Panel: Dr Vicki Nash, Oxford Internet Institute (Moderator) Mark Carvell, DCMS Lesley Cowley OBE, Nominet Andrew Puddephatt, Global Partners & Associates Kate Russell, freelance journalist The moderator opened the session with a brief overview of the Internet Governance Forum … [Read more...] about Report from the plenary session at UKIGF 2013 on “What do we want from the IGF?”
Deeper and wider: dialogue at the Internet Governance Forum
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 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 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 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
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Emma Lowther, IWF
There are massive differences in the international ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ of the internet world. Many workshops which focussed on improving the situations for the ‘haves’ very often migrated to the realisation that many countries and regions of the world do not even have access to the internet. … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Emma Lowther, IWF
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by David Miles, FOSI
IGF Nairobi was the third consecutive IGF we have attended and for FOSI it was our best yet! Given our mission, it’s heartening to find that child online safety remains a dominant part of the agenda. With more than ten workshops ranging from digital citizenship through to privacy and the perception … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by David Miles, FOSI
Call for remote hub registration for EuroDig
The Pan-European dialogue on Internet governance (EuroDIG) will take place on 30-31 May 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia. The programme of the meeting is available here, and will discuss issues such as privacy and anonymity, freedom of speech, digital literacy and emerging internet services and bisiness … [Read more...] about Call for remote hub registration for EuroDig