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IGF 2023 Networking Session #145 Discussing Internet Governance research in time of crisis

    Time
    Tuesday, 10th October, 2023 (06:15 UTC) - Tuesday, 10th October, 2023 (07:15 UTC)
    Room
    WS 9 – Room C-2
    Subtheme

    Global Digital Governance & Cooperation
    Digital Commons as a Public Good
    Digital Ethics Education
    Multistakeholderism
    Role of IGF

    Francesca MUSIANI, Academia, WEOG Lucien CASTEX, Technical Community, WEOG Julien ROSSI, Academia, EEG Clément Perarnaud, Academia, WEOG

    Speakers

    Promotion of the event in the research community as well as in the wider community. Amongst participants: Samih SOUISSI, Government, WEOG, Collaborations between academia and government agencies to tackle emerging technical issues. Julien Rossi, Academia, Eastern European States

    The aim of the session is to have a broad discussion in an open and informal setting.

    Onsite Moderator

    Lucien CASTEX

    Online Moderator

    Francesca MUSIANI, Academia, WEOG

    Rapporteur

    Clément Perarnaud, VUB, Academia, WEOG

    Format

    The session is designed to engage both the online and onsite participants. - icebreaker including short introduction and a round of introductions on research focus and collaboration Sharing ahead of time: 1) Flash presentation of the different projects 2) Promoting the event in the research community as well as in the wider community Use of complementary tools such as the Slido app to facilitate the discussion.

    Duration (minutes)
    60
    Language
    English
    Description

    The session aims at gathering researchers and experts working on Internet Governance to identify synergies and build collaborations. We also aim at reflecting on Internet Governance research 2 years away from the 2025 WSIS review in a context of crisis. The Internet Governance and regulation research group (Centre Internet et Société, CNRS) and partner institutions are leading a number of projects related to Internet governance and to digital policy (https://cis.cnrs.fr/gouvernance-et-regulation-dinternet/).

    We aim at facilitating an inclusive discussion to foster collaboration between researchers, experts as well as with the broader community. We will be sharing ahead of time both flash presentations of research project and research papers and promote the event in the research community in order to gather papers and interest. We will use additional tools such as the Slido app to facilitate the discussion and involve the participants both onsite and online.

    Key Takeaways (* deadline at the end of the session day)

    Internet Governance studies need to include a comparative dimension to allow for collaborative research. Developing a transdisciplinary approach is also of paramount importance from legal studies to computing science.

    Call to Action (* deadline at the end of the session day)

    Promote open and multistakeholder cooperation in research project to embrace the complexity of digital technologies.

    Session Report (* deadline 9 January) - click on the ? symbol for instructions

    Key takeaways

    Internet Governance studies need to include a comparative dimension to allow for collaborative research. Developing a transdisciplinary approach is also of paramount importance from legal studies to computing science.

    Call-to-action points 

    Promote open and multistakeholder cooperation in research project to embrace the complexity of digital technologies. 

    The session allowed for an open discussion and sharing of research programs (as well as future initiatives, grants, new degrees…) and opportunities to collaborate. The informal setting of the session was also helpful to facilitate such discussion.