4:47 pm on May 2, 2017 · fragmentation (14), SIPA (15)

WEBCAST FRIDAY: 2017 Global Digital Futures Forum: A Fragmented Internet? @techpolicySIPA

LivestreamOn Friday May 5 2017 the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Tech and Policy Initiative will host the 2017 Global Digital Futures Policy Forum. The event, now in it’s 3rd year, will have the theme ‘A Fragmented Internet?’ Topics include industrial vs commercial uses of the internet, digital trade, trust and assurance, global platforms and international development, conflict and democracy and financial systemic risks. Speakers include: Eric Schmidt (Alphabet Inc.), Laura DeNardis (American University), Andrea Glorioso (EU Delegation to the US), Eli Noam (Columbia Business School), and Paul Twomey (ArgoPacific, Former ICANN CEO). The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

What: 2017 Global Digital Futures Forum: A Fragmented Internet?
Where: Columbia University, NYC
When: Friday May 5 2017 0900-18:30 EDT | 13:00-22:30 UTC
Agenda: http://bit.ly/gdf17agenda
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gdf17
Twitter: #gdf17 – https://twitter.com/hashtag/gdf17


12:51 pm on April 19, 2017 · blockchain (23), SIPA (15), USV (1)

WEBCAST THU: #Blockchain, #cybersecurity, and encryption: The future of policymaking @TechPolicySIPA

LivestreamOn Thursday April 20 2017 at 2:30pm EDT the Tech & Policy Initiative at Columbia SIPA and the Internet Association present Blockchain, cybersecurity, and encryption: The future of policymaking. Introduction: Dean Merit Janow (SIPA, Columbia University) | @ColumbiaSIPA. Panel: Jason Healey (Senior Research Scholar, SIPA at Columbia University) | @Jason_Healey; Harsh Sinha (Vice President of Engineering, Transferwise) | @harshsinha; Brad Burnham (Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures) | @BradUSV; Dr. Christopher Hooton (Chief Economist, Internet Association) | @Hooton_Chris; Moderator: Jose Pagliery (Investigative Reporter, CNN) | @Jose_Pagliery. The event will be webcast live via the Columbia SIPA Livestream Channel.

What: Blockchain, cybersecurity, and encryption: The future of policymaking
Where: Columbia University, NYC
When: Thursday April 20 2017 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT | 18:30-21:00 UTC
Webcast: https://livestream.com/sipa/events/7286743
Twitter: @TechPolicySIPA

WEBCAST TODAY: @ColumbiaSIPA Global Digital Futures Policy Forum #netgov #SIPAdigitalfuture

LivestreamToday Monday April 25 2016 Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs(SIPA) presents the inaugural Global Digital Futures Policy Forum at the Italian Academy in NYC. Forum is envisioned as a long-term intellectual initiative to reimagine our digital future, focus on the potential benefits and costs arising from global digital technology changes and, importantly, anticipate public policy solutions to emerging problems that will shape the future of society and the economy for generations to come. The upcoming forum will consider both domestic and international dimensions of data governance in the context of technological change and globalization. Speakers at today’s event include DARPA Director Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Laura DeNardis, Daniel Sepulveda, Frank Pasquale, and Eli Noam. The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channels.

What: Global Digital Futures Policy Forum
Where: Italian Academy, NYC
When: Monday April 25 2016 09:00-17:30 EDT | 13:00-21:30 UTC
Agenda: https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/conferences/global-digital-futures-policy-forum-2016/preliminary-agenda
Webcast: Plenary+Room A https://livestream.com/internetsociety/SIPAdigitalfuture
Room B https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/SIPAdigitalfuture
Twitter: #SIPAdigitalfuture https://twitter.com/hashtag/SIPAdigitalfuture

2:06 pm on October 27, 2015 · SIPA (15), Veni (5), wsis (34)

WEBCAST FRIDAY: The High Politics of Internet Governance – #WSIS10 Panel @ColumbiaSIPA

SIPA WSIS+10On Friday October 30 2015 Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs will present a lunchtime panel The High Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a Decade after the World Summit on the Information Society. On December 15-16 in New York, the United Nations is convening a General Assembly High-Level Meeting to review the goals of the World Summit on the Information Society after a decade (WSIS+10) and to craft a future vision for the information society. Input from various stakeholders has raised questions about the future of the Internet and who will run it. This Columbia SIPA panel will explain the implications of this dialog for Internet sustainability, security, and freedom, and how this high-level discussion connects to the planned transition of U.S. oversight in Internet governance. Moderator: Merit Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University. Panel: Laura DeNardis, Professor, American University, and Senior Research Scholar, Columbia SIPA; Gordon Goldstein, Managing Director and Head of External Affairs, Silver Lake Group; Ambassador David Gross, Partner, Wiley Rein; Veni Markovski, Vice President, ICANN; Ambassador Janis Mazeiks, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations; H. E. Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations. The event will be webcast live via the Columbia SIPA Livestream Channel.

What: The High Politics of Internet Governance: Global Policy Conflicts a Decade after the World Summit on the Information Society
Where: School of International and Public Affairs, NYC
When: Friday October 30 2015 1pm-2pm EDT | 17:00-18:00 UTC
Webcast: https://livestream.com/sipa/events/4458501
Twitter: @ColumbiaSIPA | #WSIS10

VIDEO – Global Conference on Internet Governance and Cyber-Security @ColumbiaSIPA @OurInternetGCIG #ig

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SIPA_GCIG_ConferenceOn Thursday May 14 and Friday May 15 2015 the  Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs(SIPA) and the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) presented the Conference on Internet Governance and Cyber-Security at Columbia University in NYC. Over 40 speakers – including Vint Cerf, Kathy Brown, Fadi Chehadé, Larry Strickling, David Gross, Leslie Daigle, Rebecca Mackinnon, Konstantinos Komaitis, Michael Nelson, and Laura DeNardis, discussed the most pressing policy issues in the worlds of internet governance and cyber-security including privacy, security, innovation, international trade and cross border data flows, data protectionism, human rights, freedom of expression and more. The conference was webcast live via a joint effort of the Internet Society and the SIPA IT Department. Video is below.

What: Conference on Internet Governance and Cyber-Security
Agenda: https://sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/cross-cutting-initiatives/cyber-security/agenda
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/SIPA
Twitter: #SIPAcyber