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 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 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
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by John Carr
I think of the IGF increasingly as being like going back to University for a week. I love it. Sometimes I’m giving a lecture, at others I’m listening and learning. But I’m afraid I rarely come away feeling that I have truly connected with all the key parts of the multi-stakeholder community. A … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by John Carr