Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Programme for the 2014 Meeting

Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Programme for the 2014 Meeting 30 August 2014 Index I Programme overview II The agenda of the IGF 2014 meeting in Istanbul III Programme outline IV Workshops V Proposed schedule VI General principles VII Meeting types and structure VIII Remote participation 10 IX List of resource persons 11 X Logistics 11 XI ANNEX I – Information on Main/Focus Sessions……………………………………… 12 XII ANNEX II – Information on Best Practice Forums……………………………………… 37 XIII ANNEX III - Roundtable for Organisers of Workshops on Enhancing Digital Trust and the Internet and Human Rights ……………………………………….………………… 43 XIIII ANNEX IV – Inter Regional and National Dialogue 44 I Programme overview The Ninth Annual Meeting of the IGF will be held from to September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey The objective of each annual IGF programme is to maximize the opportunity for open and inclusive dialogue and the exchange of ideas; to try and create feedback loops between the different types of sessions; to create opportunities to share good practices and experiences; to build capacities amongst all stakeholders; and to allow participants in Istanbul and participating remotely to listen, engage in dialogue and learn as well as to identify key themes that could, in the future, benefit from the multistakeholder perspective of the IGF Each year, the programming process builds on lessons learned from previous meetings to try and produce the best experience for IGF stakeholders The programme for the IGF meeting in Istanbul is based on past years’ programmes and specifically takes into account the proceedings of the Open Consultations and MAG meetings held on 19-20 February 2014.1 The Open Consultations and MAG meetings held on 19-21 May 2014 further informed the document, as have many online discussions and planning by the MAG and other stakeholders2 The 9th IGF programme intends to introduce innovations in the overall format and thematic substance in light of comments received from the IGF multistakeholder community since the 8th IGF in Bali, as well as the recommendations of the CSTD Working Group on IGF improvements, the recommendations stemming from the NETmundial, and other related Internet governance processes II The agenda of the IGF 2014 meeting in Istanbul Programming for the 9th IGF began immediately after the close of the 8th IGF in Bali In December of 2014 the Secretariat put out a call for general reflections on the Bali meeting and recommendations for the IGF 2014 and also asked for suggestions and ideas for issues to be discussed in Istanbul A synthesis paper3 summarizing the inputs was produced and used as an input to the Open Consultations and MAG meetings which took place on 19-20 February Taking these inputs, ideas and suggestions into account, during the February meetings, the MAG, together with all stakeholders, discussed in some detail possible themes and sub-themes for the 2014 meeting The meeting used, as a starting point, the list of suggestions received from the broad IGF multistakeholder community in response to the call from the Secretariat A working group then further categorized the many suggestions to begin more detailed discussions about what the ‘sub-themes’ of the 9th IGF would be The synthesis paper and a complete list of all contributions received, including the list of suggested themes and topics, can be found on the IGF website The sub-themes for the meeting that were agreed by consensus are as follows:         Policies Enabling Access; Content Creation, Dissemination and Use; Internet as an Engine for Growth & Development; IGF & The Future of the Internet Ecosystem; Enhancing Digital Trust; Internet and Human Rights; Critical Internet Resources; Emerging Issues For a full summary of these meetings and for other related background documentation please visit the IGF website: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/ All virtual MAG meeting summary’s can be found on the IGF website: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/ These sub-themes were then used to inform the initial call for workshop proposals as potential workshop and other event organisers were asked to categorize their sessions under one of the themes to the extent possible They were asked to understand that some topics may fall under or more of the themes Proposals could also fall under an ‘other’ category, as all proposals were welcomed It was decided that each of the sub-themes would not necessarily have a corresponding ‘main/focus’ session as has been the case in past IGFs Instead, each sub-theme would categorise each of the workshops and other events, and some would be included as main/focus sessions As has been the case in planning discussions in the past, some participants urged to find a way to decrease conflicts between workshops, other events etc and the main/focus plenary sessions Some suggested to decrease the number of parallel workshops, while others suggested to leave the space for stand-alone plenary discussions where there would be no other conflicting events going on at the same time The MAG and the IGF Secretariat would work to accommodate these requests and find an appropriate balance in the program of the Forum The overarching theme for the 2014 IG, derived by consensus of the MAG together with all IGF stakeholders is: "Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance" The 9th IGF will better link with other IG processes such as the NETmundial outcomes and the ongoing discussions of the WSIS review, CSTD, ITU and the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, among many others Preparations for the 9th IGF will also follow the recommendations of the CSTD Working Group on Improvements to the IGF The Forum will actively respond to the outcome document4 of the NETmundial in a variety of ways, by both taking forward the suggested issues for further discussion and by improving its outcomes The 9th IGF will be strengthened in a number of ways, including improving the outputs of the meeting and increasing the linkages between the discussions, recommendations and possible solutions coming from the various IGF sessions and the rest of the Internet governance ecosystem In this regard, the IGF outcomes and outputs will be more portable and visible, so that they can be taken forward by relevant Internet governance bodies, institutions and organisations Two unique main/focus sessions will be held this year; one on the IANA stewardship transition and one on network neutrality Both are emerging, timely issues suited for the multistakeholder IGF platform A proposal to revive the concept of ‘best-practice’ forums received wide-ranging support as a way to provide tangible takeaways for participants It was decided during the Open Consultations and MAG meeting on 19-21 May that best practice forums will be held on the following topics: Developing Meaningful Multistakeholder Mechanisms; Regulation and Mitigation of Unwanted Communications (SPAM); Establishing and Supporting CERTS for Internet Security; Creating an Enabling Environment for the Development of Local Content and Online Child Safety and Protection Like the 8th IGF, the 9th IGF will work to fully integrate the national and regional IGF initiatives into the overall programme The national and regional IGF initiatives will hold a meeting at the 9th IGF There will also again be a comprehensive capacity-building track built into the schedule Webinars will be held to prepare the capacity building activities that will take place and such events will be clearly visible on the schedule Relevant topical follow-up sessions to the NETmundial will also be made visible on the agenda and schedule and each session will also be given topical labels to help http://netmundial.