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 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
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 Saturday March 29, 2025, BetaNYC hosts NYC School of Data 2025 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 13th anniversary of the City’s transformative open data law and concludes NYC Open Data Week 2025. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design.
The main stage will be webcast via ISOC.LIVE. ASL interpretation will be provided. Other tracks will be recorded and made available via the BetaNYC YouTube channel. Much appreciation to Reinvent Albany for the funding support.
01 Opening Session Jazzy Smith – Chief of Staff, BetaNYC Martha Norrick – Chief Analytics Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation. NYC Hon. Kristen Gonzalez – Chair, Internet and Technology Committee, New York State Senate Noel Hidalgo – Executive Director, BetaNYC
02 Congestion Pricing: Data Lessons From the First Three Months Matt Yarri – Data Science Manager, MTA
11 Creating a Multimodal Urban Planning Simulation for Diverse Publics using NYC Open Data Katie McMillan Culp – Chief Learning Officer, New York Hall of Science Jenna Lang – Content Producer, Trivium Interactive Andrew Kittredge – Civic Innovation Lab Director, BetaNYC Amelia Merker – Exhibits Manager, NYSCI
20 Beyond the Data: The Tech Driving City Council Programs Johnathan Chei – Assistant Deputy Director, Web Development Unit Alaa Moussawi – Chief Data Scientist Frank Perez – Community Engagement Division Brad J. Reid – Deputy Director, Legislative Division Yogi Rosario-Doran – Community Engagement Division Ahmad Zaki – Full-stack Developer, Legislative Division
28 In Code We Trust: Volunteering and Careers in Government & Public Interest Technology Meli Glenn – Experience Design Strategist, Digital Transformation Office, Human Centered Design Team, NYS Office of Information Technology Services Noel Hidalgo – Executive Director, BetaNYC Martha Norrick – Chief Analytics Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation Gabe Paley – Assistant Secretary for Technology, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Jai Rodgers – Talent Community Manager, U.S. Digital Response
On April 9, 2025, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hosted a discussion ‘Opportunities in the Next Evolution of the Domain Name System‘ at Civic Hall in NYC. ICANN is preparing to launch the application window for the Next Round of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) Applications will be accepted starting from April 2026, but programs for Applicant Support and Registry Service Provider evaluation are already underway.
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