[governance] Invitation to Workshop 163: Governing Identity on the Internet

[Brenden Kuerbis]

FYI, hope you'll join us.


#IGF12 WorkShop 163: “GOVERNING IDENTITY ON THE INTERNET”

THR NOV 8, 2012 | 11:00-12:30 | Conf. Room 9

From single-sign-on to federated systems to WHOIS data associated with
Internet resources, countless individuals, business and government
organizations have a stake in Internet identity information and its
governance.  A workshop on “Governing Identity on the Internet” will be
held on Thursday, November 8, 2012 from 11:00-12:30 (local Baku time) in
Conference Room 9 (click here to see other time zones and add the event to
your calendar<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=IGF+WORKSHOP+ON+%22GOVERNING+IDENTITY+ON+THE+INTERNET%22&iso=20121108T11&p1=369&ah=1&am=30>)
at the upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan.  Moderated
by Postdoctoral Fellow Brenden Kuerbis, the workshop is co-organized by the
The Citizen Lab at University of Toronto and the Internet Society. Remote
participation link for this session can be found here:
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/connect-now

While territorially-based governments have historically played a central
role in their citizens’ identity, it is private service providers and
individual users that might be considered the de facto managers of Internet
identity information.  Private, rule-based arrangements (e.g., “trust
frameworks”) have emerged in many industry sectors to help manage Internet
identity transactions.  Nonetheless, many states are actively pursuing
digital identity efforts (OECD 2011), including the United States
government’s National Strategy for Trusted Identity in Cyberspace (NSTIC)
which is standing up a governance body and the European Commission’s
proposed regulation on electronic identification and trusted services for
electronic transactions. These efforts seek to promote greater adoption and
interoperability of Internet identity solutions.  What are the appropriate
roles of governments, the private sector and individuals in Internet
identity? Are there benefits or risks of various Internet identity
governance solutions being proposed?  How compatible are they with the
transnational nature of the Internet? Which stakeholders will determine the
standards and policies for how Internet identity information is created,
transmitted, utilized, or protected?

Panelists include:


   - Naomi Lefkovitz, Senior Privacy Advisor, National Strategy for Trusted
   Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) National Program Office, NIST, United
   States Dept of Commerce (pre-recorded)
   - Andrea Servida, Head of Task Force “Legislation Team (eIDAS)”,
   European Commission (remote)
   - Robin Wilton, Technical Outreach for Identity and Privacy, Internet
   Society
   - Malavika Jayaram, Fellow, Centre for Internet & Society
   - Mawaki Chango, Africa Internet Policy Coordinator, Association for
   Progressive Communications
   - Marc Crandall, Google
   - Bill Smith, Technology Evangelist, Paypal


This workshop feeds into the main session discussion on Security, Openness,
and Privacy on Thursday, Nov 8 from 15:00-18:00 (local Baku time).
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