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial-Multistakeholder-Document.pdf participants better navigate the overall program The programming also takes into account other suggestions from stakeholders, received both prior to the open consultation sessions - in response to an open call made by the IGF Secretariat - and during these sessions III Programme outline Flag raising ceremony On the morning of the first day (2 September), a UN ceremony raising the UN flag will be held This ceremony will mark the beginning of the IGF 2014 meeting Opening Ceremony/Opening Session The traditional opening ceremony/opening session will be held in the afternoon of the first day This is scheduled as a 3-hour event Main sessions/Focus Sessions on key themes and topics On the following page is a tentative outline schedule for the main sessions/focus sessions, as agreed upon by the MAG and other IGF stakeholders; the schedule is subject to change based on necessary programming adjustments: DRAFT/TENTATIVE 2014 Main Sessions / Focus Sessions Timetable Tentative Timetable 0930-1230 Day Sept Day Sept Day Sept Day Sept Orientation Session Main/Focus Session: Main/Focus Session: Policies Enabling Access, Growth and Development on the Internet Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem and the Role of the IGF PREEVENTS Setting the Scene: Topical Insight and Debate Related to the Subthemes of IGF 2014 Day Sept Main/Focus Session: ‘IANA Functions: NTIA's Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability Process’ Taking Stock 12:3014:30 LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK Best Practice Forums Wrap-Up Main Session: 90 Minutes Open Microphone Session OPENING CEREMONY/ OPENING SESSION Main/Focus Session: Network Neutrality:Toward s a Common Understanding of a Complex Issue PREEVENTS 14:3017:30 High Level Leaders Meeting (14.00 – 18.00) CLOSING CEREMONY Below is a brief substantive overview of the draft schedule (table above): (PLEASE REFER TO ANNEX I and ANNEX II FOR FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MAIN/FOCUS SESSIONS AND BEST PRACTICE FORUMS) (a) Prior to the first official day of the meeting, a series of pre-events will be held on ‘day zero’ as per IGF tradition A multistakeholder High Level Leaders Meeting organised by the Host Country will take place (b) There will be an orientation session for newcomers on the morning of the first day, together with the main session on ‘Setting the Scene’, which will introduce the themes of the meeting and give an update to participants on the fast-evolving Internet governance ecosystem (c) day The Opening Ceremony and Opening Session will take place in the afternoon of the first (d) On the second day of the ninth IGF, a main session will be held in the morning on ‘Policies Enabling Access, Growth and Development on the Internet’ The session will be held in an interactive roundtable format and will aim to produce clear policy recommendations and takeaways for policy-makers In the afternoon a main/focus session will be held titled ‘Network Neutrality: Towards a Common Understanding of a Complex Issue’ (e) On the third day a main session will be held on the ‘Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem and the Role of the IGF’ In the afternoon of the third day the best practice forums will report back to the main/focus session with their findings (f) On the fourth day there will be a main session titled ‘IANA Functions: NTIA's Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability Process’, as well as a session that will take stock of the meeting and an open microphone session for participants to share their views on any issue (g) The final day will also wrap up the IGF and will hold the traditional Closing Ceremony Closing Ceremony The traditional Closing Ceremony will be held on the afternoon of the fourth day This session will be informed by the scale and success of closing sessions at previous IGF meetings and will be organised in a proportionate manner IV Workshops Workshops were selected for inclusion based on a range of criteria including the completeness of the respective proposals, their diversity in all aspects and their willingness to merge, if and when they were asked The selection criteria for 2014 workshops were:          the requirement of having submitted a substantive report on workshops organised in previous IGF meetings; degree of multistakeholder support and participation, for example at least three (3) relevant stakeholders from different stakeholder groups being represented in the organisation of the workshop; developing country support; gender balance; youth participation; balance of speakers to participant discussion in the design of the workshop; that is, the degree of interaction planned; relevance to overall theme or one of the key themes including the area of emerging issues; relevance to the attendees, both physical and remote, at an IGF meeting; suitability for remote participation, for example linkages to a hub event More than 200 full workshop proposals were received and evaluated by the MAG for the ninth IGF Once the deadline for submission of complete proposals had passed, the MAG conducted a thorough evaluation of each proposal, using an agreed upon scoring system During their May meeting, the MAG further assessed the workshop proposals, taking into account the initial scoring that had been done Workshops were accepted based on their evaluations and qualitative scoring conducted by the MAG together with further analysis and selection which strived to provide space for workshops from developing and transitional economy countries and first time workshop organisers and newcomers to the IGF Workshops that focused on new and emerging topics were also given some priority to ensure that the IGF will cover as many issues as possible Some workshops on similar topics were invited to merge with others Proponents and co-organisers of workshops that were not retained for the IGF 2014 programme were encouraged to join the IGF to actively engage in other ways The Secretariat, together with the MAG, reached out to all workshop proponents to inform them about the outcomes of the evaluation process Accepted workshops and other sessions were coached and guided by the MAG, where necessary, to build upon their proposals to ensure rich and relevant sessions are held in Istanbul Workshop timeslots were carefully selected to give the four day meeting a logical progression Some workshops that had scored above the threshold chosen by the MAG at the May meeting in Paris had agreed to merge with other similar workshops while others had chosen not to Certain workshops that agreed to merge worked with mentors to improve their proposals Background papers All workshops are requested to provide background papers prior to their sessions and are invited to produce substantive