On Thursday February 20, 2024, at 5pm-6pm EST (22:00-23:00 UTC) the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosts a roundtable ‘A Report Card for Korean Digital Leadership‘ to launch a new study on how South Korean companies and government organizations are using policy, technical and business standards, procurement, and education to accelerate digital transformation in South Korea and around the globe.
SPEAKERS Dasom Lee – assistant professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Naomi Wilson – vice president, Asia and Global Trade Policy, Information Technology Industry Council Mallory Knodel – chief technology officer, Center for Democracy & Technology Evan A. Feigenbaum – vice president for studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Michael R. Nelson – senior fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
On February 28-March 1 2024 the North American School on Internet Governance (NASIG 2024) convenes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with the theme ‘Confronting Truth, Trust, and Hope in Internet Governance‘
08:45 Welcome Messages Eduardo Díaz, Chair, NASIG 2024 Gladys Nieves, President, EDP University Jonathan Zuck – Master of Ceremony (MC), NASIG 2024 9:00 The State of the Internet: The Power of Truth, the Importance of Trust, and Our Hope for the Future
Moderator: Kathleen Scoggin, Program Coordinator at the Tech, Law, and Security Program at American University Tripti Sinha, Chair of the Board, ICANN 10:15 Understanding Internet Governance
Moderator: Derrick L. Cogburn, Professor; Executive Director, AU Institute on Disability and Public Policy and Faculty Director, AU Internet Governance Lab, AU School of International Service and Kogod School of Business William J. Drake, Director of International Studies at Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, New York City Milton Mueller, Professor, GT School of Public Policy, GT School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Georgia Tech 11:30 Multistakeholder Model Marita Moll, Telecommunity Canada Andrew Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Internet Society Javier Rúa-Jovet, Member, ccNSO’s Internet Governance Liason Committee (IGLC), ICANN 13:30 Case study presentations: Examples of successful initiatives in promoting truth and transparency online
Moderator: Kathleen Scoggin, Program Coordinator, Tech, Law, and Security Program at American University William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, New York City Graeme Bunton, Executive Director, DNS Abuse Institute 15:45 Exploring Collaboration Opportunities to Foster Cross-sector Initiatives
Moderator: Eduardo Díaz, Board Director, Internet Society of Puerto Rico Jenny Mar Cañón, Deputy Secretary for Federal Programs and Director of the Workforce Development Program, Puerto Rico’s Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DEDC) Wanda Pérez, President, Alianza Puertorriqueña deTelecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico Alberto Lugo, President, Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster (PRIT Cluster) 17:00 Day’s Wrap-Up Eduardo Díaz, NASIG 2024 Chair
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2024 Day 2 – Focus: Trust
08:45 Welcome Message Eduardo Díaz, Chair, NASIG 2024 Jonathan Zuck – MC, NASIG 2024 09:00 Trust as the Bedrock of Internet Interaction
Moderator: Jonathan Zuck, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, ICANN Derrick L. Cogburn, Professor; Executive Director, AU Institute on Disability and Public Policy and Faculty Director, AU Internet Governance Lab, AU School of International Service and Kogod School of Business Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus, University of Aarhus in Denmark 10:15 Panel discussion: Data Privacy and User Trust
Moderator: Judith Hellerstein, Founder and CEO, Hellerstein & Associates Avri Doria, Independent Researcher Benjamin Akinmoyeje, Chair, Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), ICANN Víctor Rodríguez Reyes, Senior Member, Intellectual Property and Health Law & Insurance practice, Ferraiuoli, LLC 11:30 Best Practices for Cybersecurity
Moderator: Eduardo Meléndez, Board Director, Internet Society Puerto Rico, NCAE-C Scholar, CAE Community Urayoan Camacho, President, of Puerto Rico Infragard San Juan Chapter N’gai Oliveras, Cybersecurity Advisor, Security Cybersecurity Advisor (CSA), U.S. Virgin Island Office of Health Information Technology Carlos Peña, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Claro Puerto Rico 13:30 Can we survive digital fragmentation?
