[governance] workshop deadline: April 30

[Parminder]

As proposed earlier I do think we should submit a few strong proposals...

I had given a call for IGC sponsored workshop proposals on 12th March. We
have little time left to the 30th, so lets get on with it.

At this stage I think we should just send the proposals in, and try to get
co-sponsors a little later (would it not work that way, Adam and other MAG
members?)

We saw discussions on two possible topics, in the last few weeks (pl point
out if any other has figured, and I haven't mentioned it here)

Roughly put they are

- cross-country jurisdiction issues in IG
 
- Commercial or welfare-based nature of the Internet - 
Implications for IG

And we do certainly want to make our last year's workshop on 'role and
mandate of the IGF' into an annual affair.

And as Adam suggests, the issues we proposed in Feb for main themes can be
rehashed as IGC sponsored workshops. These are 

1. Enhanced Cooperation - What Was Meant By the Tunis Agenda, and What Is
the Status of It

2. Network Neutrality - Ensuring Openness in All Layers of the Internet

3. A Development Agenda for Internet Governance

4. Transparency and Inclusive Participation in Internet Governance

(detailed text as per caucus's consensus statement to Feb consultations is
given below)

Parminder


1. Enhanced Cooperation - What Was Meant By the Tunis Agenda, and What Is
the Status of It

Tunis Agenda speaks of the need for 'enhanced cooperation' for global
Internet policy making. There are different views about what exactly is
meant by this term, and what processes will/ can constitute 'enhanced
cooperation'. IGF is the right forum to deliberate on the meaning and
possibilities of this term, through wide participation of all stakeholders
in the multi-stakeholder spirit of the WSIS.  It is quite possible that such
an open discussion pushes the process of 'enhanced cooperation' forward,
which at present seems to be caught in a kind of a limbo, or at least some
degree of confusion.

2. Network Neutrality - Ensuring Openness in All Layers of the Internet

Network neutrality has been an important architectural principle for the
Internet. This principle is under considerable challenge as Internet becomes
the mainstream communication platform for almost all business and social
activities. These challenges are most manifest in the physical layer, but
also increasingly in the content and application layers. This session will
examine the implication of this principle, and its possible evolutionary
interpretations, for Internet policy in different areas.


3. A Development Agenda for Internet Governance

Development is a key focus of the Tunis Agenda and its mandate for the IGF.
Development also was listed as a cross-cutting theme of the Athens and Rio
conferences, but neither featured a main session that devoted significant,
focused attention to the linkages between Internet governance mechanisms and
development.  However, at Rio a workshop was organized by civil society
actors in collaboration with the Swiss Office of Communications and other
partners from all stakeholder groupings on, "Toward a Development Agenda for
Internet Governance."  The workshop considered the options for establishing
a holistic program of analysis and action that would help mainstream
development considerations into Internet governance decision making
processes. 

Attendees at this workshop expressed strong interest in further work on the
topic being pursued in the IGF.  Hence, we believe the Development Agenda
concept should be taken up in a main session at Hyderabad, and that this
would be of keen interest to a great many participants there.  We also
support the Swiss government's proposal to consider establishing a
multi-stakeholder Working Group that could develop recommendations to the
IGF on a development agenda.