analysis papers after the workshops Workshop organisers are also required to make available a brief report with a few bullet points describing the discussions, any outcomes, and future directions within a half-day after the workshop For those workshops designated as feeder workshops, these can be used as the input into the main sessions V Proposed schedule The tentative schedule for the ninth IGF is available here on the IGF website: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/schedule-igf2014 VI General Principles The following principles should be followed for the IGF meeting in Istanbul:     Generally there should be no prepared statements read out during the main sessions, except for the opening and closing ceremonies However, prepared statements can be recorded by any participant and will be made available on the IGF YouTube channel Efforts will be made to improve the promotion of this possibility Such recorded statements can be submitted in advance to the IGF Secretariat Delegates should refrain from making ad hominem attacks towards individual persons, companies, countries or entities during their interventions and throughout the general discussions and debates in main sessions, workshops and other events at IGF meetings All organisations that hold official events (workshops, best practices etc.) are asked to commit themselves to submitting a report on their event Non-submission of a report will disqualify the organisation from holding an event at the following IGF Only dynamic coalitions which have submitted activity reports or meeting reports are to          VII be included in the schedule Written materials and documentation can be distributed at the designated areas at the IGF venue The distributed materials should be Internet governance related and of non-commercial nature The documents should follow UN guidelines on suitability and should not be blatantly inflammatory or potentially libellous and the actions and arguments should be criticized based on their merits and not their source As the IGF adheres to the generally used UN principle of discouraging ad hominem attacks, organisations should refrain from singling out individual persons, companies, countries or entities in the materials they distribute Documentation related to the workshops subject matters can be distributed at the workshop rooms, and should be removed by the workshop organiser at the end of the workshop session Organisations that are holding a booth at the IGF Village are requested to display and distribute documents at their booth Publications that are clearly attributed to IGF participants which not have a booth at the IGF Village may be distributed and displayed at the Publications Counter, after approval by the IGF Secretariat Side-event advertisements and invitations can be posted on the notice boards located in main entrance Flyer leaflets will not be authorised Participants are requested to refrain from distributing non-official material, such as information related to other meetings, future conferences or publicity material Materials that are not in compliance with the above, not attributed to IGF participants or found in non-designated areas will be removed Commercial logos, flags, banners or printed publications are not allowed in the main meeting halls Tote bags will be given out on the first day of the IGF meeting Participants who would like to send promotional flyers and other documents to be included in the tote bags are asked to ship the documents by middle of August the latest Promotional flyers should be non-commercial A shipping address is provided on the IGF website Meeting types and structure The objective of the IGF is to maximize the opportunity for open and inclusive dialogue Workshop organisers in particular are encouraged to be creative and innovative in structuring their meetings, and should aim to be open and participatory Below are some types of meetings and their traditional basic structures: A Main Sessions/Focus Sessions Each of the main sessions/focus sessions will be an opportunity for a productive exchange between all stakeholders on policy approaches, challenges and practical options to address them Each session may have a chair appointed by the Host Country or lead organiser and may choose to appoint one or two moderators depending upon the session topic to structure the discussion The goal is to discuss practices or issues and their relevance to all stakeholders All of these main sessions/focus sessions will take place in the main meeting hall and will usually be related to the key sub-themes of the meeting They will all have live transcription in English and interpretation in all six UN languages The transcription will be streamed in real time on the Web and all main sessions/focus sessions will be webcasted In some instances these main sessions/focus sessions could be organised in a roundtable format or as an open forum/microphone platform for participants The timing of each of these sessions (90 minutes/2 hours/3 hours, etc.) will be dependent on the topic(s) and desired results B Workshops Workshops are designed to explore detailed issues related to the main themes from different perspectives As in previous years, a precondition for workshops to be included in the programme was a balance of stakeholders and viewpoints The final scheduling of all workshops will be determined by the IGF Secretariat on the basis of maintaining a balance across the issues, efficient use of meeting space and an attempt to avoid conflicts in topic or speakers The duration of most workshops will be approximately 90 minutes (tbc based on organisers requests, room availability and overall scheduling) Each workshop will be required to produce a background paper and report on the event C Best Practice Forums D The aim of these sessions would be to demonstrate, in a multistakeholder environment, some of the best practices that have been adapted with regard to the key IGF themes in general and to the development and deployment of the Internet in particular The sessions would provide a space to discuss what constitutes a ‘best practice’, share relevant information and experiences and build consensus around best practices that can then be transferred to other situations, and strengthen capacity building activities ‘Flash’ Sessions A flash session is a space for presenters/organisers to evoke/sparkle interest of the participants in specific reports, case studies, best practices, methodologies, tools, etc that have been already implemented in particular contexts or are in the process of implementation While flash session organisers have an opportunity to briefly share/promote, put in “light” their experiences, participants in the room have the opportunity to ask very specific questions related to the processes behind and continue the discussions around them after the session It is about building bridges between those who have something to offer/share and those who are interested in learning/and taking back specific tips, tools or join some ongoing initiatives Flash Sessions may be shorter in duration than some other types of meetings (30 minutes or hour, etc.) E Open Forums All relevant organisations dealing with Internet governance related issues are to be given a workshop slot, at their request, to hold an open forum in order to present and discuss their activities The