[governance] Feb IGF12 Consultations / Draft Notes
Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
Sat Mar 3 01:30:59 EST 2012
Thank you Robert for this comprehensive report.
Kind Regards,
Sala
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>wrote:
> Wanted to share with the list my very summarized notes from the Open IGF
> consultation & Open MAG meeting that took place this past Feb in Geneva
>
>
>
> Azerbaijan – Information regarding 2012 IGF
>
> - Will take place in November (Week of Nov 5th): Nov 5 (Monday)
> Ministerial meeting, Nov 6 (Tuesday) IGF Start
> - Several venues are being considered: The Baku Expo Centre or
> Hilton+ Park Inn
> - Key hotels: Park Inn, Hilton Hotel & Marriott (Park Inn & Hilton
> are next to each other)
> - Shuttle buses will be arranged. Special vehicles will be provided
> for those with limited mobility
>
> Venue:
> Proposal that Opening & Closing session take place at the Heydar
> Aliyev Palace.
> Organizing committee is proposing that the IGF not take place at
> one single venue, but instead be “split” among 3 key hotels
>
> NOTE: the comment that the venue would be “split” caused an
> immediate reaction from some of the key private sector and civil society
> representatives at the Open Consultation.
>
> * Concern that multiple venues will make logistics very complex and
> increase time required to move around different “IGF spaces”
> * IGF Secretariat mentioned that the UN Security team has – NOT YET
> – visited the (proposed) venue
> * Bakutel (18th Annual Azerbaijan International Telecommunications
> conference, 7-10Nov) is also taking place in Baku. (
> http://www.bakutel.com)
> * Concern by many that this would fragment and/or dilute IGF audience
> * Concern that with 2 events taking place at the same time
> accommodation will be at a premium and difficult to obtain
> * Concern that Bakutel and IGF might be hosted at the same venue.
>
> Visas : Arrangements with Azeri foreign ministry are being negotiated.
> An expedited process is likely to be arranged so as to make
> “process as easy as possible”.
> Normally can take up to 5-7 days for a visa to obtained. This will
> be expedited for IGF participants.
> Comment made that “will try and see if Visas can be obtained upon
> arrival” by IGF participants.
> Information about visas will be announced no later then 3 months
> before event (Aug 2012)
>
> Flights:
> Airport : Heydar Aliyev International Airport (IATA: GYD)
> Served by several airlines:
> * Aeroflot (Moscow), BMI Codeshare (London) , Austrian Airlines
> (Vienna), Turkish Airlines (Istanbul), (Dubai), Qatar Airlines (Doha),
> (Milan) and Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
> * Air Baltic also offers flights with good prices from/via Riga.
> * Comprehensive list of Airlines servicing Baku can be found here -
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev_International_Airport
>
> Accommodation:
> A variety of options will be available – from “Guest Houses” to 5
> star hotels
> Request is made for people “not yet to book hotels”, as “preferred
> rates will be negotiated”
> Host country website where one will be able to obtain additional
> details and IGF negotiated rate will be available in 2-3 weeks (by 1st week
> in March)
>
> Refs:
> http://wikitravel.org/en/Baku
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku
> Map of Baku - http://goo.gl/8iEgy
> . Google Map for Baku - http://g.co/maps/r25zm
>
>
>
> Summary of key Interventions and/or announcements
>
> 1. A variety of organizations and/or countries announced they were
> contributing funding to the IGF secretariat:
> (Number Resource Organisation (NRO)
> ISOC (will increase funding from 10K to 50K USD
> UK. Will make 15,000 £ donation (Approx 24, 900 USD)
>
> 2. Azerbaijan – Details of 2012 IGF
> Will take place in November (Week of Nov 5th)
> Will start with (closed) ministerial meeting on the 5th, and IGF
> will start on the 6th
> Concurs with the Chinese delegation’s view that Human rights should
> not appear in the nor in the title of the next IGF nor as a key cross
> cutting theme.
>
> 3. Brazil – Creation of a UNESCO Regional Centre on the Information
> Society
> For training of Govts & Civil Society on Internet Governance
> Hopes regional centre will contribute to enhanced knowledge and
> participation of developing countries at IGF
>
> 4. Argentina – South-South School on Internet Governance
> Will take place 19-23 March in Bogota
> http://www.south-ssig.com.ar/
>
> 5. Kuwait Information Technology Society : 1st Annual Arab IGF
> Will take place in Early Oct, in Kuwait
> Contact : Qusai Al-Shatti, qshatti at gmail.com
>
>
> 6. IGF Secretariat – IGF update
> Call for MAG candidates was extended until Feb 24th (mostly due to
> requests by Govts, who have not yet named their reps)
> Special Advisor to the Secretary General has not yet been named.
> This is a prerogative of the Secretary General
>
> Executive Coordinator Position has not yet been filled
>
> The UN recruitment office reviewed over 100 applications. Short
> list has been developed. IGF trust fund does is not yet large enough to
> support the position and run the secretariat. Filling the position on hold
> until “adequate funds” are available to appoint someone to the position
>
> Call for workshop proposals will be issued in March
> Renewed MAG will meet in May (during WSIS week) – week of May 13th.
> Open IGF consultation – 15 May, Open MAG meeting – 16, 17 May
>
>
>
> 8. Proposed Topics (Proposed at the open consultation, not the open
> MAG meeting)
>
> Economic development (China)
> Accessibility & Disability (Hungary)
> There should be a focus on “current developments” (Egypt)
> A ministerial meeting should take place the day before (Egypt)
> Cloud Computing (Indonesia)
> Cyber Security (Indonesia)
> Access (Indonesia)
> Multi-Linguisim (Indonesia)
> Internet Filtering (Argentina, CitizenLab, LACNIC, ISOC)
> Privacy (CitizenLab, LACNIC)
> Human Rights (Sweden, Finland, Argentina, APC, CitizenLab)
> Developing Country Perspectives (ICC)
> Economic Growth & Job Creation (Walt Disney/ICC, EU)
> Security, Openness & Privacy (UK, EU, Walt Disney/ICC)
> New Models of sharing content (Argentina)
> Internet Governance for Sustainable development (Pakistan & China)
> Internet Intermediaries
> Critical Internet Resources
> ICTs for disaster management/preparedness
> ICT for development (Azerbaijan)
> Creating an enabling environment (UK)
> Cloud Computing, particularly in Developing countries (GIIC)
> Social Networks & Role of Youth (Azerbaijan)
>
>
>
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