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The Internet Governance Forum 2013 . 2014-2015. Markus Kummer. 13 December 2013. Key characteristics of the 2013 meeting. Theme: “ Building Bridges – enhancing multistakeholder cooperation from growth and sustainable development” Positive reactions ( “ The best IGF ever ” )
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The Internet Governance Forum 2013 2014-2015 Markus Kummer 13 December 2013
Key characteristics of the 2013 meeting • Theme: “Building Bridges – enhancing multistakeholder cooperation from growth and sustainable development” • Positive reactions (“The best IGF ever”) • Emerging sense of community • IGF tackled the challenges • Widespread government surveillance was the “Elephant in the room” in Bali
Events at IGF 2013 91 Workshops 18 Preevents 18 Open forums 10 Dynamic coalitions 4 Orientation sessions 9 Main sessions 12 Capacity building track events 17 Other events 101 Bilateral meetings A total of 268 events Courtesy of IGF Secretariat
Attendanceat IGF 2013 Media Registration total: 73 Badges issued: 57 Participants Registration total: 1954 Badges issued: 1473 • Remote participation • 162 sessions were wired for remote participantion • 131 sessions had at least one remote participant • 30 remote hubs were present (Australia, Colombia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Uganda, the United States, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, …) Courtesy of IGF Secretariat
Transcripts/Webcasts • All the sessions were webcasted. They are available on the IGF Youtube Channel, at http://www.youtube.com/user/igf/videos?shelf_index=0&view=0&sort=dd • All the transcripts of the sessions are available on the IGF website, at http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/igf-2013-transcripts
Stakeholder groups at IGF 2013 Courtesy of IGF Secretariat
Regionsat IGF 2013 Courtesy of IGF Secretariat
Genderat IGF 2013 Female: 535 Male: 910 Courtesy of IGF Secretariat
Key events driving the 2013 IGF Agenda • World Conference on International Telecom Regulations (WCIT) • Divisive and contentious conference • Need to build bridges between the two camps • > “Building Bridges – enhancing multistakeholder cooperation fro growth and sustainable development” • World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) • Positive meeting – first step towards “building bridges” • Open issue: “operationalizing role of governments” • Disclosures about widespread government surveillance • Tectonic shift in Internet governance landscape • “Elephant in the room” in Bali
“WCIT leftovers” • Spam was identified as a problem in Dubai. • IGF 2014 took up the issue in depth • Solutions are available to address these problems. • Proposal to have technical training workshops at the IGF 2014.
Role of governments • Role of governments is a key issue in Internet governance debate. • WSIS: Internet governance should involve all stakeholders “in their respective roles”. • Bali discussions revealed broad agreement that governments have a role to play: • regulatory environment, • building of infrastructure, • enforcing human rights, • fostering multistakeholder cooperation.
Government surveillance • General agreement on the need to rebuild trust. • IGF provided space for open discussions on a delicate issue. • Emerging consensus on the need for developing high level principles. • Agreement on the importance to continue multistakeholder discussions.
Sense of emerging community spirit • Hyderabad 2008: Mumbai terrorist attacks – solidarity with India. • Bali 2013: • Surveillance seen as a threat to the Internet itself. • Need to rebuild trust. • Feeling that the IGF is the privileged place to pursue these discussions.
Value of the IGF • IGF as a one-stop-shop for inter-stakeholder dialogue • Platform for an open and frank dialogue to discuss difficult issues. • Place for ‘soft governance’ - for exchanging information and sharing best current practices. • Sharing best practices on how to deal with spam is more efficient than a treaty article!
Need to strengthen the IGF • IGF Secretariat operates on a shoestring – understaffed and underfunded. • Financial problems of this year’s host managed to catalyze broad support. • Urgent need to strengthen capacity of IGF Secretariat and put it on a stable and sustainable financial basis. • The IGF is an “indispensable part of the Internet ecosystem” (ISOC Board of Trustees). • A healthy IGF is necessary for a healthy Internet!
IGF 2014 • The planning for the 2014 meeting has begun. • Stocktaking – “what worked well, what worked less well in Bail?” • Questionnaire available on the IGF website. • Location for the 2014 meeting: Istanbul, Turkey. • Proposed dates: 1st week of September. • Next Open Consultations and MAG Meeting: • 19-20 February 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Markus Kummer The Internet Society Thank you. 13 December 2013