Thanks, listening to this now over the web - sounds good. - Robin On Nov 16, 2009, at 11:27 PM, William Drake wrote: > For any night owls in North America or people elsewhere who are > interested in development aspects of IG, a reminder that a remote > participation enabled workshop is beginning in ten minutes. > Details and log on info below. > > Bill > > On Nov 10, 2009, at 5:33 PM, William Drake wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> For people who will not be attending the IGF in Sharm el Sheikh, >> there is now another remote participation opportunity, in addition >> to the IGF main sessions and the GigaNet symposium, courtesy of >> Derrick Cogburn and his Cotelco center. This is the workshop I've >> organized on, "Implementing the WSIS Principles: A Development >> Agenda for Internet Governance." Description and RP information >> are below if the topic is of interest. >> >> Best, >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> http://tinyurl.com/devagenda-igf2009proposal >> >> Concise Description: >> >> The Tunis Agenda’s WSIS principles on Internet governance comprise >> both procedural and substantive prescriptions. The former state >> that governance should be conducted in a manner that is >> multilateral, transparent, democratic, and fully inclusive of all >> stakeholders. The latter state that governance should, inter alia, >> ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access >> for all, and be an essential element of a people-centred, >> inclusive, development-oriented, and non-discriminatory >> information society. Taken together, these latter principles >> suggest that Internet governance should help to advance >> development objectives. In addition, the Tunis Agenda mandates the >> IGF to, “Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment >> of WSIS principles in Internet Governance processes.” Implementing >> the substantive WSIS principles and this element of the IGF >> mandate would require that stakeholders use the collaborative >> opportunities afforded by the IGF to assess and encourage >> governance mechanisms’ contributions to development. But >> unfortunately, the development dimension often has been overlooked >> in discussions of the WSIS principles and the IGF mandate. >> Accordingly, this workshop will help redress the problem by >> fostering a dialogue that takes seriously the concept of IG4D and >> by exploring ways to promote its realization in both the IGF and >> Internet governance mechanisms. >> >> More specifically, the workshop will consider the possible >> establishment of a development agenda for Internet governance that >> would facilitate implementation of the WSIS principles and the IGF >> mandate. A development agenda is a holistic program of analysis >> and action intended to mainstream development considerations into >> the procedures and policy outputs of global governance mechanisms. >> While there have been concerted efforts to pursue such agendas in >> the multilateral institutions dealing with issues like >> international trade and intellectual property, there has been no >> discussion of a corresponding initiative for global Internet >> governance. With this in mind, a workshop entitled “Toward a >> Development Agenda for Internet Governance” was held at the IGF in >> Rio de Janeiro in 2007 http://tinyurl.com/devagenda-igf2007report. >> Participants considered the general desirability of pursuing a >> development agenda and agreed that a properly configured and >> consensual initiative could help to promote an open, accessible, >> diverse, and secure global Internet. To carry the discussion >> forward, a second workshop entitled “A Development Agenda for >> Internet Governance: From Principle to Practice” was held at the >> IGF in Hyderabad in 2008 http://tinyurl.com/devagenda- >> igf2008report. Here participants began to explore the possible >> substantive focus and operational aspects of a development agenda, >> and inter alia affirmed that the IGF is the most appropriate venue >> in which to elaborate a cross-cutting and flexible agenda that >> could encourage development-oriented enhancements within Internet >> governance institutions. >> >> This third workshop in the series, to be held at the IGF in Sharm >> el Sheikh, will build on the prior discussions and seek to >> progress consensus building in three interrelated issue-areas: >> >> 1. The substantive focus of a development agenda, i.e. the key >> institutions and issues (pertaining both to Internet >> infrastructures and core resources and to their use for networked >> information, communication, and commerce) to be assessed from a >> developmental baseline so as to identify best practices and >> guidelines that organizations could consider employing within >> their respective work programs. >> 2. The procedural and institutional dimensions of an agenda, e.g. >> assessing the transparency and inclusiveness of participation, per >> the WSIS procedural principles, from the standpoint of people- >> centered development. >> 3. The operational aspects of pursuing an agenda in the IGF and >> beyond, e.g. the challenges of agenda setting, building a dynamic >> coalition and/or other collaborations, consensually defining >> assessment criteria and modalities, aggregating and presenting >> information, interfacing with governance stakeholders and >> institutions, providing feed-back mechanisms for input, etc. >> >> >> Institutional Co-Sponsors >> >> • Government of Argentina (TBC) >> • Association for Progressive Communications >> • Centre for International Governance, Graduate Institute for >> International Studies >> • Council of Europe >> • Diplo Foundation >> • Institute for Internet Policy & Law, Beijing Normal University >> • Internet Society of China >> • Federal Office of Communication, Government of Switzerland >> >> >> Scheduling and Remote Participation >> >> The workshop will be held on Day 3 of the IGF--- Tuesday 17 >> November, from 9:30-12:30 in Room 3, Suez Canal. >> >> Remote participation in the workshop will be provided for by the >> Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology Enhanced >> Learning Communities at Syracuse University, USA. >> >> Information on computer system requirements and use of the >> webconferencing technology (Elluminate Live!) is available at: >> http://giganet.igloogroups.org/remotepart >> >> Remote participation during the workshop will be available at >> https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M. >> 10FC7E24BA568E8B69C7D3F0DDC21E >> >> >> Agenda >> >> I. Welcome and Overview by the organizer >> >> William J. Drake >> Senior Associate, Center for International Governance, Graduate >> Institute for International and Development Studies, Geneva, >> Switzerland >> >> >> II. Panel Presentations >> >> Moderator: William J. Drake >> >> Speakers >> >> Anriette Esterhuysen >> Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications, >> South Africa >> >> Derrick Cogburn >> Associate Professor of International Relations, American >> University, and Senior Scientist and Chief Research Director at >> the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, United >> States of America >> >> Olga Cavalli >> Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representative to >> the Governmental Advisor Committee of ICANN, Government of Argentina >> >> Christine Arida >> Director for Telecom Planning and Services, Egyptian National >> Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Government of Egypt >> >> Alice Munyua >> Convenor, East African IGF and Kenya ICT Action Network, >> Communications Commission, Government of Kenya >> >> Hong Xue >> Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Internet Policy >> & Law, Beijing Normal University, China >> >> Fiona Alexander >> Associate Administrator (Head of Office) for International Affairs, >> National Telecommunications and Information Administration, >> Department of Commerce, Government of the United States >> >> Elfa Yr Gylfadottir >> Adviser, Office of cultural affairs, Ministry of Education, >> Science and Culture, Iceland >> >> >> III. Q&A with the Panelists >> >> >> IV. Group Discussion >> >> Possible elements of a development agenda: >> >> 1. Capacity building >> 2. Institutional/procedural issues >> 3. Substantive policy issues: Governance of infrastructures >> 4. Substantive policy issues: Governance of networked >> information, communication & commerce >> >> How to move forward with a DA: >> >> 5. In the IGF & global IG institutions >> 6. Research and capacity building >> >> >> V. Synthesis and Conclusion >> >> *********************************************************** >> William J. Drake >> Senior Associate >> Centre for International Governance >> Graduate Institute of International and >> Development Studies >> Geneva, Switzerland >> [log in to unmask] >> www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html >> *********************************************************** IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]