[Governance] 15:00 UTC - IGF opening sessions today

[sivasubramanian muthusamy]

15 UTC is time for Session 2 ?

IGF 2021 Introductory Session II

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Time
Tuesday, 2nd November, 2021 (17:00 SAST)
About this Session


Sivasubramanian M



On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 5:26 PM Anriette Esterhuysen via Governance <
governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:

> Apologies for cross-posting.
>
> Anriette
>
> Anriette Esterhuysen - anriette at apc.org//anriette at gmail.com
> Chair, United Nations Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Groupwww.intgovforum.org
>
>
> IGF 2021 Introductory Session II
>
>    - *Session*(active tab)
>    <https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2021-introductory-session-ii#edit-group-session>
>
> Time
> Tuesday, 2nd November, 2021 (17:00 SAST)
> About this Session
>
> *Join Here
> <https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcuyvqjIsHtNfqWujy_uPlvrlP4Po1Kr6>*
>
> *Facilitated by MAG Issue Teams*
>
> *Introducing IGF 2021 issue areas *
>
> *(i) Emerging regulation: market structure, content, data and
> consumer/users rights regulation and (ii) Environmental sustainability and
> climate change*
> ------------------------------
>
> *>>Twitter Comments for this Session: **#IGF2021 #EmergRegIntro**>>*
>
> *PART I [15:00-16:30 UTC]*
>
> *Emerging regulation: market structure, content, data and consumer/users
> rights regulation*
>
> This preparatory session will offer attendees an introduction to the
> policy issue area of ‎emerging regulation that impacts or relates to the
> Internet, one of four cross-cutting issue areas ‎of the IGF2021.  Followed
> by scene-setting remarks, this session will feature discussion on
> ‎competition, content moderation, data governance and consumer regulation
> that are part of a ‎recent trend of increased discussions on regulating
> many aspects of the Internet, either in the ‎form of national and
> international regulations by governments and intergovernmental
> ‎organisations (IGOs), or private sector-led self-regulation and
> co-regulation initiatives. We ‎hope this discussion can help to orientate
> the engagement of IGF2021 participants to identify ‎regulatory approaches
> and impacts that will be further expanded by the workshops that will be
> ‎part of the program in this issue area.  All interested are welcome, and
> organizers and speakers ‎in relevant sessions planned for IGF2021 are
> particularly encouraged to attend, in order to foster ‎early connections
> and exchange in preparation for the hybrid event in December.‎
>
> *Agenda*
>
> *Welcome & Introduction - 5 minutes‎*
>
>    - A MAG member will provide a brief orientation of the session – its
>    purpose, the agenda, etc. – and introduce ‎the keynote speaker.‎
>
> *Scene-Setting Remarks - 15 minutes*
>
>    - *Speaker:* Jovan Kurbalija, Executive Director, Diplo Foundation
>
> *Regulatory Approaches - 20 minutes‎*
>
>    - This section will focus on different regulatory approaches:
>    regulation (national, regional or global), co-‎regulation, and
>    self-regulation.‎
>    - *Speaker: *Sisi de la Pena, ALAI
>
> *Regulatory Impacts - 20 minutes‎*
>
>    - This section will focus on regulatory impacts on human rights and
>    Internet infrastructure
>    - *Speaker: *Olaf Kolkman, ISOC
>    - *Speaker: *Alison Gillwald, Executive Director, Research ICT Africa
>
> *Issue Area Previews - 20 minutes‎*
>
>    - This section will focus on the subject matter areas featured in
>    IGF2021 programming related to this issue area: ‎competition/antitrust,
>    data governance, content moderation, and consumer protection.‎
>
> *Conclusion - 5 minutes‎*
> ------------------------------
>
> *30-Minute Break*
> ------------------------------
>
> *>>Twitter Comments for this Session: **#IGF2021 #EnvIntro**>>*
>
> *PART II [17:00-18:30 UTC]*
>
> *Environmental sustainability and climate change*
>
> The preparatory session will focus on setting the scene for the IGF and
> will discuss the role ‎of the Forum as an important player covering the
> issue of environment and digitalisation ‎and - in particular - being seen
> as a place where dots are connected and capacities of ‎policy makers on
> this issue are increased. This session will specifically cover the issue’s
> ‎narrative, explore different sub thematic areas, preview different types
> of sessions ‎‎(Workshops, Open Forums, Best Practice Forums, Dynamic
> Coalitions, NRI Collaborative ‎Sessions) under the theme, and feature a
> scene-setting speaker.‎
>
> *Agenda*
>
> *Introduction (10 minutes)‎*
>
>    - A short explanation to deliver a general perspective about the
>    environment and ‎digitalization is something important to discuss. This
>    part also discuss the impact of ‎the issue in the future and what we should
>    do in the long term and sustain work ‎basis.‎
>
> *Speaker*
>
> Livia Walpen, OFCOM (Swiss Government)
>
> *Thematic discussion: (30-40 minutes)‎*
>
>    - How multistakeholder parties could contribute to this issue and how
>    the ‎Global South could take advantage within the process?‎
>
> *Speakers*
>
> Daniel Akinmade Emejulu, Microsoft
>
> Gustaff Hariman Iskandar, Common Room
>
>    - How do the workshops of this issue reflect the calling of policy
>    questions? ‎What do they try to bring to discuss?‎
>
> *Speaker*
>
> Rashid Kaukab, CUTS International
>
>    -  What is the IGF role in this thematic issue? What should IGF do in
>    the future ‎to keep the discussion continuing?‎
>
> *Speakers*
>
> Valeria Betancourt, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
>
> Flurina Waespi, Policy Network on Environment (PNE)
>
>
>
>
>
> *Session organizers share brief explanation of their session (10-20
> minutes)‎ Interactive plenary discussion with the participants, with Q&A
> (10- 20 minutes)‎ Closing (5 minutes)‎*
>
> --
> Anriette Esterhuysen - anriette at apc.org//anriette at gmail.com
> Chair, United Nations Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Groupwww.intgovforum.org
>
> Senior advisor global and regional internet governance
> Association for Progressive Communicationswww.apc.org // afrisig.org
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