meetings should focus on the organisation’s activities during the past year and allow sufficient time for questions and discussions Governments wishing to hold an open forum to present their Internet governance related activities will also be given a slot Each open forum will be required to produce a background paper and a report on the meeting F Dynamic Coalitions The meeting will provide space for active dynamic coalitions to meet and to further develop their efforts Meetings of dynamic coalitions should not be workshops They should be action oriented and make an effort to ensure that a broad range of stakeholders can bring their expertise to the discussions All dynamic coalitions are requested to present a report on their achievements so far, in general, and on their activities in 2013/2014, and their meeting in Bali (if one was held) in particular The reports will be posted on the IGF Web site Only dynamic coalitions that have submitted such a report will remain listed as active dynamic coalitions on the IGF website and will be given a meeting slot in Istanbul All other dynamic coalitions will be listed under the heading ‘inactive dynamic coalitions’ Upon request, a group that wishes to form a new dynamic coalition may submit a proposal to the IGF Secretariat for a meeting slot Organisers of workshops and main session are encouraged to work with dynamic coalitions in the preparation of related sessions G Other Meetings In general, meeting rooms that are not otherwise booked will be given, as available, to interested stakeholder groups on a first-come-first-served basis and in accordance with United Nations procedures and practice A number of rooms will be reserved to accommodate ad-hoc requests The MAG agreed that the 9th IGF will also accommodate other types of sessions such as poster sessions, general knowledge sharing spaces and announcement initiatives, and areas for spontaneous meet-ups and interaction amongst participants will be arranged VIII Remote participation Full information on how to participate remotely can be found here on the IGF website: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation-2014 Each session will benefit from a remote moderator All event organisers are requested to arrange for a remote moderator to help in the process of moving from remote observation to genuine remote participation A complete job description of the remote moderator can be found at http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/514-job-description-for-remotemoderators The main functions of the remote moderator are the following:     to connect online with the remote participants (all the equipment and software needed will be provided); to moderate the online discussion of remote participants and link it up to the discussions in the meeting room; to follow-up for archiving purposes and in view of improving future remote participation efforts; to answer questions after the session they moderate in order to get feedback on how to improve the process The Secretariat, in cooperation with the Remote Participation Working Group, will be arranging for training sessions for remote moderators in the months leading up to the Istanbul meeting 10 WS134: AIGF Meeting: Future of Internet & Perspective for Africa IANA Functions: NTIA’s Stewardship Transition and ICANN’s Accountability Process Description / Agenda / Questions: In March 2014, the United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function to the global multi-stakeholder community The IANA function is a technical administrative function relating to three categories of Internet identifiers: Internet protocol parameters, Internet Protocol addresses, and Internet domain names Policy development relating to these three categories takes place outside of the technical administration of the IANA function Various parties, such as the Internet Engineering Task Force, the regional communities associated with the Regional Internet Registries, and Supporting Organisations within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), develop these policies, which are then translated into the technical fabric of the Internet by the IANA team This process ensures that the Internet remains the globally unique resource that we are all familiar with today The IANA function is performed by ICANN, pursuant to a contract between ICANN and the NTIA Discussion about the stewardship of the IANA function has generated a parallel discussion about accountability within ICANN From an organizational perspective, this discussion focuses on how ICANN’s broader accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to address the absence of its historical contractual relationship with the US Government While separate from the IANA stewardship transition discussion, the process on enhancing ICANN’s accountability is a key component to the success of the IANA stewardship transition The IGF enables the global community to further deliberate on these two issues: the transition of NTIA’s stewardship of the IANA functions and the parallel process of enhancing ICANN’s accountability This Main Focus Session will have been successful if participants leave feeling better informed on these two interrelated processes Thus this session will be divided into two parts: the first will discuss the transition of NTIA’s stewardship role, and the second will discuss the impact of the transition on ICANN’s accountability scheme For each part, the session will provide questions that both panelists and audience members can respond to The session will open with a brief background on the IANA functions Relevant questions include the following: Transition of NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions: How is the IANA transition discussion evolving? How will the various parties involved in the IANA functions be affected by these proposals? What are the expectations with respect to the timeline and how could the process improve to meet the deadline? Enhancing ICANN Accountability: What are the guiding principles to ensure that the notion of accountability is understood and accepted globally? 34 What features does the community identify as being core to strengthening ICANN's overall accountability in the absence of its historical contractual relationship to the U.S Government? What are the means by which the global community is assured that ICANN is meeting its accountability commitments? Chair: Mr Nihat Sümer, Vice-President, Information and Communications Technologies Authority, Turkey Moderators: For Panel No on IANA stewardship: Nii Quaynor, University of Cape-Coast, Ghana For Panel No on ICANN accountability: Matthew Shears, Center for Democracy and Technology Panelists: Panelists for the IANA stewardship transition: Joseph Alhadeff, Chair of the ICC Commission on the Digital Economy; Andrew Sullivan, IAB; Narelle Clark, Internet Society; Byron Holland, President and CEO, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, Chair, ccNSO; Manal Ismail, National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency of Egypt; Valentina Pavel Burloiu, Association for Technology and Internet, Romania Panelists for ICANN’s accountability process: Avri Doria, Researcher, ICANN, IETF and Internet Society participant; Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Itamaraty, Brazil; Towela Nyirenda-Jere, NEPAD; Theresa Swinehart, ICANN; Paul