On Tuesday, 1st April 2025 at 17:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a Multilingual Read-Out of ICANN82 . Speakers from ICANN Board, ICANN org and the different constituencies will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle, in a pitch tour format. It was followed by an impromptu tribute to Nigel Hickson, recently deceased.
HOST / MODERATOR Sébastien Bachollet – EURALO Chair
In recent years there has been debate in U.S. foreign policy circles about ways to strengthen cooperation among democratic countries seeking to promote Internet freedom and openness. In this context, the Biden Administration considered spearheading a new alliance to work alongside other initiatives on democracy promotion and Internet freedom, and in April 2022 launched a Declaration for the Future of the Internet with sixty partner countries. But two years on, the policy environment has changed dramatically. Digital cooperation among the liberal democracies is now complicated by a host of new disagreements over trade, regulation, security, information and geopolitical alignments. At the same time, digital cooperation among nondemocratic governments is proceeding without such disruptions and is producing results. These trends raise a number of pressing questions about the future of global digital governance in general and the international coalitional dynamics around Internet freedom and openness in particular.
What has and has not been achieved in this issue-area, and what is the state of play today? How might the apparent weakening of the coalition of liberal democracies impact the international politics of Internet freedom and openness in the years ahead? How might key countries, regions and multinational companies adapt to the new environment? Can multistakeholder cooperation help to fill in any gaps and influence the trajectory of change?
This webinar will take stock of these and related questions. A panel of experts with hands-on experience in this field will lead off the conversation, and then the rest of the session will be devoted to open discussion among all interested attendees.
INTRODUCTION Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.
PANEL Eileen Donahoe – Former U.S. Special Envoy for Digital Freedom Ambassador David A. Gross – Wiley Rein LLP / Former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy Jason Pielemeier – Executive Director, Global Network Initiative,
MODERATOR William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
The goal of the webinar is to provide an understanding of i) what is the relationship between meaningful connectivity and digital transformation, ii) and what success stories or failures can be learned from the BRICS experiences, in order to better inform other countries’ approaches to digital transformation, especially in the Global South.
Setting the scene Daniel Cavalcanti – General Coordinator for Public Policies, Brazilian Ministry for Communications Graziela Castello – Sectoral Studies Coordinator, Cetic.br Smriti Parsheera – CyberBRICS Associated Researcher, Center for Technology and Society at FGV
BRICS Multistakeholder Roundtable Sonia Jorge – Director, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) Abhishek Shukla – Asst. Director General, Indian Ministry of Communications Dr. Riham Moawad – Digital Transformation Strategies Advisor, Ministry of CIT, Egypt Dr. Hedaia Abd El Gaffar – Director of the Economic Affairs and International Indicators Department, Egypt Ekaterina Martynova – Lecturer, Higher School of Economics, Moscow Moscow Ibrahim Mamma Hussein – Digital Impact Alliance, Ethiopia Yu Tong – Professor, Department of Data Science and Engineering Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University Wei Li – Deputy Director, Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Institute, China Academy of ICT
SPEAKERS Joe Catapano – Stakeholder Engagement Director – North America & Global Academia, ICANN Ken Herman – Member, Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
SPEAKERS Anupam Chander – legal expert on global regulation of new technologies Julia Pohle – Co-director, Research Group om Politics of Digitalisation, WZB Berlin Social Science Center Marília Maciel – Director, Digital Trade and Economic Security, DiploFoundation. Milton Mueller – Director, Internet Governance Project (IGP), Georgia Tech. Min Jiang – Professor of Communication Studies, UNC Charlotte
Moderator: Johannes Bauer – Chair of Media and Information Policy, Quello
Le vendredi 4 avril 2025 la 5 ème édition de Forum sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet en République Démocratique du Congo (FGI RDC) se tiendra dans la Salle des spectacles du Palaid du Peuple, Kinshasa. Cette année, le FGI RDC est placé sous le thème principal : « Renforcer la Gouvernance Numérique pour un Internet Ouvert et Sécurisé en RDC ».