4. Transparency and Inclusive Participation in Internet Governance

The WSIS principles hold that Internet governance processes "should be
multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of
governments, the private sector, civil society and international
organizations." Governments invoked these principles throughout the WSIS
process, and in the Tunis Agenda mandated the IGF to, "promote and assess,
on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet
Governance processes."  Nevertheless, the IGF has not held any follow-up
discussion on how to pursue this key element of its mandate.  The Internet
Governance Caucus has consistently advocated programmatic activity in this
arena, and hence welcomes the Swiss government's statement that
implementation of the WSIS principles should be added as a cross-cutting
issue at the core of all IGF discussions.  To help kick-start that
cross-cutting consideration, we propose that a main session in Hyderabad
concentrate on two WSIS principles of general applicability for which
progress in implementation can be most readily
assessed: transparency, and inclusive participation.  The session could
consider patterns of practice across Internet governance mechanisms, and
identify generalizable lessons concerning good or best practices.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Peake [mailto:ajp at glocom.ac.jp]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 5:37 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: [governance] workshop deadline: April 30
> 
> Deadline for the submission of proposals for workshops, best practice
> forums and open forums is 30 April 2008. Not many weeks away. Details
> in the MAG meeting report
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/Feb_igf_meeting/MAG.Summary.28.02.2008.v2.pdf>
> and most of the relevant information copied below.
> 
> Issues the caucus recommended in contributions for the last
> consultation have not all be included. It would not hurt to quickly
> re-submit those comments (amended to take account of the MAG's
> report).
> 
> Again, if you organized a workshop in Rio and have not yet submitted
> a report, please do so. (about 80 events in Rio and
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/rio_reports/rio_reports.html> not many
> have submitted a report, which if anyone really cares about the IGF
> producing outcomes, is a bit silly.)
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> Draft Programme Outline
> 
> General programming principles:
> * Two days with general themes and main sessions focused on specific
> issues and not general overviews.
> * Some workshops could be held on themes defined by the MAG (main
> workshops), but organized by others who respond to a call for
> proposals.
> * Main workshops, which are linked to the main sessions and workshops
> on the four Athens themes, are not to be held in parallel to main
> sessions.
> * Other workshops may be held in parallel to the main sessions,
> depending on the quantity and quality of the proposals.
> * All organizers of events (workshops, best practices etc) will be
> asked to commit themselves to submit a report on their event.
> Non-submission of a report will disqualify the organizer for the
> following year.
> * Preference will be given in 2008 to those who did submit a report
> for 2007. (Submission of reports is still possible and encouraged.)
> * No official meetings starting after 1800 hours.
> * No official meetings during the lunch-break between 1300-1400 hours.
> * Further efforts will be made to enable remote participation
> * Efforts will be made to publish the proceedings of the meeting also
> in other formats.
> 
> 3 December
> Curtain raiser, tutorials, workshops Opening ceremony/Opening session
> 
> 4 December
> Theme:
> Universalization of the Internet - How to reach the next billion
> (alternate title: Expanding the Internet)
> 1100 - 1300: Low cost sustainable access
> 1400 - 1600: Multilingualization
> 1630 - 1830: Implications for development policy
> 
> Host Country Reception
> 
> 5 December
> Theme: Managing the Internet (alternate title: Using the Internet)
> 1100 - 1300: Critical Internet resources
> 1400 - 1600: Arrangements for Internet governance
> 1630 - 1830: Global cooperation for Internet security and stability
> 
> 6 December
> 0900 - 1100: Taking stock and the way forward
> 1130 - 1300: Debate
> 1400 - 1600: Emerging issues
> 1630 - 1800: Closing Ceremony
> 
> Notes from the discussion:
> 
> The discussion on the two schedules and on possible topics took on
> the character of a brain storming session that would provide a
> starting point for discussion in the MAG and the wider IGF community.
> 
> Some of the points that were brought out include:
> * The planning for 2008 should take into account the Chairman's
> Summary of the Rio meeting and look at the lessons learned and issues
> raised in the previous meetings.
> * Possible focused topics for "Low cost sustainable access" could
> include the role of entrepreneurship in providing low cost
> sustainable access with a special focus on entrepreneurship and
> India's success.
> * The scope of "Managing the Internet" topic could focus on
> international, national or local management of the Internet or the
> relationship among the three levels.
> * Possible focused topics for "Critical Internet resources" include:
> * Enabling growth and innovation
> * Capacity building
> * The role of public private partnership in managing the Internet
> * Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
> * Governance issues in promoting the adoption of IPv6
> * Topics beyond IP addressing
> * Possible Debate topics:
> * IPR and innovation for development
> * Privacy and protection of children
> * Relationship between security and privacy
> * The "Taking Stock and the Way Forward" session could include an
> evaluation of the IGF in regard to its mandate
> 
> * Other comments:
> * Freedom of Expression should have a dedicated session, though there
> was a question whether the IGF was the appropriate forum to discuss
> this issue.
> * Should the topic on innovations be discussed under
> * Emerging Issues
> * Universalization of the Internet.
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