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8:47 am on January 22, 2026 · 2026 (277), citi (45), columbia (19), telecom (19)

Jan 23 2026 – Into the Next Digital Generation: Lessons from Yesterday, Predictions for Tomorrow

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On January 23, 2026, the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) convened a full-day conference ‘Into the Next Digital Generation: Lessons from Yesterday, Predictions for Tomorrow: A Tribute to the 43 Years of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and its Director, Prof. Eli Noam’ at Columbia University in NYC. The event, which was followed by a gala dinner, served as a celebration and tribute to the Institute, which will be closing with the retirement of founder, Professor Eli Noam.

CITI was the first research center dedicated to communications economics, management, and policy established at a US management school. Over the past 42 years, CITI has published 75 books and hundreds of articles, hosted nearly one thousand conferences, run several webinar series, and welcomed numerous visiting scholars and interns from around the world.

The conference was webcast via ISOC LIVE, and the dinner speeches recorded.

PROGRAM

01 – Opening and Welcome
Costis Maglaras – Dean, Columbia Business School
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02 – Introduction
Eli Noam – Emeritus Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Prof. of Economics, and Director, CITI
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03 – Vint Cerf Video Message
Vinton G. Cerf – CITI Advisory Board / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
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04 – Telecom and Internet Infrastructure: The Invisible Resource
Erik Bohlin – Professor, Ivey University (Canada) & Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Johannes Bauer – Quello Chair for Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University
Raul Katz – Director of Business Strategy, CITI, and President, Telecom Advisory Services
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Robert Pepper – fmr Head of Global Policy and Planning, Meta
Alex Wolfson – Head, Mobile Content Operations, BMW Group
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05 – Brief Overview of CITI’s Influence
Dr. Zvezdan Vukanovic – University Canada West / Associate Director for International Media, CITI
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06 – Regulatory Institutions
Harold Furchtgott-Roth – Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute / fmr Commissioner, FCC
Andrew Schwartzman – Senior Counselor, Benton Institute for Broadband and Society
Marc Rotenberg – Georgetown Law / Center for AI and Digital Policy
David Redl – Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado / ex-Administrator, NTIA
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Rosa Morales – Esq.
Lorenzo Pupillo – Centre for European Policy Studies
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07 – Media Industry Structure: An Iron Law of Oligopoly?
Ben Compaine – Director of Fellows Program, CITI
Jason Adam Buckweitz – Executive Director, CITI, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Robert Frieden – Pioneers Chair and Professor of Telecommunications and Law, Penn State University
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Kenneth Carter – CEO and Founder, Ozeki
Heather Hudson – Professor and fmr. Director ISER, University of Alaska Anchorage
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08 – Lunch Session: International Multipliers
Koos Bekker – Chairman, Naspers / founder, Multichoice (video)
Merit Janow – Dean Emerita and Professor of Professional Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, SIPA, Columbia University (video)
Derek Wyatt – fmr. Member of Parliament, UK (video)
Haru Sato – Professor Emeritus, Konan University (video)
Ambassador David Gross – Senior Counsel, Wiley Rein (video)
Internet Society New York Chapter Award Presentation – Dave Burstein and Stuart Reid
Moderators:
Michael Nelson – Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Henning Schulzrinne – Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University
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09 – Content Media: 3 Generations of Past Trouble, and Into the Next
Esther Dyson – Investor, Journalist, Author, Philanthropist
Howard Homonoff – Senior U.S. Media & Industry Advisor, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Joost van Dreunen – Asst. Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
Stanley Pierre-Louis – President & CEO, Entertainment Software Association
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Corey Spencer – Asst. Director, CITI
Bozena I. Mierzejewska – Associate Professor, Fordham Gabelli School of Business
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10 – Communications Finance: The Past and Future of Media and IT Investments
Doug Conn – fmr Executive Director, SMBC Nikko Securities
Tom Aust – fmr VP-Senior Analyst, State Street
Blair Levin – Policy Advisor, New Street Research
James Alleman – Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Harold Vogel – CEO, Vogel Capital Management
Bruce Lincoln – Sr. Fellow, CITI / co-founder, Silicon Harlem
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11 – America and the World: Digital Thought Leadership in the 21st Century
Reed Hundt – fmr Chairman, FCC
Joseph Stiglitz – University Professor, Columbia University
Lawrence Lessig – Furman Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Leonard Waverman – fmr Dean, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Martha Garcia-Murillo – Dean, College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska Omaha
Co-Moderators:
William Drake – Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Jonathan Liebenau – Professor of Technology Management, London School of Economics
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12 – Closing Remarks and Thanks
Eli Noam – Director, CITI
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13 – Gala Dinner: Welcome and Session 1: Public Policy
Lee Bollinger – fmr President, Columbia University (video)
Doreen Bogdan-Martin – Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (video)
Reed Hundt – fmr Chairman, FCC (video)
Castulus Kolo – President, Macromedia University
Richard Wiley – Chairman Emeritus, Wiley Rein (video)
Robert Frieden – Pioneers Chair and Professor of Telecommunications and Law, Penn State University
Rosa Morales – Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
Moderator: Robert Pepper – fmr Chair, CITI Advisory Board
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14 – Gala Dinner Session 2: Academia and Business
Vint Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google (video)
Johannes Bauer – Quello Chair for Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University
Martha Garcia-Murillo – Dean, College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska Omaha
Ivan Seidenberg – fmr CEO, Verizon (video)
Robert C. Atkinson – fmr Director of Policy Studies, CITI (video)
Erik Bohlin – Professor, Ivey University (Canada) & Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Moderator: Tom Hazlett – Macaulay Professor of Economics, Clemson University
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15 – Gala Dinner Session 3: Columbia
Gerald Rosberg – fmr Sr. EVP, Columbia University
Joseph Stiglitz – University Professor, Columbia University (by video)
Jeanine D’Armiento – Chair, Columbia University Senate
John Tomasi – President, Heterodox Academy and Prof. Brown University
Alex Wolfson – Head, Mobile Content Operations, BMW Group (video)
Moderator: Nadine Strossen – fmr. National President, ACLU
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10:46 am on May 28, 2025 · citi (45), internet governance (47)