Moderator: William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, New York City Mark Datysgeld, Member, ICANN GNSO Council, ICANN Milton Mueller, Professor, GT School of Public Policy, GT School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Georgia Tech Pari Esfandiari, Co-founder and President, Global TechnoPolitics Forum 14:30 Is DNS Abuse a concern for a trustworthy Internet?
Moderator: Jonathan Zuck, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, ICANN Graeme Bunton, Executive Director, DNS Abuse Institute Lucien Taylor, Founder, DNS Research Federation 15:45 Encrypting the Internet: Building User Trust
Moderator: Laura Draper, Associate Program Director, Tech, Law & Security Program, AU Washington College of Law, American University Juan Solá Sloan, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón Eduardo Meléndez, Board of Director, Internet Society Puerto Rico, NCAE-C Scholar, CAE Community Ryan Polk, Director of Internet Policy, Internet Society 16:45 Day 2 Wrap-Up
Speaker: Eduardo Díaz, Chair, NASIG 2024
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024 Day 3 – Focus: Hope
08:45 Welcome Message Eduardo Díaz, Chair, NASIG 2024 Jonathan Zuck, MC, NASIG 2024 09:00 Governing the Global Digital Economy
Moderator: Judith Hellerstein, Founder and CEO, Hellerstein & Associates William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, New York City Derrick L. Cogburn, Professor; Executive Director, AU Institute on Disability and Public Policy and Faculty Director, AU Internet Governance Lab, AU School of International Service and Kogod School of Business Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus, University of Aarhus in Denmark, Commissioner to the Global Commission on Stability in Cyberspace (GCSC), and former ICANN Board member 10:15 Digital Literacy and Inclusive Internet Access
Moderator: Derrick L. Cogburn, Professor; Executive Director, AU Institute on Disability and Public Policy and Faculty Director, AU Internet Governance Lab, AU School of International Service and Kogod School of Business José “Manolo” Alvarez, Professor of courses in assistive technology and special education, University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Foundation Founder, Manolo.net 11:15 United Nations and the Global Digital Compact
Moderator: Judith Hellerstein, Founder and CEO, Hellerstein & Associates William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, New York City Milton Mueller, Professor, GT School of Public Policy, GT School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Georgia Tech Elizabeth Oluoch, Government and IGO Engagement Director (UN/ITU), ICANN 13:30 Case study presentations: Stories of Hope and Change Driven by the Internet and Internet Governance
Moderator: Jonathan Zuck, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, ICANN Andrew Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Internet Society
Steve Crocker, President and CEO, Edgemoor Research Institute Emily Taylor, Founder, DNS Research Federation 14:45 Event Wrap-Up Eduardo Diaz, Chair, NASIG 2024
People experiencing vulnerability as a consequence of conflict and violence often rely on a small group of humanitarian actors, trusted because of their claims of neutrality, impartiality, and independence from the warring parties. They rely on these humanitarian organisations and agencies for subsistence, protection, and access to basic services and information, in the darkest times in their lives. Yet these same actors can expose them to further harm. The report examines the partnerships between humanitarian actors and private corporations, how these often-opaque partnerships impact the digital rights of the affected communities, and offers recommendations for keeping people safe.