Wilson, APNIC Remote moderator: Susan Chalmers, Principal, Chalmers & Associates Feeder workshops: No 185: ICANN Globalization and the Affirmation of Commitments No 191: ICANN Globalization in an Evolving IG Ecosystem No 114: Developing countries participation in global IG 35 Taking Stock Description/Agenda/Questions: The Taking Stock Main Session intends to reflect on the main outputs of the IGF Main Sessions:      Policies enabling access, growth and development on the Internet Towards a common understanding of Network Neutrality Evolution of Internet governance Ecosystem/ Role of the IGF, Netmundial, CSTD and UNGA, WSIS review, ITU, other fora and initiatives Best Practices wrap-up IANA functions: NTIA’s stewardship Transition and ICANN’s accountability process The goal of the discussion is also to identify issues that lend themselves to ongoing inter-sessional work and to discuss ways to pursue the work:     Conclusions from the main discussions Measuring how issues have advanced with concrete progress Possible steps towards inter-sessional IGF work: soliciting input from amongst the national and regional IGFs as well as other Internet governance entities, launching new Best Practices tracks/Forums led by volunteers from all stakeholder groups, looking into the role of Dynamic Coalitions, etc Overall conclusions on the role of the IGF in the evolving Internet governance ecosystem Policy questions: Which issues from all identified would require immediate and full attention of policy makers and other stakeholders? What policy measures and private sector initiatives need to be taken in order to address Identified challenges and impediments Role of the IGF, including national and regional IGFs, in advancing these issues What issues from all identified need further inter-sessional work and who could be Lead Experts in coordinating the inter-sessional efforts Chair: Prof Osman Nuri Uỗan, stanbul Aydn University, Turkey Moderator: Janis Karklins, Chair of the IGF MAG and Open Consultations 36 Panellists: • Angelic Castilho (Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Suriname) and Richard Allan ) Vice President, Public Policy,Europe, Middle East & Africa, Facebook): Main Session - Policies enabling access, growth and development on the Internet • Markus Kummer (Senior Vice-President, ISOC): Main Session – Network Neutrality: Towards a common understanding of complex issue • Marylin Cade (CEO, mCADE) and Subi Chaturvedi (Asst Prof Journalism & Comm, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi Univ): Main Session - Evolution of Internet Governance Ecosystem and the Role of the IGF • Bill Graham (Senior Fellow, CIGI): Main Session - Best Practices wrap-up • Carolina Aguerre (General Manager, LACTLD): Main Session - IANA functions: NTIA’s stewardship Transition and ICANN’s accountability process Format: • The Chair (Turkey) opens the session (5 min) • Janis Karklins introduces the session (5 min) • Panelists report on the Main Sessions listed above in 5-7 min/session (30 in total) • Janis Karklins presents his takeaways from the IGF (15-20 min) • Q&A, interaction with the audience (25 min) • The Chair (Turkey) closes the session (5 min) Remote moderator: Constance Bommelaer (Senior Director, Public Policy Partnerships, ISOC) Feeder sessions: • Main Sessions listed in section 37 ANNEX II The Ninth Internet Governance Forum Best Practice Forums: Session Descriptions Developing Meaningful Multistakeholder Participation Mechanisms Regulation and Mitigation of Unwanted Communications (e.g spam) Establishing and Supporting Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for Internet Security Creating an Enabling Environment for the Development of Local Content Online Child Protection Best Practice Forums Wrap-Up Main Session Developing Meaningful Multistakeholder Participation Mechanisms This session is the culmination of intersessional discussions about best practices relating to developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms which began after the IGF 2013 meeting Participants should be prepared to share their experiences and knowledge of both successes and failures relating to developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms Participant contributions will be compiled with the findings of the intersessional discussions and reported during a best practices wrap-up session at IGF 2014 and published in a report subsequent to the IGF 2014 meeting Moderator: Avri Doria, Technicalities, dotgay LLC, APC Panellists: Guilherme Almeida, Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management at Brazilian Federal Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management Sebastien Bellagamba, Regional Bureau Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Internet Society Guy Berger, UNESCO, Director, Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development Norbert Bollow, co-convenor of the Just Net Coalition Bobby Flaim, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Government of the United States of America 38 Grace Githaiga, Associate at Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Susie Hargreaves, CEO, Internet Watch Foundation Byron Holland, CEO, Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Izumi Okutani, Policy Liaison at JPNIC Others TBC Regulation and Mitigation of Unwanted Communications (e.g spam) Session Overview Spam continues to be a significant problem for Internet users, creating a burden for developing countries, networks, operators and all end users High volumes of unsolicited email can cause significant impacts to regions with limited Internet access as well as raise concerns for all regions with the increasing malware infections that come from unwanted email Unsolicited email may be magnified in developing countries, where high volumes of incoming and outgoing spam can cause a severe drain on the limited and costly bandwidth that is available in those regions Cooperation and partnerships among all stakeholders is needed to develop strategies and approaches to mitigating spam For that reason, addressing the problem of spam requires a multistakeholder discussion and a framework of suggested approaches, including the need to engage governments in the discussion of how to reduce the threat and impact of spam globally This discussion with a panel of experts will focus on the “Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (e.g "spam") draft outcome document and will include examples of best practices they use to address the proliferation of spam in their regions/country’s that might be useful to include in the draft as possible recommendations Output expected from the session would be review and consensus regarding the draft outcomes document, feedback on the text and indication of support for the for the recommendations and next steps that the report outlines Session Panel Experts Yiannis Theodorou – GSMA Michael O’Reirdan – Comcast and MAAWG Chairman Emeritus Julia Cornwell McKean - Australian Communications and Media Authority Betsy Broder – US Federal Trade Commission Myla V Pilao - Trend Micro Ms Cristine Hoeper, General Manager of CERT.br/NIC.br Moderator and Remote Participant Tobias Knecht - CEO | abusix GmbH and Co-Chair RIPE Anti-Abuse Working Group Moderator Karen Mulberry, Internet Society Establishing and Supporting Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for