The challenge faced by the Internet Governance Forum is a big one: to convene open multi-stakeholder dialogue on extremely diverse Internet issues in order to help shape global Internet policy and practice. Sometimes it can feel like an event of fragmented workshops, repeating year-on-year without … [Read more...] about Deeper and wider: dialogue at the Internet Governance Forum
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Dr Louise Bennett
My main take away impressions of the 6th IGF were: That the European view, as expressed by the Council of Europe via EuroDIG, that puts human rights and net neutrality, as absolutes, at the top of the agenda, without due consideration of the proportionality between security and privacy was not a … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Dr Louise Bennett
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Mark Carvell
The final official figures are not yet in but the level of stakeholder participation in the Nairobi IGF from the world over is expected to break all records: over 2000 in person and a further 1000 connecting via remote hubs in all geographical regions. Overwhelming testimony to the value of … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Mark Carvell
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Dr Vicki Nash
Sitting watching Egyptian activist Wael Khalil debate with UK Minister Ed Vaizey at one of Nominet’s IGF workshops I suddenly realised how far we’ve come since the early WSIS meetings in 2003 when it seemed like an extraordinary idea that Internet policy could be discussed at the international level … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Dr Vicki Nash
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by David Souter
The sixth IGF, and the sixth that I’ve attended. How does it compare? I thought it followed the positive trend of the last four meetings. Participants from different stakeholder groups are now very comfortable with one another and with the meeting’s tone. Debates each year seem … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by David Souter
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Raf Fatani
Over 2,000 participants from more than 100 countries descended on Nairobi for the 2011 United Nations Internet Governance Forum, to engage in discussions and knowledge sharing. The increasing attendance at the IGF meetings demonstrates that the Forum continues to be useful and of value to attendees. … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Raf Fatani
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Nick Thorne
From the talking shop we created at WSIS in 2005, the Forum has developed into a really useful platform both for the practical exchange/dissemination of ideas and a sounding board for all parties in the overall governance debate. We still need more genuinely Multi-stakeholder input from Business … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Nick Thorne
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Nigel Titley
My first impression of IGF, when I started going three years ago was one of shock and disbelief. Those of us who built the Internet and operate it on a daily basis have a tendency to see it in terms of the mechanics: of bits and bytes, bandwidth and BGP, domains and DNS. Deep down we know there are … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Nigel Titley