PRESENTER Giulio Coppi – Senior Humanitarian Officer, Access Now
HOST / MODERATOR Chelsea Horne, Senior Professorial Lecturer, American University Department of Literature / Co-convenor, ISOC-DC
10:00 Welcoming
Elder Opening
Welcoming remarks from Indigenous Connectivity Institute Advisory Committee member 10:30 First Nations and spectrum Chief James Hobart, Spuzzum Nation 11:00 Art presentation and the importance of spectrum sovereignty Darrah Blackwater, ICI Advisory Committee | Blackwater Consulting Art 11:20 Indigenous experiences in accessing spectrum Alfred Loon, Eeyou Communications Network Antony Royal, Maori Spectrum 13:00 Overview of the Indigenous Connectivity Summit Calls to Action 13:15 Draft policy framework: Indigenous spectrum priority access window & ISED’s engagement effort Erin Knight, ICI Mark Saunders, Spectrum Policy Branch, Innovation, Science, and Economic Development 13:45 Panel: “The Future of Indigenous Spectrum Rights” Chief James Hobart, Spuzzum Nation Darrah Blackwater, ICI Advisory Committee | Blackwater Consulting Dr. Gregory Taylor, University of Calgary Steve Song, Mozilla 15:00 Community Dialogue
On Thursday February 22, 2024 from 12:00-2:00pm CET (11:00-13:00 UTC) the first Youth IGF EU will be convened at the European Parliament in Brussels. Born from the outcomes of the UN Internet Governance Forum 2023 Open Forum event co-organised by the EU Delegation to the IGF and the Youth IGF, and the growing number of requests from the global Youth IGF community, the Youth IGF EU aims to raise the awareness of the young in the EU countries on Internet Governance and help to create the next generation of the EU digital leaders. Organising committee: Romina Matei, Yuliya Morenets, Bernardo Sequeiros, Antoan Shotarov.
12:00 Debate / Q&A (may not be webcast) MEP Cristian-Silviu BUSOI MEP Marina KALJURAND
12:30 Opening & Interventions from MEPs – AI Act, Cybersecurity Act and recent EU priorities MEP Cristian-Silviu BUSOI, EPP, ITRE Committee Chair. MEP Brando BENIFEI, S&D. Rapporteur on the AI Act. MEP Marina KALJURAND, S&D. Shadow rapporteur on the DSA Act. MEP Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, S&D. Rapporteur on the European strategy for data.
Introduction of young Leaders/ Q&A.
13:00 Capacity-building session Anja Gengo, UN IGF Secretariat Esteve Sanz, EU Commission, Head of Sector Internet Governance and Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Prof. Pedro Inácio, Pro-Rector for the Digital University, UBI / IEEE Senior member Dr. Regina Filipová Fuchsová, EURid/.eu, Industry Relations Manager Nadia Tjahja, EuroDIG youth coordinator (TBC) Ass. Prof. Joanna Kulesza, University of Lodz, Lodz CyberHub
In November 2023, ICANN launched the official system for access to non-public domain name registration information, known as the Registration Data Request Service, or RDRS. Even though multistakeholder consultations took place during the creation of the RDRS, many questions remain, including, among others, how the system actually functions, the mechanisms in place for monitoring and controlling access to this data, who can actually request data and the role of the registries in fulfilling requests. This event provides an opportunity for the non-commercial community to to learn about the RDRS and how it is used by ICANN and some registrars.
INTRODUCTION Kathy Kleiman – NCSG / American University Washington College of Law Wisdom Donkor – NCSG / UN IGF MAG
PRESENTERS Diana Middleton, Senior Program Manager, ICANN Sarah Wyld, Policy & Data Privacy Manager, Tucows Reg Levy, Head of Compliance, Tucows
On Tuesday February 27, 2024 at 7:30pm-8:30pm EST (00:30-01:30 UTC) the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘What’s on the Horizon in Legal Space with Digital Accessibility and WCAG 2.2?‘. Thomas Logan, owner of Equal Entry, and Ken Nakata have a podcast called A11yInsights. In every episode, they look at a legal case, a proposed or passed state law, and interesting news stories related to digital accessibility and the law. Thomas will review what is happening in the legal space as it pertains to digital accessibility from the perspective of a technologist.
On Tuesday February 6 2024 from 09:00-20:00 UTC the Internet Society Nigeria Chapter (ISOC-NG) hosts its 2024 Safer Internet Day (SID) Eventwith the theme ‘Empowering Minds, Protecting Rights, Creating a Safer Digital Africa‘. There will be a number of sessions from hubs around the country.
