[governance] workshop deadline: April 30

Tue Mar 25 09:04:53 EDT 2008

Parm, regarding the second one, I would suggest a change in the theme
title: Coexistence of commercial and non-profit spaces on the Internet
-- implications for IG

--c.a.

Parminder wrote:
> 
> 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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