On Tuesday February 28 2023 at 16:00-17:00 CET (15:00-16:00 UTC) the Center for Data Innovation hosts a panel ‘Can Regulators Handle the Mastodons of the World?‘. The last few years have seen tremendous growth in decentralized Internet services, but policymakers have mostly designed Internet regulations for centralized services. Recent laws, including the Digital Services Act and the Online Safety Bill, provide more questions than answers on how they would potentially affect decentralized platforms.
PANEL Neil Chilson, Senior Research Fellow for Tech and Innovation, Stand Together Konstantinos Komaitis, Non-Resident and Senior Researcher, Lisbon Council Gina Neff, Executive Director, Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy MODERATOR Kir Nuthi, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Data Innovation
01 Nicole Lairez-Sosiewicz, organisatrice des conférences du Château
02 Gilles Noël, maire de Varzy et président des maires ruraux de la nièvre
03 Sébastien Bachollet, Internet Society France, Euralo, Espace socioculturel de Varzy
04 Pierre Bonis, directeur général de l’AFNIC
05 Fabien Bazin, président du Conseil départemental de la Nièvre
06 Benjamin Louis, Ceo, Sparkling Noms de domaine en Alsace
07 Lucien Castex, représentant pour les affaires publiques de l’Afnic et co-président du comité d’organisation du FGI France
08 Franchi Cyrielle, sous-préfète de Clamecy
10 Laurent Ferrali, senior director de l’ICANN
11 Louis Houle, ISOC Quebec
12 Nicolas Chagny, président de l’Internet Society France et co-président du comité d’organisation du FGI France
13 Sébastien Bachollet (EURALO)
14 Claire Mélanie Popineau, Eclairement / ISOC France
15 Sylvie Morin, directrice de l’espace socioculturel du Val du Sauzay
16 Nnenna Nwakanma, World Wide Web Foundation
On Thursday 23 February 2023 at 4pm-6pm IST (10:30-12:30 UTC) CCAOI hosts an online interactive stakeholder discussion ‘Manthan: Competition Regulatory Landscape India needs!‘. The 53rd Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (PSCF), released on 22 December 2022, titled ‘Anti-Competitive Practices in Big Tech’, proposed the creation of a Digital Competition Act (“DCA”). CCAOI is facilitating this stakeholder discussion to bring forth more clarity on the proposed Amendment Bill and DCA and to deliberate on what more is needed to create a competition regulatory landscape in India that effectively balances sustainable competition, consumer interest while encouraging freedom of trade.
OVERVIEW Avinash Amarnath, Chandhiok & Mahajan
STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSION Anupam Sanghi, Anupam Sanghi & Associates Geeta Gowri, former member, CCI Deeksha Manchanda, Chandhiok & Mahajan Prof. Viswanath Pingali, IIM (A) Amol Kulkarni, CUTS Sudipto Banerjee, NASSCOM Prof. Shilpi Bhattacharya, Jindal Global Law School Bhupinder Jit, Executive Director ADIF
2023 marks 25 years since ICANN‘s founding in 1998, and 7 years since the 2016 IANA transition made it a free-standing organization that is accountable primarily to its multistakeholder community.
The panel will consider such questions as: the transition’s geopolitical, interest group, and institutional consequences; the implementation of ICANN’s accountability framework and of Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), the ICANN affiliate created to manage the IANA functions; the challenges ICANN and its community have faced in responding to new pressures from technological change, industry demands, and government policies; ICANN’s role and engagement in the wider global Internet governance ecosystem; and the lessons of its experience for the future of multistakeholder cooperation in global Internet and digital governance.
PANEL Olga Cavalli, National Director of Cybersecurity, Argentina James Gannon, Board Chair, PTI/IANA, ICANN / VP Quality, Trust & Safety, PharmaLedger Association (Ireland) Milton Mueller, Professor, Internet Governance Project, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
MODERATOR William J. Drake, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
In the contentious debate about protecting children and protecting the privacy and security of communications through encryption, the rights of children are too often neglected. A new, groundbreaking report puts the rights of children at the center of this debate. It suggests a path forward for policy makers who are grappling with these issues in legislative proposals, including the Online Safety Bill pending in Parliament in the UK. In this webinar experts on children’s rights and privacy will explain this new approach and analyze the Online Safety Bill through the lens of children’s rights.
SPEAKERS Diana Gheorghiu, Legal and Policy Officer, Child Rights International Network Caroline Wilson Palow, Legal Director and General Counsel, Privacy International Jen Persson, Director and Founder, Defend Digital Me Jun Pang, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Liberty
MODERATOR Greg Nojeim, Steering Committee, Global Encryption Coalition
Together, people with disabilities and their allies control $13 trillion worth of disposable income, yet the market remains fragmented. The Howe Innovation Center at Perkins School for the Blind has identified over 700 companies designing and building products specifically for people with disabilities. Director Sandy Lacey will share their preliminary industry market map as well as overall vision for disability tech innovation ecosystem support. Two NYC startups that leverage advanced technologies like haptics and computer vision to move the needle on accessibility: WearWorks and ARxVision, will discuss their entrepreneurial experiences.