01 Procession Saheed Adedokun 02 Introduction of the hubs 03 President’s Keynote Address Engr. Kunle Olorundare 04 Unstructured Talk: Data Privacy Sati Satmer Dapel 05 Unstructured Talk: Online Safety Tinu Oguntuye 06 Q&A
Moderator: Saheed Adedokun 07 Networking Workshop details Sati Satmer Dapel 08 Wrap up Saheed Adedokun
On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, 9am-4:30pm EST (14:00-21:30 UTC) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold its sixth Spectrum Policy Symposium at the National Press Club in Washington DC. This year’s Symposium will focus on implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy, including panel discussions aligned with each pillar of the strategy, highlighted by keynote remarks from policymakers from the White House, Congress, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, and the Federal Communications Commission.
(No times specified) 01 Welcome Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information, U. S. Department of Commerce 02 Keynote Speeches Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U. S. Department of Commerce Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, National Security Council Anna Gomez, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission 03 Pillar 1 Panel Discussion: A Spectrum Pipeline to Ensure U.S. Leadership in Spectrum-Based Technologies Robert Hampshire, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Department of Transportation Jonathan Campbell, Legal Advisor–Wireless, International & Space, Office of the Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission Jennifer Warren, VP–Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, Lockheed Martin Umair Javed, Senior VP for Spectrum, CTIA James Assey, Executive VP, NCTA
Moderator: Charles Cooper 04 Pillar 2 Panel Discussion: Collaborative Long-Term Spectrum Planning to Support the Nation’s Evolving Spectrum Needs Mary Brown, Advisor to WIFI Forward Brett Kilbourne, representing Utilities Technology Council (UTC) John Kuzin, VP – Spectrum Policy & Regulatory Counsel, Qualcomm Flynn Rico-Johnson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Doris Matsui Tomasz Wojtaszek, Director, Radio Frequency Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, NOAA
Moderator: Derek Khlopin 05 Keynote Speeches 2 Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy John Sherman, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives 06 Pillar 3 Panel Discussion: Unprecedented Spectrum Access and Management through Technology Development Dr. John Chapin, Special Advisor for Spectrum, National Science Foundation Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame Dr. Charles Dietlein, Senior Research Engineer, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Dr. Andrew Clegg, Spectrum Lead, Google Dr. Brian Kelley, Principal Investigator & SME, FutureG Applied Research, DoD
Moderator: Paul Ransom 07 ITS Overview and ISART Conference Preview William Kozma, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Boulder, Colorado 08 Pillar 4 Panel Discussion: Growth of the Spectrum Workforce, Increased Understanding of Spectrum, and Raised Awareness of Spectrum’s Importance to the Country Dr. Nick Laneman, Director. SpectrumX / Co-Director, Wireless Institute, University of Notre Dame RJ Balanga, Deputy Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning Division, NASA Phil Karn, President, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) Dr. Sheryl Genco, VP–Advanced Technology, Ericsson
Moderator: Phil Murphy 09 Looking Forward: A Roundtable Discussion on Implementation Next Steps Austin Bonner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Matthew Pearl, Director and Special Advisor for Emerging Technologies, White House National Security Council (NSC) Scott Blake Harris, Senior Spectrum Advisor and Director–National Spectrum Strategy, NTIA Wrap-up and closing remarks
I’m encouraged by the national spectrum policy goals described in this symposium. I’m looking forward to learning more about the ongoing progress toward the stated objectives – specifically unlicensed spectrum. We need more policymakers informed about our essential participation in the Global Networked Economy.
On Thursday February 20, 2024, at 5pm-6pm EST (22:00-23:00 UTC) the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosts a roundtable ‘A Report Card for Korean Digital Leadership‘ to launch a new study on how South Korean companies and government organizations are using policy, technical and business standards, procurement, and education to accelerate digital transformation in South Korea and around the globe.
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