RECORDING – Understanding Internet Governance: Implications for Digital, Data, and AI Governance

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On Wednesday May 28, 2025, at 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presented a webinar ‘Understanding Internet Governance: Implications for Digital, Data, and AI Governance‘.

June 2025 is the 20th anniversary of the report by the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG). Convened by the UN Secretary General to help resolve key questions that were blocking the World Summit on the Information Society negotiations, the WGIG produced a report that inter alia advanced a broad and holistic “working definition” of Internet governance and proposed the establishment of the Internet Governance Forum with the same character.  The definition highlighted that Internet governance involves shared frameworks developed by both states and stakeholders for both the underlying infrastructure and its diverse uses.  The WGIG’s recommendations helped to deescalate a divisive battle over intergovernmental vs. multistakeholder governance and were incorporated into the negotiated outcome, and the definition has been invoked as foundational in UN processes and beyond ever since.

But while governments and stakeholders signed onto the WGIG’s understanding of Internet governance in 2005, the international debates and politics over the twenty years since suggest that commitment to it has not been uniform or deep.  The balance between intergovernmental and multistakeholder approaches has remained contested, and attention to improving the design of institutions has been limited.  This has special salience today not only because the UN is reviewing the World Summit’s twenty-year implementation in order to determine the next steps, but also because we are once again in a period where there are pressures to establish new international governance mechanisms.  In and outside the UN, there are multiple processes underway concerning the governance of the digital economy, data, and artificial intelligence that are raising challenges akin to those confronted in the Internet governance battles of the past.
Among the questions worth exploring in this context are: 1) Has the WGIG’s understanding of Internet governance stood the test of time?  What are its strengths and weaknesses, and with the benefit of hindsight would a similar exercise produce the same results today?  2) To what extent is the approach taken in 2005 useful in addressing the contemporary push for governance of the digital economy, data, and artificial intelligence? Are there lessons to be learned that would assist in managing the analytical and political challenges?  3) What are the implications of the new governance debates for the Internet Governance Forum and related institutions?
This webinar explored these questions.  A panel of WGIG veterans led off the conversation, and then the rest of the session was devoted to open discussion among all interested attendees.  At the June 2026 Internet Governance Forum meeting in Norway, a larger WGIG+20 session will build upon this discussion.
The session was simulcast live by ISOC LIVE.