Internet Security 39 This year, the IGF launched a Best Practices effort on the establishment of CERT teams for Internet Security Over the last two months, three Lead experts supported by an independent consultant engaged with a community of participants from major stakeholder groups to exchange existing CSIRT development practices and discussed ways to further collaborate A draft document was developed based on these initial discussions The topics identified as part of this multistakeholder preparatory process will be further discussed and finalized during this 90 minute session CERT or CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Teams) are organizations of information security personnel who aim to address security incidents as they arise, whether at an organizational, pan-organizational or even national level They follow defined processes, combined with engineering ingenuity, to ensure security incidents are properly identified, contained and remediated By nature, many incidents have impact beyond the constituency of one CSIRT, and thus teams often partner with other teams, as well as with private sector, government, civil society and the technical community to protect users of the internet This round table session will cover the various opportunities and challenges involved in the establishment of Computer Emergency Response Teams to improve internet security Topics to be discussed will include the role of a CSIRT teams in private sector and government, what a “national CSIRT” truly means, and the high level collaboration processes involved in coordinating widespread incidents As output of this session, a summary document will be published by the IGF, with recommendations and next-steps on topics ripe for further multistakeholder debate between the technical community, government, civil society and private sector The session will be led by lead experts Christine Hoepers (of CERT.br), Adli Wahid and Maarten Van Horenbeeck (of FIRST) and supported by UN consultant Wout De Natris We strongly invite participants from all stakeholder groups to attend the session and contribute No technical experience in the CSIRT community is required, though we recommend making yourself familiar with the preparatory document shared on the IGF web site to be prepared for the discussion Creating an Enabling Environment for the Development of Local Content The open Internet enables people from different countries and different cultures, who speak different languages and have different stories to tell, who have different perspectives, understandings and ambitions, to share the content that they create with the global network Local content development is important and should be encouraged; the social, cultural and economic opportunities available to us are greater if we can search the world’s diversity in creative thought online, as opposed to if we all consume the same content This Best Practice Forum session will focus on how to create an enabling environment for the development of local content It is the culmination of a two-month online discussion in which a diverse group of stakeholders contributed on-the-ground stories and exchanged views about policies that directly and indirectly encourage the development of local content The issue is multifaceted and complex, with many different moving parts To give orientation to the discussion, a three-part framing of the issue emerged, where contributors were asked to share best practices under the following areas: Internet Infrastructure - The state of the Internet service provision industry, including the presence of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), data centres, and the status of international and domestic capacity, etc Legislative and regulatory landscape - The effect of legislation and policy in the fields of copyright, cultural preservation, telecommunications, etc Human capabilities and capacities - The degree of digital literacy in the locale, of web accessibility, and the presence of innovation hubs, etc 40 It is considered that the policy initiatives that are designed to encourage local content development will be most successful when they are coordinated across these three areas After several weeks of robust discussion among listserv participants, it became apparent that while there are a number of policies that indirectly contribute to the development of local content — for example a policy requiring all government data to be stored in-country will support the development of local hosting, which in turn will decrease latency and make it easier for people to up and download content — there are not many examples of policies which directly facilitate the development of local content This session, the success of which will depend on active audience participation, will focus on sharing ideas about these unidentified, and yet-to-be-created, policies The session will be moderated by the two Lead Experts who have led the local content discussion over the past two months, with short presentations provided by a handful of discussion participants Interactivity with the audience is paramount, and all stakeholders are graciously encouraged to attend Lead Expert Moderators: Susan Chalmers, Principal, Chalmers & Associates Stuart Hamilton, Deputy Secretary General, International Federation of Library Associations Remote Moderator: Aaron Van Klyton Lead Drafting Consultant: John Laprise, Internet Strategist and Consulting Scholar Panel Participants confirmed as of 27 August Sylvain Baya Aboka, Co-founder and Coordinator of the Cameroonian Network Operator’s Group and Board Member, ISOC Cameroon Chapter Glenn Deen, Director of Networking and Distribution Technology, NBCUniversal Michael Kende, Chief Economist, Internet Society Martha Giraldo, ICT for Development Specialist, IFLA-International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions A draft outcome document on best practices for creating an enabling environment for the development of local content is available here and comments are sought by September The session discussion will inform the final draft of the outcome document Online Child Protection Whether it be schoolwork and research, or games, socializing, and inter-continental communication, young people today are constantly connected Indeed, kids of the 2000s are literally "growing up online." And, while technology, mobile devices, and the Internet offer a vast array of benefits, like everything in life, the online world involves some risk The Child Online Protection Best Practices Forum will define and frame the most pressing online safety and related issues facing young people today It will compare and contrast risks and opportunities based on geography, culture, age, family values, and children's individual maturity levels to name a few Representatives from the global child protection community, law enforcement, government, civil society, and the private sector will share their views, as we all seek to make the online world a place where children can grow and thrive more safely in our 21st century world 41 Best Practice Forums Wrap-Up Main Session Description/Agenda/Questions: The Best Practices Wrap-up Main Session intends to conclude the cycle leading to the five Best Practices Forums held at IGF Istanbul The rational for holding these sessions is to take the IGF a step further