Month: December 2017

IGF Report: Memory and Documentation in Internet Governance: The Challenge of Building Collections (OF86)

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The session, moderated by Mr Hartmut Glaser, Executive Secretary, CGI.br, matched stories and reports concerning the building of collections, shedding light especially on initiatives focused on Internet governance and related subjects. Ms Susan Chalmers, Internet Policy Specialist, US Department of Commerce, NTIA, talked about the Friends of the IGF project which aims to preserve the memory… Continue reading IGF Report: Memory and Documentation in Internet Governance: The Challenge of Building Collections (OF86)

IGF Report: Virtual Reality is the Next Computing Platform for Development: Challenges and Opportunities (WS248)

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The session, moderated by Mr Vagner Diniz, NIC.br, featured discussions on the opportunities and challenges of virtual reality for the network society, since it will change the way we publish and consume data, socialise and learn, and do science and business. Dr Diogo Cortiz da Silva, NIC.br, began his participation by saying that virtual reality… Continue reading IGF Report: Virtual Reality is the Next Computing Platform for Development: Challenges and Opportunities (WS248)

IGF Report: Navigating Gender and Youth Challenges: Telling Stories about Women, Technology, and Creation (WS212)

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The session, moderated by Ms Bruna Santos, Youth Observatory, consisted of a narrative-based approach to promote a discussion between generations of female internet users. Some questions raised were ‘How women access the Internet?’ or ‘What is the content that women create on the Internet?’ in order to provide meaningful insights on the way we see/perceive… Continue reading IGF Report: Navigating Gender and Youth Challenges: Telling Stories about Women, Technology, and Creation (WS212)

IGF Report: ITU/UN Women EQUALS in Tech Awards Ceremony – Closing the Gender Digital Divide

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This session, moderated by Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Chief of the Strategic Planning and Membership Department, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), was a ceremony where the ITU and UN presented the winners of EQUALS in Tech Awards. This award celebrates initiatives that are closing the gender digital divide. The award is the flagship event of the EQUALS… Continue reading IGF Report: ITU/UN Women EQUALS in Tech Awards Ceremony – Closing the Gender Digital Divide

IGF Report: Emerging challenges for Data Protection in Latin American Countries (WS113)

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The session, moderated by Ms Carolina Aguerre, University of San Andres, and Mr Luiz Fernando Castro, CGI.br, featured discussions on the challenges for the regulation of personal data protection in Latin America and identifying solutions and innovations developed in the different countries in an exercise that can feed back into ongoing regulatory discussions in the region.  The session started… Continue reading IGF Report: Emerging challenges for Data Protection in Latin American Countries (WS113)

IGF Report: Day Zero – Creating a World of Inclusion in Social and Economic Opportunities for Women from Developing Countries

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Internet Governance Forum The session, moderated by Ms Marilyn Cade, Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA), featured discussions on building more awareness across a diverse geography about projects that are focused on the economic empowerment of women and girls. Starting the session, Cade invited participants to present themselves and talk about their projects. Ms Shabana Metori,… Continue reading IGF Report: Day Zero – Creating a World of Inclusion in Social and Economic Opportunities for Women from Developing Countries

IGF Report: Leveraging Business Expertise to Foster an Enabling Environment for the Digital Economy

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Internet Governance Forum The session, moderated by Carolyn Nguyen, Microsoft, featured discussion on the efforts needed to ensure an enabling policy environment for the digital economy. The chair of the session, Ellen Blackler, The Walt Disney Company, USA, started the session talking about the importance of the private sector’s role in the deployment of Internet… Continue reading IGF Report: Leveraging Business Expertise to Foster an Enabling Environment for the Digital Economy

IGF Report: Founding Meeting of a Dynamic Coalition on Schools of Internet Governance

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Internet Governance Forum The session, moderated by Ms Sandra Hoferichter, EuroSSIG, featured discussions on how to found a Dynamic Coalition on Schools of Internet Governance (DC-SIG). A DC-SIG should serve as a platform to exchange experiences and good practices and to coordinate activities between different SIGs. In her introductory statement, Hoferichter recorded that during the IGF… Continue reading IGF Report: Founding Meeting of a Dynamic Coalition on Schools of Internet Governance