PANEL
Avri Doria – independent researcher and consultant.
Wolfgang Kleinwächter – Professor Emeritus of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus
Markus Kummer – Internet governance and policy expert
Vittorio Bertola – Head of Policy & Innovation, Open-Xchange

HOST / MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

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4:51 am on April 19, 2025 · citi (45), internet freedom (81)

WEBCAST APR 23 – International Cooperation on Internet Freedom and Openness

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ISOC LIVEOn Wednesday April 23, 2025, at 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘International Cooperation on Internet Freedom and Openness‘.

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.

The session is simulcast live by ISOC LIVE.

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

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3:42 am on February 26, 2025 · citi (45), cybernorms (3), OEWG (1)

WEBCAST FEB 26 – International Cybersecurity Norms in the UN and Beyond

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ISOC.LIVEOn Wednesday February 26, 2025, at 11:00-12:30 EST (16:00-17:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘International Cybersecurity Norms in the UN and Beyond‘.

The United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies (OEWG) is meeting February 17–21 in New York. The OEWG is mandated from 2021 to 2025 to promote dialogue and the development of norms of responsible state behavior regarding interstate cybersecurity and cyberconflict. The meeting could be marred by long-standing controversies over the design of new norms and obligations, the application of international law, confidence building measures, the participation of stakeholders in intergovernmental cybersecurity discussions, and the design of the new permanent UN forum for these issues to be launched next year. In addition, there are divisions on a Russian proposal to negotiate a legally binding UN Cybersecurity Convention in the wake of the recently adopted and problematic Cybercrime Convention.

The current OEWG is part of a matrix of processes that have been struggling to build consensus on the international rules of the game for cybersecurity. This includes a previous OEWG that ran from 2019 to 2021, six UN Groups of Governmental Experts convened between 2004 to 2021, and other multilateral discussions. In parallel, multistakeholder collaborations and the private sector have advanced a number of proposals for international norms and regimes.

The purpose of this webinar is to step back from the details of these individual processes and take stock of the big picture state of play in international cybersecurity negotiations. What are the key battle lines between states and their respective coalitions, and what has and has not been achieved in consequence? Has multistakeholder participation in the UN and nongovernmental initiatives influenced the governance landscape? How consequential can multilateral frameworks be in shaping the behavior of states, in particular the major powers?

A panel of leading experts on cybersecurity norms and the UN negotiations will lead off the discussion, and then the rest of the session will be devoted to open conversation among all interested attendees.

The session will be simulcast live by ISOC LIVE.

INTRODUCTION
Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.

PANEL
Alexander Klimburg (Austria)
Sheetal Kumar (UK)
Christopher Painter (USA)

DISCUSSANT
Janis Karklins (Latvia)

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

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TWITTER #OEWG #cybernorms @wjdrake @Elinoam @Columbia_Biz | MASTODON  | BLUESKY  | INSTA

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1:31 am on November 9, 2024 · citi (45), disinformation (5)

WEBCAST NOV 19 – Disinformation, Information Integrity, and International Cooperation

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ISOC LIVEOn Tuesday, November, 2024, at 11:00-12:30 EST (16:00-17:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘Disinformation, Information Integrity, and International Cooperation‘.

The explosive growth of online disinformation has elicited worldwide concern and calls for action over the past decade. Attention to its potential effects has been particularly acute in 2024 because of the US presidential election and the other national elections being held in over 70 countries with almost half of the world’s population. In recent years, policymakers and others have increasingly focused on the promotion of “information integrity” as a possible antidote to disinformation and related challenges. At the same time, some advocates for the freedom of expression have been highly critical of restrictive policy responses to disinformation. However, governments have cooperated to establish international norms and mechanisms in order to address the transnational nature of the perceived problem. For example, the European Union established a co-regulatory Code of Practice on Disinformation; thirty-two mostly industrialized countries endorsed a Global Declaration on Information Integrity Online; the Group of 20 released a ministerial statement noting the relevance of information integrity; and the UN General Assembly issued resolutions and reports on countering disinformation. In addition, the UN Secretary General proposed the establishment of a global Code of Conduct for Information Integrity on Digital Platforms and ultimately released a set of Global Principles for Information Integrity. Other UN and multilateral processes have addressed the issues in varying ways, and private sector and multistakeholder groupings also have pursued collaborative responses. Free speech organizations have also weighed in.

