Session
Open Internet for Democracy Initiative
Daniel O'Maley, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Civil Society, WEOG Andrea Vega Yudico, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Civil Society, WEOG Sarah Moulton, National Democratic Institute (NDI), Civil Society, WEOG Morgan Frost, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Civil Society, WEOG
Daniel O'Maley, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Civil Society, WEOG Andrea Vega Yudico, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Civil Society, WEOG Sarah Moulton, National Democratic Institute (NDI), Civil Society, WEOG Morgan Frost, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Civil Society, WEOG
Daniel O'Maley, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Civil Society, WEOG
Andrea Vega Yudico, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Civil Society, WEOG
Sarah Moulton, National Democratic Institute (NDI), Civil Society, WEOG
This networking session will use a “speed dating” format to help people meet as many other participants as quickly as possible. The session will start with a brief introduction at the beginning by the organizer about the purpose of trying to connect as many democracy activists with the internet governance space. The participants will be broken up into groups of 4 and be given 7 minutes to quickly introduce themselves, and to answer one or two guiding questions provided by the organizers. Participants will come back together and then split up again into groups to meet new people. This process will be replicated as many times as time allows. The goal is to allow participants to meet others working in this space, and to potentially identify areas for future collaboration.
Come to this "speed dating" session to connect with others working at the intersection of democracy and internet governance. As a technological platform, the internet offers incredible potential in terms of strengthening democratic processes worldwide. Yet, over the past decade, there has been a global decline in internet freedom. How can we better collaborate to counter this decline and make sure that internet governance initiatives keep the online space democratic and open? Anyone who is interested in how global internet governance can help foster democracy both online and off should attend this networking session. This session is being coordinated by the Open Internet for Democracy initiative. The initiative’s goal is to build a network of open internet advocates who champion democratic values that should guide the future development of the internet. For more information, visit the initiative website at https://openinternet.global
This networking session will be hybrid and will allow people who attending in-person to network with those participating online. This will be done by having hybrid breakout groups. Everyone who participates in this networking session will be expected to actively participate in the small breakout groups by introducing themselves, sharing a little about their work, and explaining their interest in the intersection of democracy and internet governance.