01 MOTS D’OUVERTURE Arséne Tungali – Secrétaire Exécutif du FGI RDC Augustin Kibassa-Maliba – SE Ministre des PT-N, Mr Hon. Ompeta Emmanuel – Président de la sous-commission Télécoms (AN RDC), Hon. Vital Kamerhe – Président de l’Assemblée Nationale,
02 Accés, Accessibilité à Internet gage de l’inclusion numérique : Les défis et les avancées en RDC Francois-Xavier Kabemba – Directeur Général, FAST CONGO Tony Munongo – Conseiller PTNTIC, Primature RDC Rosette Tshinguta – Ambassadrice du numérique et Membre du Réseau des Acteurs du numérique en RDC Deborah Bilau – Membre du DRC Youth IGF
Modératrice : Prosper Ntetika – Expert en droit du numérique / Président de Law and Technologies
03 Cadre légal des télécommunications et du numérique en RDC : entre harmonisation et mesures d’application Myriam Mvuny – Senior Legal & Regulatory, Francophone Africa, Csquared Hon. Ayobangira Safari – Député National / expert en Télécoms Elly Kayembe Mulaya – Avocat spécialiste des questions de cybercriminalité Brozeck Kandolo – Président de Droit-numerique.cd et Doctorant en Droit du numérique (Université de Nantes) – Zoom
Modératrice : Munia Kaza – Juriste et experte en protection des données
04 Les technologies du moment (dont l’intelligence artificielle) face à la cyber sécurité : quels sont les défis en RDC ? Henri-Christin Longendja – Secrétaire Exécutif, Collectif 24 Alain Kilapi – Président du Réseau des Acteurs du Numérique en RDC Eric Mutonj – Expert en Telecoms et TIC – Consultant International Prof. Dede Aliango Marachto – Enseignante à UPC / Directrice du Centre de Recherche interdisciplinaire en Développement (CRIDESS-UPC)
Modérateur : Serge Lumuna Ngole – Expert en Télécommunications, Conseiller et membre Sous-Commission PTN, à l’Assemblée Nationale
05 MOTS DE CLOTURE Arséne Tungali – Secrétaire Exécutif du FGI RDC, Mr. Christian Katende – Président du Collège de l’ARPTC
On Thursday April 3 2025 at 15:00-16:00 UTC, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalitions (DCs) will launch a Global Webinar Series with ‘Global AI Governance for Humanity’s Benefit‘. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every sector and will have a lasting impact on humanity in the times to come. Yet, rapid AI adoption also raises concerns around ethics, privacy, bias, and misuse. The absence of a unified global governance framework risks widening inequalities and exacerbating societal divides. Objectives include fostering dialogue on the potential of AI, Ethical AI governance, Role of Stakeholders, AI and SDGs – GDC, and capacity building for AI.
SPEAKERS Roman Chukov – IGF Secretariat Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio – Dynamic Coalition on Emerging Technologies Maarten Botterman – Dynamic Coalition on IOT Jutta Croll – Dynamic Coalition on Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment Gunjan Sinha – Dynamic Coalition on Gaming 4 Purpose Janice Richardson – IS3C Amali De Silva – Mitchell – Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Digital Health Technologies
On Saturday 5th April 2025, at 14:30 IST (09:00 UTC) Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter (ISOC Mumbai) presents ‘Vision for Accessible Internet: Bridging the Digital Divide for the Visually Impaired‘. Part of the Internet Governance Praxis Series, this panel discussion, located in Meghalaya, India, will discuss deployment of effective strategies that improve Internet access for the visually impaired. This event will focus on practical solutions, sharing expertise, and exploring innovative technologies to make the Internet more accessible.
PANEL Jitendra Dkhar – Managing Director / Co-founder, Blind Lead Trust (BLT) Dylan Robby – Planning Officer, State Resource Centre on Disability Affairs, Meghalaya Amrut Deshmukh – Founder, Booklet / Make India Read Yash Agarwal – Founder, Public Policy India (PPI) / Stakeholder Engagement Manager, South Asia, ICANN
PRESENTATION – Internet Shutdowns Badapbiang Tariang Dkhar – Research Fellow, National Law University, Meghalaya
RESPONDENTS Rajesh Tiwari – ex Deputy Secretary, Social Welfare, Government of Chhattisgarh Charles Mok – Trustee, Internet Society Dr. Ashutosh Pathak – Vice Chair, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group (ISOC ASG) Bridget Warshong – Deputy Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Meghalaya
On Tuesday, 1st April 2025 at 17:00 UTC the the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) hosts a Multilingual Read-Out of ICANN82 . Speakers from ICANN Board, ICANN org and the different constituencies will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways from the community forum in Seattle, in a pitch tour format. It was followed by an impromptu tribute to Nigel Hickson, recently deceased.
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