On Thursday February 16 2023 at 7:30pm-9:30pm EST (00:30-02:30 UTC Feb 17) the IEEE Consultants Network of Northern New Jersey (CNNNJ) will host a presentation ‘Communications and Networking in LEO Mega-Constellations‘. Presenter Dr. Gunes Karabulut Kurt, chair of the IEEE Satellite Mega-constellations: Communications and Networking Special Interest Group will focus on the communications and networking aspects of these mega-constellations and their integration with the terrestrial networks. The associated communication and networking problems will be investigated along with potential remedies such as the use of distributed massive MIMO and high altitude platform station (HAPS) systems. The talk will conclude with an overview of the open issues and future research directions.
SPEAKER Dr. Gunes Karabulut Kurt PhD, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal
On Monday – Wednesday February 13-15 2023 the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, will hold a training workshop ‘Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy‘ in Barbados. The Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA) was adopted in 2018 with with a view to boosting trade and investment links across the Commonwealth and raising intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 trillion by 2030. This workshop has been organized in light of the growing importance of creating strong and resilient digital economies, and the correlative need to create an adequate enabling environment through the creation of effective and cohesive legal frameworks,
DAY 1 – FEB 13 (AST = UTC-4) 09:00 Opening Session Francola John– Stakeholder Engagement and Event Management Specialist, CTU Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU Paulo Kautoke, Senior Director, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, Commonwealth Secretariat Hon. Dale Marshall Q.C. M.P, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Barbados
09:35 Measuring digital economies and creating an enabling regulatory environment for financial innovation Mark Wensley, Digital Advisor to the UN Capital Development Fund Helen Gradstein, Regional Digital Finance Specialist, Caribbean
10:15 Intellectual Property Regan Asgarali, Controller of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago
11:00 Fintech & Regulatory Sandboxing Felicity Jaforktuk, Country Manager, Zeemoney, Barbados John Outridge, CEO, Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre Warrick Ward, CEO, Financial Services Commission, Barbados
MOD: Chris Southworth, SG, International Chamber of Commerce, UK
13:00 Data Protection & Cross Border Data Flows Vashti Maharaj-Adviser Digital Trade Policy, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA)
13:35 Consumer Protection & Competition/Fair Trading Legislation to Bolster the Digital Economy Nievia Ramsundar, Executive Director/CEO, CARICOM Competition Commission
14:30 Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecommunications Legislative Frameworks Annie Baldeo, Executive Officer Policy, Planning and Economics, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
15:15 The Role of Cybersecurity in Building Trust & Confidence in the Digital Economy Anselm Charles, Information and Communications Technology Manager, CARICOM IMPACS
15:45 Wrap Up Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU
DAY 2 – FEB 14 (AST = UTC-4) 09:00 The Role of Standardization in Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy Cindy Parokkil – International Policy Manager – BSI
09:35 Bridging Borders: ICC Standards Toolkit for Cross-Border Paperless Trade Chris Southworth, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce, UK
10:20 Bringing the Pieces Together, The Importance of Regional Harmonization Sofie Maddens, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU
11:00 Caribbean Harmonization Sofie Maddens, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU Dr. Chantal Ononaiwu, Director (Trade), CARICOM Single Market and Trade
MOD: Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU
13:00 Role of Legal Harmonization In Bolstering The Digital Economy: The Contribution of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Electronic Transferable Records and The Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services Dr. Luca Castellani, Legal Officer, Secretary of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
13:35 International Perspective: Trade Facilitation Agreements & International Cooperation Mohammed Owais Khan, Adviser, Regulatory Framework, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, The Commonwealth Secretariat
14:30 Group Work Assignment
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DAY 3 – FEB 15 (AST = UTC-4) 09:00 Review of Day 2 Findings and Key Takeaways
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09:15 Group Assignment Discussion
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11:00 Presentation by Groups + Q&A
13:30 Partner Presentation(s)
14:15 Key Workshop Takeaways and Next Steps
15:00 Vote of Thanks and Close of Proceedings Kirk Haywood, Head Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, The Commonwealth Secretariat Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union
On Tuesday February 28 2023 at 16:00-17:00 CET (15:00-16:00 UTC) the Center for Data Innovation hosts a panel ‘Can Regulators Handle the Mastodons of the World?‘. The last few years have seen tremendous growth in decentralized Internet services, but policymakers have mostly designed Internet regulations for centralized services. Recent laws, including the Digital Services Act and the Online Safety Bill, provide more questions than answers on how they would potentially affect decentralized platforms.
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