The wide range of issues covered by the field of Internet governance (IG) can sometimes be a problem to cope with. From a multistakeholder approach, across human rights and privacy issues, to the technical improvements needed and maintenance of the technical systems required for the proper running of the Internet on a...
You are involved in human rights online, but wickitee (WCIT) sounds like something used to play cricket, ETNO sounds like the name of a robot, and Baku like an exotic vacation spot. Or you know what SOPA/PIPA refers to (right: alphabet soup in Spanish), but FoE caught you off guard. Maybe you work on child safety issues every day, but need to understand the legal implications and...
Have you ever doubted the importance of Internet governance? Probably not, because you realize that how the Internet is managed affects us today, and will shape our future. But Internet governance is taking a place on the diplomatic stage as well, as governments acknowledge its importance. An article in Rice University's Futurity, by David Ruth-Rice says:
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Caribbean Internet infrastructure expert Shernon Osepa will be a special guest at the IGCBP12 Islands and Americas class meeting today, to answer questions about critical Internet resources, especially for Caribbean and island countries.
No matter what you may have heard or read, the 2012 Internet Governance Forum will not be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November this year.
The IGF12 has already started, and it ends in Baku, on 9 November. Don't kid yourself. If you are not working on the IGF now, or if you don't get started soon, there will not be an IGF 2012 for you, your voice will not be heard, and you will not take...
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Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) selection: Lessons being learned
How to foster inclusive and effective diplomacy is a question that we, at Diplo, try to answer in our training and research. The global push for more inclusive and transparent governance is clear. The wide engagement with the ACTA issue is a recent example. More inclusive governance is not only...
Diplo IGCBP programme coordinator Ginger Paque gives a 3-day workshop overview of Internet governance for the FOSSFA/OSFAM IDLELO5 conference in Abuja, Nigeria
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In a recent article in Forbes magazine, Scott Cleland introduces an angle that I’ve never actually stopped to think about – until now. I’ve been so busy lauding the fact that the Internet is changing my world that I’ve never given much thought to how the...
DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for course participants for the 2012 Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP12). This online programme is designed to improve Internet policy and IG-related knowledge and skills for participants from both developed and developing countries and to assist them in participating in the global decision-shaping...