Today, Tuesday May 28 2019, the Internet Society Canada Chapter hosts the 2nd Annual Digital Access Day in Ottawa. This full-day event will convene thought-leaders from NGOs, the tech sector, government, universities, and those most affected by the digital divide, to talk about good work already underway, identify what else can be done, and measure progress. Keynote speaker is Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, Internet Society. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
DCMS have proposed a labeling system based on adherence to the following three minimum guidelines:
1) IoT device passwords must be unique by default.
2) IoT products must provide a public point of contact as part of a vulnerability disclosure policy.
3) manufacturers must explicitly state the minimum length of time for which the device will receive security updates through an end of life policy.
In early May 2019 the DCMS launched a consultation to gather feedback. Deadline is 5 June 2019.
On 20 May 2019, as they considered their response, the Internet Society UK England Chapter hosted a webinar where Daragh Galvin, DCMS Assistant Director, Cyber Security & Data Protection, gave an overview of the scheme, and took questions.
Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide(PPDD) is the only academic professional organization in the world focused solely on the digital divide and on connecting research to policymaking and practice to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal concern. The academic research, policymaker, and practitioner community represented by PPDD stands ready to advance the agenda on broadband and the digital divide, to address the many challenges and opportunities presented by the digital world, and to further evidence-based policymaking and practice so that all citizens can participate fully in the digital, networked age.
On May 22-24 2019 the interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 2019 International Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners for an extended, in-depth dialogue about key issues that inform information and communication technologies and the digital divide around the world. The Conference works to identify new areas of necessary, productive focus, foster greater understanding, advance research, and enlighten policy and practice going forward.
PPDD 2019 is particularly significant as it marks the 25th anniversary of the recognition of the digital divide through social scientific research. And, within PPDD 2019, we plan to have the largest worldwide gathering of experts on technology, disability, and the digital divide ever.
The plenary sessions and breakouts will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. Other breakouts will be recorded and streamed later.
Today Thursday 16 May 2019 at 11:30 EDT (15:30 UTC) the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index will be officially launched at the sixth Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF 2019) in Stockholm. 24 of the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies will be ranked on their commitments and policies affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy. An overview of the 2019 RDR Index will be followed by a panel discussion. The event will be webcast live, with a simulcast on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
ABOUT RANKING DIGITAL RIGHTS Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) works to promote freedom of expression and privacy on the internet by creating global standards and incentives for companies to respect and protect users’ rights. https://rankingdigitalrights.org/
Goals:
1. Review progress in statewide initiatives to remove digital divide barriers to economic and educational inclusion in low- and moderate-income (LMI) areas.
2. Learn about efforts to modernize CRA guidance and the implications for digital equity and economic inclusion.
3. Explore ways in which digital divide barriers impede economic vitality and the growing array of resources available to address them.
4. Participate in developing and planning national, state & local strategies addressing key challenges in digital and economic inclusion.
Today Friday May 10 2019 Columbia SIPA’s Tech and Policy Initiative presents the Niejelow Rodin Global Digital Futures Forum. Now in its fifth year, the newly renamed forum brings together leading scholars from across Columbia University, CEOs, senior policy makers, entrepreneurs, legal and policy experts, amongst others to discuss the broad challenges and opportunities created by the wide-ranging digital transformations occurring in the world today. The theme of this year’s Forum is Navigating Digital Transformations: Survive or Thrive? The vent will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
Today, Wednesday May 8 2019 at 2pm ET (18:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will simulcast a SHLB Coalition webinar exploring what the FCC’s amended TV White Space (TVWS) rules mean for future deployments of the technology, and the implications for anchor institutions. PANEL: Michael Daum, Director of Technology Policy, Microsoft; Don Means, Executive Director, Gigabit Libraries Network. MODERATOR: Marty Stern, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson.
Today Thursday 2nd May to tomorrow Friday 3rd May 2019 the 15th annual Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF2019) organized by theCaribbean Telecommunications Union(CTU) is taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. The longest running IGF in the world, as a part of the CTU’s wider 30th Anniversary Week, CIGF 2019 has the theme ‘Planning and sustaining the future development of Caribbean Internet Governance‘ and will address contemporary topics such as data protection, network and service resilience and appropriate policies for navigating this age of social media. However, consistent with the headlined theme, there will be a special focus on enabling sustainability of the CIGF in its roles as the Caribbean’s primary multistakeholder consensus-building forum on IG matters, in fostering the development of national IGFs and in strengthening liaisons with wider regional, extra regional and global IGFs. The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
Today, Tuesday May 28 2019, the Internet Society Canada Chapter hosts the 2nd Annual Digital Access Day in Ottawa. This full-day event will convene thought-leaders from NGOs, the tech sector, government, universities, and those most affected by the digital divide, to talk about good work already underway, identify what else can be done, and measure progress. Keynote speaker is Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, Internet Society. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
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