considering some local examples to identify the reasons why almost half of the world population is still offline. Subsequently, the lecture will focus on Community Networks, exploring the wide range of positive externalities triggered by such initiatives. Community Networks are better characterised by the fact that they are organised and deployed in a bottom-up fashion, in order to be utilised and managed by the local community as a commons. Lastly, the lecture will focus on the emergence of a “right to Network self-determination” (Belli 2017) that should be seen as the right to freely associate in order to define, in a democratic fashion, the design, development and management of network infrastructure as a common good, so that all individuals can freely seek, impart and receive information and innovation. The legal as well as empirical basis of the right to Network Self-determination will be explored. References · Network self-determination: When building the Internet becomes a right. IETF Journal. https://www.ietfjournal.org/network-self-determination-when-building-the-internet-becomes-a-right/ · Network Self-determination and the Positive Externalities of Community Networks. in Luca Belli (Ed.) Community networks: the Internet by the people, for the people. pp 35-64. http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19924 · Community networks: the Internet by the people, for the people. Official Outcome of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity. Rio de Janeiro. FGV Direito Rio. http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/19401 · Community connectivity: building the Internet from scratch: annual report of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity. Rio de Janeiro. FGV Direito Rio. http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/dspace/handle/10438/17528 · For further information see www.comconnectivity.org/resources Luca Belli, PhD Senior Researcher Head of Internet Governance @ FGV luca.belli at fgv.br +55 21 3799 5763 @1lucabelli ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luca Belli, PhD Senior Researcher, Center for Technology & Society, FGV Rio de Janeiro Chercheur Associé, Centre de Droit Public Comparé, Université Paris 2 Head of Internet Governance at FGV internet-governance.fgv.br @1lucabelli ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message, as well as any attached document, may contain information that is confidential and privileged and is intended only for the use of the addressee named above. 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