This webinar will delve into this issue nexus in two steps. First, we will consider whether and how online disinformation has evolved due to technological, economic and political change, and whether the promotion of “information integrity” provides a path toward an improved infosphere, or towards global restrictiveness. Second, we will explore whether international agreements can make a difference; their potential benefits and risks for human rights in a geopolitical landscape populated with illiberal regimes and movements; and the prospects for compliance with international norms by the disinformation creators and the distribution platforms.

This webinar will facilitate dialogue on these and related questions. A panel of leading experts on the topic will lead off, then the rest of the session will be devoted to open conversation among all interested attendees.

The session is simulcast live under the auspices of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY).

INTRODUCTION
Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.

PANEL
Guy Berger – Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University / Distinguished Research Fellow, Research ICT Africa
Maria Paz Canales – Co-Head, Policy and Advocacy, Global Partners Digital
Jeanette Hofmann – Professor of Digital Policy, Freie Universität Berlin.

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-disinfo

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TWITTER #disinformation#informationintegrity @guyberger @MPaz_online @achdujeh @wjdrake @Elinoam @Columbia_Biz

#disinformation MASTODON  | BLUESKY  | INSTA 

#informationintegrity MASTODON  | BLUESKY  | INSTA 

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2:04 am on October 16, 2024 · citi (45), GDC (10), un (41)

WEBCAST OCT 24 – Digital Multilateralism After the UN Summit of the Future

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On Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘Digital Multilateralism After the UN Summit of the Future‘.

Governments assembled at the United Nations’ September 2024 Summit of the Future adopted a Pact for the Future that pledges “a new beginning in multilateralism” and to “transform global governance.” Annexed to the Pact is a Global Digital Compact intended to apply these general aspirations to global digital governance. The Pact and its digital annex have been described by the UN and some others as achieving desperately needed reforms that strengthens the UN’s ability to help manage both longstanding global challenges and new issues raised by the information revolution. In the digital sphere, this includes nods to the importance of multistakeholder input, the launch of new collaborations on artificial intelligence and other issues, and the creation of a New York office charged with leading UN system-wide coordination of digital cooperation.

The time is ripe to assess what was achieved by the Pact and its digital annex, how the agreement may be implemented, and what it could mean for the future. Does it point to a transformative new beginning for digital multilateralism? Can its institutional innovations overcome the geopolitical tensions and rivalries that have confounded so many previous digital governance efforts in the UN? How will the new arrangements mesh with the digital policy work underway in UN specialized agencies and other intergovernmental organizations? How might they impact key processes that have more multistakeholder support, like the upcoming reviews of the World Summit on the Information Society agreements and the Internet Governance Forum’s mandate? Will the UN New York begin to accommodate meaningful multistakeholder participation in its efforts?

This webinar will facilitate open dialogue on these and related questions. A panel of expert participants in global digital governance processes will lead off. The rest of the session will be devoted to a conversation among all interested attendees.

The session is simulcast live under the auspices of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY).

INTRODUCTION
Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.

PANEL
Fiona M. Alexander – Distinguished Policy Strategist in Residence,School of International Service / Distinguished Fellow, Internet Governance Lab, American University
Anriette Esterhuysen – Senior Advisor for Internet Governance, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Wolfgang Kleinwächter – Professor Emeritus of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus.

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-multilateralism

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TWITTER #digitalmultilateralism @wjdrake @Elinoam Wolfgang Kleinwächter @fionamalexander Anriette Esterhuysen @Columbia_Biz #internetgovernance #gdc

MASTODON  #digitalmultilateralism

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5:24 pm on April 15, 2024 · citi (45), GDC (10), un (41)

WEBCAST APR 16 – The UN’s Global Digital Compact: Considerations on the Zero Draft

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On Tuesday April 16, 2024, at 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘The UN’s Global Digital Compact: Considerations on the Zero Draft‘.

