[governance] IGF 2019 Civil society pre-event: planning and preparation

Fri Sep 27 05:09:22 EDT 2019

Hi everyone,

Nick, to clarify, I will never try to argue *against* speaking about
climate change and sustainability, so if people really want to discuss that
then great!

This is a good suggestion as well. I'd be happy to do a webinar at some
point (I already have the presentation and have delivered it before).

Again, I won't discourage the pursuit of this topic. Let's see what others
say, but know that I am flexible (topic-wide) regardless!

Best,
-Michael

On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:03 AM Nick Shorey <lists at nickshorey.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Thanks Bruna for linking me in, and I’m excited to read all the
> interesting topics and activity that’s happening here!
>
> Regarding an agenda item on sustainability, I politely disagree with
> Michael and suggest that we *do* have an agenda item on this topic, if
> possible within the schedule.
>
> My reason being is that it appears there is a broad interest in this
> topic, but that many people are not actually aware of all the activity that
> is going on, in particular the work that IRPC has been doing. From a
> personal standpoint, when I looked through the IGF schedule, it was not at
> all obvious that the IRPC session would cover climate change.
>
> I’m sure I won’t be alone in this, so I reckon a brief agenda item - maybe
> with Michael delivering an overview of the work that’s been taking place
> and direct people where to engage - would be an excellent way to raise
> awareness, build a groundswell of interest, and compliment the work of
> other tracks by bringing more people into the fold and amplifying the
> message.
>
> Michael maybe you could then follow this up with a webinar or something,
> but I strongly believe there is real value to a brief agenda item
> introducing the topic and current activities, and doing so in person to
> build energy and focus, and so people can put a face to a name and have
> someone they can also chat to during the margins of the event.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Nick
>
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>
> On 26 Sep 2019, at 16:35, Arzak Khan <director at ipop.org.pk> wrote:
>
> Dear Peter,
>
> I would like to be involved in the program and share my experiences.
>
> Best,
>
> Arzak
>
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> Naman Aggarwal <naman at accessnow.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [governance] IGF 2019 Civil society pre-event: planning
> and preparation
>
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to use about 5 minutes of the Day 0 meeting to discuss
> digital ID programmes, and update on the new #WhyID coalition and
> statement. The campaign asserts that digital ID programs must respect good
> governance, data privacy, and cybersecurity norms. These mandatory ID
> programmes are quickly being imposed without a chance for civil society
> input, and before asking whether and why we need them.
>
> If you'd like to get involved in the campaign, ping Naman Aggarwal (cc'd)
> at Access Now.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 10:28 PM Kossi Amessinou <
> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> This charter
>> <https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/numerique/Charte-pour-un-internet-libre-et-sur.pdf>
>> is important for all but we can put also the african declaration (FR
>> <http://africaninternetrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/African-Declaration-French-FINAL.pdf>,
>> EN
>> <http://africaninternetrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/African-Declaration-English-FINAL.pdf>)
>> on the table.
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Le mar. 24 sept. 2019 à 18:56, Nnenna Nwakanma <
>> governance at lists.riseup.net> a écrit :
>>
>>> I think the UN High-Level Panel Report on Digital Cooperation should be
>>> on  the agenda. Not just feedback on the report, but anticipating CS
>>> engagement going forward.
>>> Following the  Christchurch call a Charter
>>> <https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/numerique/charte-pour-internet-libre-ouvert-et-sur>
>>> was launched.  I have also copied and posted what I think is an important
>>> Declaration of  key governments.  Simply put, we need to discuss  how we
>>> respond to internet governance legislation and regulatory  moves across the
>>> world.
>>>
>>> If all goes as planned,  I will be in Berlin
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> N
>>> ------ Forwarded Message --------
>>>
>>> The following text is a joint statement affirmed by these countries:
>>> Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
>>> Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia,
>>> Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, the Republic of
>>> Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United
>>> States.
>>>
>>> Begin Text:
>>>
>>> Joint Statement on Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace
