In 2017 the IGF Secretariat together with the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) decided once again to hold shorter, more informal dynamic sessions, known as ‘lightning sessions’, as part of the IGF's annual meeting programme. Lightning sessions and other new session formats were launched in 2016 at the IGF in Mexico and proved to be very popular with both organizers and participants.
A MAG working group dedicated to new session formats (the WG-NSF) conducted a survey of the workshop proposals not originally selected for the meeting and which could be suitable for the limited 20-minute format. 23 proposals were selected and re-formatted for the lightning slots.
Below are the programme and presentations or reports for featured lightning sessions at IGF 2017.
*DAY 1 - Monday, 18 December*
13.00 - 13.20 Opportunities for labour markets through online education
Presenters/Organizers: Mikhail Komarov
13.25 - 13.45 Privacy for Kids: the booklet
Presenters/Organizers: Maryant Fernandez Perez
13.50 - 14.10 SpeakUp Barometer - How to assess digital participation
Presenters/Organizers: Steffen Leidel, Julius Endert
14.15 - 14.35 ‘Friends of IGF’ Project
Presenters/Organizers: Flávio Wagner
14.40 - 15.00 Resolved: Technical bodies must recognize their responsibility to public policy in the digital
age
Presenters/Organizers: Peter Micek
15.05 - 15.25 I can’t find it! - Lack of relevant content online as a barrier to access to knowledge
Presenters/Organizers: Jorge Vargas
*DAY 2 - Tuesday, 19 December*
13.00 - 13.20 Jurisdiction on the Internet: Understanding global trends
Presenters/Organizers: Carlos Affonso Souza, Paul Fehlinger
13.25 - 13.45 Benchmarking ICT companies on digital rights: How-to and lessons learned
Presenters/Organizers: Ilana Ullman, Elonnai Hickok
13.50 - 14.10 The impact of domain names on children’s rights and child safety
Presenters/Organizers: Jutta Croll
14.15 - 14.35 Prioritizing the Commitment to an Open Internet in the Digital Future
Presenters/Organizers: Maiko Nakagaki
14.40 - 15.00 Remembering not to Forget: Worst and Best Case Scenarios for Digital Heritage Preservation
Presenters/Organizers: Stephen Wyber
15.05 - 15.25 Blurring the Lines Between Work and Play: Emerging Youth Practices and the Digital Economy
Presenters/Organizers: Sandra Cortesi
*DAY 3 - Wednesday, 20 December*
13.00 - 13.20 Automated Guardians of the Good? Algorithms impact in the exercise of rights
Presenters/Organizers: Cláudio Lucena
13.25 - 13.45 Smart Cities Initiatives and Public Policy: towards a "data for good” approach
Presenters/Organizers: Carlos Augusto Liguori FIlho, Bruno Bioni
13.50 - 14.10 Data Transparency through the Right of Access
Presenters/Organizers: René Mahieu
14.15 - 14.35 Access Forbidden: Internet under the Crossfire of Jurisdictions
Presenters/Organizers: Andrey Shcherbovich
14.40 - 15.00 Community Networks: Shaking-up Connectivity Paradigms - Putting the Last Mile First
2 Connect People
Presenters/Organizers: Jane Coffin
*DAY 4 - Thursday, 21 December*
13.00 - 13.20 (Self-)regulation of algorithmic systems that control online information access
Presenters/Organizers: Ansgar Koene, Matthias Spielkamp
13.25 - 13.45 Accessible Mobile Apps: Digital lifestyle for Visually Impaired People in Internet Era
Presenters/Organizers: Ireen Sultana
13.50 - 14.10 Researching Digital Rights: Cross-Context Experiences
Presenters/Organizers: Wairagala Wakabi
14.15 - 14.35 Online gender based violence: a Latin American perspective
Presenters/Organizers: María Paz Canales
14.40 - 15.00 Digital Rights in Africa: A review of 2017 [Full Report: EN, FR]
Presenters/Organizers: Gbenga Sesan
15.05 - 15.25 Build it or break it: How to leverage BRICS digital advantages and leave behind our
Presenters/Organizers: Mark Datysgeld