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?”
Internet governance principles in a changing international environment session at UK IGF 2013
This panel session looked at the role of Internet governance principles in maintaining the multistakeholder model. With the global IGF and other international fora all looking at what some are calling “constitutional” issues surrounding the Internet, existing and proposed principles are under heavy … [Read more...] about Internet governance principles in a changing international environment session at UK IGF 2013
Report from IPv6 Session at UK IGF 2013
The IPv6 Matrix project checks for IPv6 connectivity of the 1 million most popular Web sites worldwide. A fair number of them are based in the UK. However, the UK server pool is poorly connected to IPv6: whilst the figure for Germany is 6.99% and the European Leader Slovakia at 13.94%, only 0.5% of … [Read more...] about Report from IPv6 Session at UK IGF 2013
Chair’s summary of the Seoul Cyberspace Planning session at the UK IGF 2013
The purpose of this panel was to provide an update on planning for the Seoul Conference on Cyberspace, scheduled to take place on 17th-18th October, and to seek views from UK IGF members on what specific outcomes and deliverables we should be seeking to reinforce. The panel was drawn from … [Read more...] about Chair’s summary of the Seoul Cyberspace Planning session at the UK IGF 2013
Report from UK IGF Identity & Trust Workshop – 10th September 2013
UK IGF Identity & Trust Workshop - 10th September 2013 This workshop was presented by the BCS and covered a number of areas related to the work of the BCS Identity Assurance Working Group. The speakers were: Andy Smith BCS John Bullard IdenTrust William Heath mydex Andy … [Read more...] about Report from UK IGF Identity & Trust Workshop – 10th September 2013
UK IGF 2013 announced
How important is trust on the internet? Are our online identities safe? These are just some of the questions likely to come up at the 2013 UK Internet Governance Forum which takes place on Tuesday 10th September in Central London. Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, … [Read more...] about UK IGF 2013 announced