>>>
>>> Information technology is transforming modern life, driving innovation
>>> and productivity, facilitating the sharing of ideas, of cultures, and
>>> promoting free expression. Its benefits have brought the global community
>>> closer together than ever before in history. Even as we recognize the
>>> myriad benefits that cyberspace has brought to our citizens and strive to
>>> ensure that humanity can continue to reap its benefits, a challenge to this
>>> vision has emerged. State and non-state actors are using cyberspace
>>> increasingly as a platform for irresponsible behavior from which to target
>>> critical infrastructure and our citizens, undermine democracies and
>>> international institutions and organizations, and undercut fair competition
>>> in our global economy by stealing ideas when they cannot create them.
>>>
>>> Over the past decade, the international community has made clear that
>>> the international rules-based order should guide state behavior in
>>> cyberspace. UN member states have increasingly coalesced around an evolving
>>> framework of responsible state behavior in cyberspace (framework), which
>>> supports the international rules-based order, affirms the applicability of
>>> international law to state-on-state behavior, adherence to voluntary norms
>>> of responsible state behavior in peacetime, and the development and
>>> implementation of practical confidence building measures to help reduce the
>>> risk of conflict stemming from cyber incidents. All members of the United
>>> Nations General Assembly have repeatedly affirmed this framework,
>>> articulated in three successive UN Groups of Governmental Experts reports
>>> in 2010, 2013, and 2015.
>>>
>>> We underscore our commitment to uphold the international rules-based
>>> order and encourage its adherence, implementation, and further development,
>>> including at the ongoing UN negotiations of the Open Ended Working Group
>>> and Group of Governmental Experts. We support targeted cybersecurity
>>> capacity building to ensure that all responsible states can implement this
>>> framework and better protect their networks from significant disruptive,
>>> destructive, or otherwise destabilizing cyber activity. We reiterate that
>>> human rights apply and must be respected and protected by states online, as
>>> well as offline, including when addressing cybersecurity.
>>>
>>> As responsible states that uphold the international rules-based order,
>>> we recognize our role in safeguarding the benefits of a free, open, and
>>> secure cyberspace for future generations. When necessary, we will work
>>> together on a voluntary basis to hold states accountable when they act
>>> contrary to this framework, including by taking measures that are
>>> transparent and consistent with international law. There must be
>>> consequences for bad behavior in cyberspace.
>>>
>>> We call on all states to support the evolving framework and to join with
>>> us to ensure greater accountability and stability in cyberspace.
>>>
>>> End Text
>>>
>>> For further information, please contact the Office of the Coordinator
>>> for Cyber Issues at SCCI_Press at state.gov.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 4:59 PM Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for these inputs!
>>>>
>>>> So far I've got that people are interested in discussing the following
>>>> topics: 1) cybercrime 2) ethics 3) sustainability.
>>>>
>>>> I suggest we together a small working group who has the capacity to
>>>> steer the organisation of the session in an inclusive way. If you're
>>>> interested in being part of that, if you could email Bruna and I we'll
>>>> start a dedicated thread to support the organisation of the event. The
>>>> smaller group will liaise with everyone once we have some initial ideas to
>>>> propose on how to organise the event.
>>>>
>>>> Hope that's ok?
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>> Sheetal
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 16:22, "Michael J. Oghia" <
>>>> governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Bruna, all:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for looping me in. I've been hoping for some time that more
>>>>> people throughout the IG community would see the value in discussing
>>>>> climate change and sustainability as it relates to our work. Indeed, many
>>>>> different groups and initiatives are working on it, albeit across sectors
>>>>> and stakeholder groups.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a massive problem – and it's not just data centers, it's
>>>>> literally everything you can think of as it relates to technology. While
>>>>> Internet governance tends (or at least tries) to limit itself to
>>>>> discussions about processes or what's *on* the Internet, the fact is
>>>>> there are multiple ways that the IG community could address sustainability
>>>>> more broadly (see the EuroDIG 2017 session
>>>>> <https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_11_2017> I organised, for instance).
>>>>>
>>>>> At the same time, IRPC is really spearheading this at the moment. I
