Transcript Internet Governance – Towards Rio de Janeiro By Waudo Siganga WITSA Public Policy Meeting 2007 Kuala Lumpur.

Internet Governance – Towards
Rio de Janeiro
By Waudo Siganga
WITSA Public Policy Meeting 2007
Kuala Lumpur
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Background
Outcomes from IGF Athens
IGF May Consultations
Rio Meeting Structure
Rio Meeting Issues
Background
• IG Formed a contentious part of the WSIS debates 20022005 “IG must be multilateral, transparent and
democratic, with the full involvement of governments,
the private sector, civil society and international
organizations.”
• Geneva phase of WSIS failed to resolve IG and UN-SG
formed WGIG ahead of Tunis phase
• WGIG Report Defined IG, proposed IG Changes and
formation of IGF
• IGF & Enhanced Cooperation was adopted at Tunis
phase
Outcomes from Athens -Format
• broad issues were Openness, Security,
Diversity and Access
• Success of open, multi-stakeholder model
(format)
• Too much emphasis on “North-North” issues at
the expense of IG for development?
• Some reservations that the IGF is non-decisionmaking meeting
Outcomes form Athens -Content
• Government, business and civil society, and
academics seemed to reflect very different
perspectives
• Content not received from developing countries
business due to non-attendance
• IGF should address needs of SMEs
• Business needs to ensure that strong activist
groups do not control the IGF agenda
Outcomes from Athens –
Recommendations -1
• Identify resources to help fund speakers, particularly
business speakers from developing countries and SMEs.
• Balance business speakers to include women and
developing country representatives
• Include business speakers from users e.g. financial
services, as well as service providers
• Business and human rights, freedom of expression, and
free flow of information; corporate social responsibility
issues should remain on the agenda.
Outcomes from Athens –
Recommendations -2
• Business supports IPR and the links to access and openness issues
to remain on the IGF agenda
• Emerging issues should be an important component of
improvements for the next IGF in Rio
• Creation of an IGF or ICC/BASIS ‘recognition award’ for one, or
one from each stakeholder group that acknowledges an effective
initiative by that individual, company, government , technical
expert, or civil society organization that has had positive impact on
Internet development. This would be a message of encouragement
to reinforce that if it is done right, it might convey or reinforce our
message about how to get it done.
IGF Consultations May 23
• Cluster of WSIS related events is taking place in Geneva
from 14 - 25 May 2007 including the IGF consultation on
23 May.
• Purpose of IGF consultations is to address the agenda
and the programme of the Rio de Janeiro meeting
• Open to all stakeholders, including business (BASIS)
• Possibility of 2nd round consultations
Rio Meeting Structure -1
• Informal, Interactive Multi-stakeholder format
• Participation open to entities and persons with
expertise/experience in IG
• Main sessions and workshops – send worshop
proposals
• Four broad themes
• Development and capacity blg are cross-cutting
Rio Meeting Structure -2
• All major organizations dealing with IG invited to
hold open forums and report on their activities
• Holding of best practice forums for govets &
Other Stakeholders present/discuss success stories
• Exhibition to be run on commercial basis
• Free “meeting point” for showcasing activities
Remote Participation
• All sessions and workshops will be video or audio
cast
• Video and audio streaming will be available on
the IGF website
Access Issues
• The role of governments as key stakeholders in ensuring
an enabling environment to improve access.
• Market structures and their relationship to competition
and investment and in fostering innovation.
• Regulatory frameworks tailored to local conditions, in
particular towards improving access in rural areas.
• International connectivity costs and competitive markets.
• Gender and access.
Openness Issues
• Freedom of expression and the role of governments to
protect that right.
• The relationship between national regulations on freedom
of expression and the borderless Internet.
• The relationship between market forces and human
rights.
• The balance between citizens’ rights to information and
the rights of IPR holders.
• The advantages and disadvantages of different business
models dealing with digital content.
Security Issues
• Authentication and identification.
• The role of all stakeholders in the implementation of security
measures.
• The relationship between national implementation and
international cooperation.
• The definition of security threats and international cooperation.
• The respective advantages of open and proprietary standards in
shaping security solutions.
• Identifying best practices for delivering security measures.
Diversity Issues
• Expressing and protecting locally developed content,
including content that is not commercially viable.
• The role of audio-visual communication in promoting
local content.
• The role of the Internet to relieve illiteracy and provide
accessible content for people with disabilities.
• The role of software in developing local content.
• The involvement of language communities in developing
internationalized domain names (IDN).
Business coordination for Rio
Ayesha Hassan
International Chamber of Commerce
Senior Policy Manager
Electronic Business, IT, and Telecommunications
Executive in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy
38 Cours Albert 1er
75008 Paris, France
tel: +33 1 49 53 30 13
fax: +33 1 49 53 28 59
Email: [email protected]
website: www.iccwbo.org
IGF Website - http://www.intgovforum.org
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