On April 1st, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology released the ‘Zero Draft’ of the proposed United Nations Global Digital Compact (GDC). The final text will be annexed to the Pact for the Future to be adopted at the Summit of the Future in New York on 22-23 September 2024. The preparatory process involved multiple UN reports, proposals and consultations about global digital governance and cooperation. Some of these proposals got support, while others have proven to be highly controversial forays into sensitive policy spaces in which the international community is often deeply divided. The resulting Zero Draft reflects these dynamics. It includes proposals for new organizational structures and policy processes on such issues as artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, digital human rights, connectivity, information integrity, crossborder data flows and the system-wide coordination of UN digital work. On April 5th, the UN commences a series of intergovernmental and stakeholder consultations to help evolve a final text that can serve as a consensus landing zone.

How are the hot button issues reflected in the Zero Draft? Does the document suggest a different interplay between intergovernmental decision-making and multistakeholder participation? How might the proposed enhanced roles of the Secretariat in New York impact existing UN organizations and processes, including the Internet Governance Forum? Are the proposed new mechanisms likely to be fit for purpose and serve as effective responses to the rapidly evolving global environment? Or could these mechanisms be hobbled by the same international political differences and dynamics that have confounded previous global digital governance initiatives?

This webinar assembles a panel of leading experts from the private sector, Internet technical community and civil society stakeholder groups to consider these and other questions. As always, the panelists’ conversation will be followed by an open dialogue among all webinar participants.

The session is simulcast live under the auspices of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY).

INTRODUCTION
Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.

PANEL
Chris Buckridge – IGF MAG
Anriette Esterhuysen – Senior Advisor for Internet Governance, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Timea Suto – Global Digital Policy Lead, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-gdc

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3w1NUiP

TWITTER #GlobalDigitalCompact @wjdrake @Elinoam @_buckr Anriette Esterhuysen @APC_News Timea Suto @iccwbo @Columbia_Biz #netgov

MASTODON #GlobalDigitalCompact

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11:45 am on March 16, 2024 · citi (45), digital trade (6), internet governance (47), WTO (1)

WEBCAST MAR 19 – The WTO’s Digital Trade Negotiations in the Wake of its 13th Ministerial Conference

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ISOC LIVEOn Tuesday March 19, 2024, at 11:00-12:30 EDT (15:00-16:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘The WTO’s Digital Trade Negotiations in the Wake of its 13th Ministerial Conference‘.

The World Trade Organization is struggling to respond to the proliferation of national restrictions and trade barriers in the global digital economy. The largely failed 13th Ministerial Conference that concluded on March 2, 2024 barely managed in its last hour to extend the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions until 2026. The 90-member Joint Service Initiative launched in 2017 has been unable to finalize a negotiating text even after dropping or indefinitely pausing work on its most important but contentious issues. These include: barriers to cross-border data flows, forced data localization, forced disclosure of source code, the non-discriminatory treatment of digital products, and online platforms, among others. A key factor in this downsizing of ambitions was the US government’s extremely contentious October 2023 decision to reverse its longstanding push for strong disciplines on such items. If the negotiations ultimately produce a result, it may be more the kind of minimalist trade facilitation agreement favored by China rather than the sort of ambitious liberalization deal previously championed by the United States.

What are the prospects for global digital trade negotiations in the years ahead? What would a minimalist outcome mean for the growth of territorial borders on global flows, and Internet fragmentation? Would the sidelining of inclusive multilateral institutions further strengthen the trend toward a spaghetti bowl of varying minilateral trade deals that exclude much of the developing world? Is a sharper geopolitical clash between diverging models of digital capitalism becoming likely?

This webinar assembles a panel of leading experts on global digital trade policy to consider these and other questions. As always, the panelists’ conversation will be followed by an open dialogue among all webinar participants.

The session is simulcast live under the auspices of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY).

INTRODUCTION
Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia Business School.

PANEL
Mira Burri – Professor of International Economic and Internet Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne
Anupam Chander – Scott K. Ginsburg, Professor of Law and Technology, Georgetown Law School
Martina F. Ferracane – Research Fellow, European University Institute / Academic manager, Digital Trade Integration Project

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/citi-wto

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TWITTER #WTO #digitaltrade @wjdrake @Elinoam @Columbia_Biz @miraburri @UniLuzern @Martina__F @EUI_EU @AnupamChander @GeorgetownLaw @wto #digitaltrade #internetgovernance 

MASTODON  #WTO

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6:45 am on December 14, 2023 · citi (45), internet governance (47), netmundial (10)

WEBCAST DEC 14 – CITI Governance – NETmundial +10: Opportunities and Challenges for Multistakeholder Global Internet Governance

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isoc liveOn Thursday December 14, 2023, at 10:30-12:00 EST (15:30-17:00 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘NETmundial +10: Opportunities and Challenges for Multistakeholder Global Internet Governance‘.