towards producing tangible output, as recommended the CSTD Working Group on IGF improvements and is explained in a contribution as an input into the preparatory process: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/images/2014/IGF2014/IGF-2014Request-for-Public-Input.v3.pdf Over the past weeks, stakeholders from governments, IGOs, Civil Society, the business and technical communities, have gathered through virtual communities to work and exchange best practices on five issues: 1/ Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms, 2/ Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (e.g "spam"), 3/ Establishing and supporting Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for Internet security, 4/ Creating an enabling environment for the development of local content, and 5/ Best practices for Online child protection Lead experts, supported by the IGF Secretariat have engaged with the community in a view to exchanging on existing practices and discussing ways to further collaborate A discussion of unintended consequences, both positive and negative, of mistakes that were made and of lessons learned has further enriched an understanding of what has been accomplished The means employed to achieve a solution are as important as a learning experience as the actual ends achieved Led by independent experts and documented by the Secretariat, the discussions will feed into five 90 minute sessions in Istanbul that will in turn produce an outcome document for each of the Best Practices Wrap-up Main Session A summary booklet/handout on each Best Practice discussions/sessions is also one of the intended outcomes to be published after the IGF 2014 meeting Policy questions addressed throughout the preparatory process of the Best Practices Forums: Definition of the issue Regional specificities observed (e.g Internet industry development) Existing policy measures and private sector initiatives, impediments What worked well, identifying common effective practices Unintended consequences of policy interventions, good and bad Unresolved issues where further multistakeholder cooperation is needed Insights gained as a result of the experience Proposed steps for further multistakeholder dialogue 42 Moderator: Bill Graham (Senior Fellow, CIGI) Panellists: • Introduction: Constance Bommelaer (Senior Director, Public Policy Partnerships, ISOC) • Best Practices - Meaningful Multistakeholder Mechanisms: Avri Doria, Advisor (Policy and Governance, DotGay) • Best Practices - Local Content: Susan Chalmers (Internet Policy Consultant) and Stuart Hamilton (Director, Policy and Advocacy, IFLA - tbc) • Best Practices - CERTs: Maarteen Van Horenbeeck (Chair of FIRST) and Christine Hoepers (General Manager of the Brazilian CERT) • Best Practices - Karen Mulberry (Policy Advisor, ISOC) and Michael O'Reirdon (Engineering Fellow at Comcast and MAAWG Chairman Emeritus) • Best Practices - Online Child Protection: Jaqueline Beauchere (Chief Online Safety Officer, Microsoft) and Carla Licciardello (Child online protection focal point, ITU – tbc) • Conclusion - The future of the IGF and its role in developing Best Practices: Nii Quaynor (Chairman of the Board of Directors, NITA) Remote moderator: Towela Jere (Programme Manager, NEPAD) Feeder sessions: • Best Practices Forum on Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms • Best Practices Forum on Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (e.g "Spam") • Best Practices Forum on Establishing and supporting Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for Internet security • Best Practices Forum on Creating an enabling environment for the development of local content • Best Practices Forum on Online child protection 43 ANNEX III Roundtable for Organisers of Workshops on Enhancing Digital Trust and the Internet and Human Rights Background: The internet and human rights have come to the fore of Internet related public policy discussions over the last year and this is reflected in the large number of human rights related workshop and capacity building proposals for IGF 2014 The relationship between the Internet and human rights has become increasingly intertwined In many instances, threats to the open nature of the Internet have become threats to human rights such as freedom of expression and opinion, privacy or freedom of association MAG members supported the holding of a human rights roundtable at IGF 2012 as a way to develop the cross-cutting issues of human rights and development and to include feedback into the Taking Stock and the Way Forward session This roundtable was hosted by Kenya, in partnership with APC, Finland and Sweden At IGF 2013, the first main session on Human Rights was held with the Chair’s summary5 highlighting human rights as a significant theme The number of human rights related workshops in the IGF continues to grow: in 2012 approximately 40 workshop proposals made specific reference to human rights related issues In 2014, approximately 47 out of 87 workshops focus directly or indirectly on human rights, with privacy, surveillance, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and economic, cultural and social rights emerging as main themes Since IGF 2013, the United Nations General Assembly and Human Rights Council have passed at least 10 resolutions and decisions that reference human rights and the internet Most recently, the UNGA has reaffirmed the right privacy in the digital age as one of the foundations of a democratic society, and mandating further consideration of this issue at the global level In July 2014 the High Commissioner for Human Rights released her report6 on this topic: The report is a strong, clear and very persuasive analysis of human rights and mass surveillance, metadata collection and retention, the application of human rights to extraterritorial actions of governments (including telecommunications related) The High Commissioner makes clear findings on the right to protection of privacy in the digital age, including mass surveillance as a violation of fundamental human rights The report focuses on the role of business and other stakeholders - it is an historic and ground breaking report that governments in particular, but all stakeholders, will need to respond to and which will be discussed at IGF 2014 The High Commissioner’s report will be tabled at the Human Rights Council's 27th session, which http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/Chair%27s%20Summary%20IGF%202013%20Final.Nov1v1.pdf http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session27/Documents/A.HRC.27.37_e n.pdf 44 will take place right after IGF 2014 and will also be considered by the General Assembly's 69th session which will also open in September It is vital that the IGF considers how to contribute to these deliberations, particularly as the Commissioner calls for assistance from multistakeholder engagement: "49 Effectively addressing the challenges related to the right to privacy in the context of modern communications technology will require an ongoing, concerted multistakeholder engagement This process should include a dialogue involving all interested stakeholders, including Member States, civil society, scientific and technical communities, the business sector, academics and human rights experts As communication technologies continue to evolve, leadership will be critical