>>>>> think it's more prudent to join with them in support to address how climate
>>>>> change and sustainability are, at the very core, human rights issues, as
>>>>> well as to limit redundancy. Instead of briefing everyone on the issue, for
>>>>> example, I'd happily give a webinar to anyone interested about the
>>>>> interconnections (but I've also written extensively about it).
>>>>>
>>>>> My suggestion is to support IRPC and leave the CS pre-event to
>>>>> strategy or another topic that isn't covered at all by the IGF (the
>>>>> workshops have a rather narrow focus this year, to put it diplomatic
>>>>> terms).
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> -Michael
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 3:02 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>>>>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Sheetal,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe its worth considering a discussion on climate change and
>>>>>> Internet Governance to our day zero meeting. This is something thats been
>>>>>> discussed at a different thread set at NCSG mailing list, but there seems
>>>>>> to be some interest to facilitate a discussion on these lines at the igf
>>>>>> and even require some policy outcome that would look to the matter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com> and @Nick Shorey Lists
>>>>>> <lists at nickshorey.com> have been starting this conversation at the
>>>>>> NSCG mailing list and I am cc'ing them here!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Bruna
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Le dim. 15 sept. 2019 à 06:38, Amali De Silva <
>>>>>> governance at lists.riseup.net> a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please include the teaching of ethics in a globally connected
>>>>>>> society
>>>>>>> … right thought for right action is never out of fashion , right
>>>>>>> planning for best action is good risk management … right attitude and
>>>>>>> compassion  for human care ….
>>>>>>> Amali De SIlva-Mitchell
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On ‎Friday‎, ‎September‎ ‎13‎, ‎2019‎ ‎08‎:‎38‎:‎41‎ ‎AM‎ ‎PDT,
>>>>>>> Remmy Nweke <governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Sheetal
>>>>>>> This is great thought.
>>>>>>> Although not sure of attending yet, I will like to be part of the
>>>>>>> planning team.
>>>>>>> Will like also to see issues on "Stereotyping of Cyber Crime and
>>>>>>> Effects on Developing Economies and Role of Civil Society."
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> Remmy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 12:57 AM Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm getting in touch here about planning one of the civil society
>>>>>>> pre-events to the IGF session. It's called "Civil society coordination
>>>>>>> meeting (Global Partners Digital)" in the schedule but it is *not *a
>>>>>>> GPD event. I just applied for it, that's all. It's an event open to all
>>>>>>> civil society, and I would suggest that members of IGC should be actively
>>>>>>> involved in shaping its agenda.  It's been moved to from to 13.30 - 15.30
>>>>>>> pm following a request from the IGF Secretariat.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When a few of us met on the sidelines of RightsCon earlier this year
>>>>>>> we suggested that the event could focus on sharing updates on key global
>>>>>>> processes and perhaps planning for how to input into them e.g: the High
>>>>>>> Level Panel, the UN First Committee processes on cyber and any others. And
>>>>>>> we could also discuss any matters pertaining to the IGC.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As such, I would be grateful if you could share your views on the
>>>>>>> following
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - What topics and/or forums should we discuss at the civil society
>>>>>>> pre-event?
>>>>>>> - Would you like to discuss any topics related to IGC specifically?
>>>>>>> - How should we discuss these topics (presentations, or just open
>>>>>>> discussions) bearing in mind we have only 2 hours?
>>>>>>> - What outcome would you like to see from the pre-event?
>>>>>>> - Would you like to be involved in planning the event (this will
>>>>>>> require a dedication of a few hours over the next two months, I can't say
>>>>>>> how much)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It would also be great if you could let me know if you're planning
>>>>>>> to be there. I know this is dependent on funding for many of us but if you
>>>>>>> can give an indication that would be great.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looking forward to hearing from you!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best
>>>>>>> Sheetal
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Sheetal Kumar*
>>>>>>> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>>>>>> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
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>>>>>>
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