In April 2014, Brazil hosted the NETmundial Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance in São Paulo. Held after a substantial online preparatory consultation, the meeting brought together over 1200 participants from governments and stakeholder groups to adopt a NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement that advanced guiding principles and a roadmap for the future evolution of Internet governance. The NETmundial strengthened international support for multistakeholder cooperation at a very difficult moment that was shaped by the Edward Snowden revelations, divisive Internet negotiations in the United Nations, and the US government’s planned transition of its authority over critical Internet resources to the global community.

On November 23, 2023 the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) announced that Brazil will convene a NETmundial +10 meeting in São Paulo in the Spring of 2024. The stated objectives include reviewing and renewing international commitments to the NETmundial principles and strategic agenda, and debating the role of multistakeholder participation in today’s even more heatedly divided geopolitical environment. The prospective meeting is stimulating discussion around the world and in the new year will likely reanimate the wide-ranging debates about the roles of states and stakeholders and the balance between multistakeholder and intergovernmental cooperation in global Internet governance.

This webinar assembles a panel of veteran expert participants in global Internet governance for an initial open global discussion of the NETmundial+10 meeting. It is simulcast live under the auspices of the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY).

PANEL
Avri Doria, independent researcher and consultant
Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus, International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus
Renata Mielli, Coordinator, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br)

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/citi-netmundial

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://citinetmundial.eventbrite.com

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/472KWqO

TWITTER #NetMundial @wjdrake @Columbia_Biz @avri @renatamielli Wolfgang Kleinwächter #netgov

MASTODON  #NetMundial

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/citi-netmundial

5:27 pm on November 14, 2023 · citi (45), digital trade (6)

WEBCAST NOV 15 – CITI Governance – US Reversal on Digital Trade Policy: Implications for Digital Governance

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ISOC LIVE

ISOC LIVEOn Wednesday November 15, 2023, at 11:00-12:30 EST (16:00-17:30 UTC), the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part of its Global Digital Governance series, presents a webinar ‘US Reversal on Digital Trade Policy: Implications for Digital Governance‘.

On October 25, 2023, the US government set off positive and negative shock waves in the world of digital and trade policy by announcing the abandonment of its longstanding advocacy of ambitious negotiations for digital trade. Until last week, the United States had been the leading proponent of strong trade rules that would curtail governments’ restrictions on cross-border data flows and their requirements of forced data localization and access to source code as a condition of foreign firms doing business in their countries. Difficult negotiations have been underway in multiple settings including the World Trade Organization’s Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on E-Commerce, and in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The US policy reversal has greatly dismayed like-minded governments, business interests, and trade analysts who advocate international regimes that promote openness in the global digital economy. Conversely, the decision has been warmly welcomed by opposing governments and civil society organizations, and by critics of Big Tech in the US Congress.

Why did the United States reverse a long-standing position that has been central to its posture as a global leader in international trade policy? Who benefits and what is gained or lost by the shift? How will this affect current and future trade negotiations? What could the new US posture mean for the future evolution and governance of the global digital and Internet environments?

This webinar assembles a panel of expert analysts to assess the causes and consequences of the new US approach to digital trade negotiations. As always, the panelists’ conversation will be followed by an open dialogue among all webinar participants.

INTRODUCTION
Eli Noam, Paul Garrett Professor, Emeritus / Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

PANEL
Nigel Cory, Associate Director, Trade Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Jonathan McHale, Vice President for Digital Trade , Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
Lee Tuthill, visiting Fellow, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, Australia

MODERATOR
William J. Drake, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/citi-usreversal

TRANSCRIPT https://archive.org/download/citi-usreversal/citi-usreversal_TRANSCRIPT.pdf

TWITTER #DigitalTrade #USReversal @Elinoam @wjdrake @Columbia_Biz @nigelcory @ITIFdc Jonathan McHale @ccianet Lee Tuthill @IITAdelaide

MASTODON  #DigitalTrade

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/citi-usreversal