to ensuring that these technologies are used to deliver on their potential towards the improved enjoyment of the human rights enshrined in the international legal framework." We therefore propose using the opportunity of the human rights roundtable at IGF 2014 on key messages interested stakeholders at the IGF might wish to send the Human Rights Council This should be done with the understanding that all interested stakeholder groups are involved and contributing This IGF roundtable provides an ideal, unique and very exciting opportunity for participants to consider the High Commissioner's recommendation and to offer suggested inputs to the UN HRC session that will follow the IGF, including the Council's multi-stakeholder panel on September 12th Some IGF participants will be going to the HRC 27 session or some other contribution But this is an opportunity for the IGF to produce tangible outputs that can be inputs to other processes It is also a great opportunity also for the HRC to receive timely inputs from a multistakeholder process that will assist its work and we therefore suggest the roundtable be focused in this very practical, concrete way Objective: The objective of the roundtable for human rights and digital security workshop organisers is to provide a wrap up session in which to gather comprehensive feedback from the various main sessions and workshops on human rights issues discussed by stakeholders and to use those inputs to strive to formulate a message/input that could be brought to the Human Rights Council on the topic of the right to privacy in the digital age This roundtable should be done with understanding that all interested stakeholder groups are involved and contributing Format: The round table will be held in a multistakeholder environment in which speakers/participants who took part of the various main sessions and workshops bring their perspectives in a concrete manner to feed the Taking Stock and Way Forward session and propose ways to advance the HR discussion within the IGF To take place during the last day of the IGF to invite people who have discussed/presented during workshops and main session on issues related to HR and the internet, in particular the right to privacy To have as the overall topic for the roundtable the issue of HR in the IGF and the right to privacy in the digital age To ask participants to respond to specific questions such as: a) Now that the General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age and the Human Rights Council will consider the right to privacy in the digital age during HRC 27 in September 2014 (a) What have been the main discussions on the right to privacy in the digital age at IGF 2014? (b) What message might the IGF participants wish to send the Human Rights Council to assist in its deliberations on the right to privacy in the digital age? 45 (c) How can discussions on human rights and the internet held in the IGF be consolidated in the context of a potential resolution at the upcoming HRC session? Preparatory Process: We propose to seek co-organisers from diverse stakeholder groups Workshop organisers will be invited to participate and provide inputs to the roundtable and to share their workshop discussions We have already prepared a preliminary analysis of workshop proposals to assist this process We will seek to gather comprehensive feedback from the various main sessions and workshops in relation to which human rights issues were addressed by the various stakeholders and to use those inputs to frame the opening of the roundtable 46 ANNEX IV Inter Regional and National Dialogue The 2014 National/Regional IGF Initiatives session at IGF Istanbul 2014 is a focused interactive session with engagement of coordinators and participants from the national and regional IGF Initiatives, and others interested or engaged in the Initiatives There are two segments, with Segment one focusing identifying issue commonalities and differences across the Initiatives and with the IGF The second segment raises ideas and perspectives for how Initiatives collaborate and influence the IGF A key output from the session will be recommendations for how the national and regional IGF Initiatives can draw from, and contribute into the IGF going forward National and Regional IGF Initiatives continue to grow in numbers, and to diversity in their focus, and contribution to Internet governance Initially launched in just a few countries and primarily focused on preparation to participate in the IGF, the national and regional IGF Initiatives are now a predictable and stable intercessional contributory platform In 2014, 11 IGF Initiatives self identified as regional IGF Initiatives; 20 identified as national IGF Initiatives; and four ‘other’ Initiatives, all of whom were focused on youth are listed on the intgovforum.org list of Initiatives These Initiatives have a proven track record of reoccurring sessions annually, and provide linkages to their communities from what is happening in the IGF consultation and planning process The Inter-national/regional session builds on what has now become a key track during the IGF, and will provide a report into the Emerging Issues/Taking Stock session Welcoming Remarks: Janis Karklins, Chair of MAG Comments from IGF Secretariat: Chengetai Masango Setting the Stage: Co Organizers: Marilyn Cade and Ricardo Bedrazzo: Introduction of Moderators Moderators /outline /Format for Sessions: Segment I: Total time allocated: 100 including introductory statements This interactive session will focus on brief minutes for first round/statements focused on the following questions and priorities - Regional / National IGFs exchange on Key Issues and Messages for each Initiative: What issues in the IGF 2014 were addressed? Key messages? - Themes or issues that emerged from individual 2014 events that are unique from IGF themes - Impact of external events or occurrences, such as WSIS +10, ICANN IANA Transition, NETmundial, etc, on your Initiative Invited minute comments from Feeder Workshops [Contacts invited] Segment 2: Final 60 Min segment: - Include all in room in discussion of Messages and Recommendations for further consideration on o What are the key messages to the IGF 2014 Taking Stock Session? 47 o Ideas to further strengthen interactive exchanges between national and regional Initiatives and IGF on messages, Issues, and key challenges? E.g How should National and Regional IGF Initiatives contribute to the consultation for IGF 2015? This segment will be highly interactive with all participants, but focused on the questions above Total Time: 170 Feeder workshops: - Best practices Forum on developing meaningful multi-stakeholder participation mechanisms - WS140: The future of the Global and Regional IGFs post 2015 48 ... on the ‘Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem and the Role of the IGF’ In the afternoon of the third day the best practice forums will report back to the main/focus session with their... and the IGF Secretariat would work to accommodate these requests and find an appropriate balance in the program of the Forum The overarching theme for the 2014 IG, derived by consensus of the. .. themes and sub-themes for the 2014 meeting The meeting used, as a starting point, the list of suggestions received from the broad IGF multistakeholder community in response to the call from the