Session
Organizer 1: Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 1: Abdallah Alsalmi, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Patrick Leusch, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Zhao Sharon, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Patrick Leusch, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Zhao Sharon, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Format
Classroom
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The session will be moderated and the speakers in turn will talk about the subject for 30 minutes. This will be followed by a discussion with the attendees online and onsite.
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The session will be moderated and the speakers in turn will talk about the subject for 30 minutes. This will be followed by a discussion with the attendees online and onsite.
Policy Question(s)
A. What are the international policies on the provision of media across borders
B. Is the current legal framework for the provision of information and news across borders sufficient?
C. What are the challenges faced by public service media to reach international audiences?
D. What is the current multistakeholder model of internet governance achieving to help global meaningful connectivity?
What will participants gain from attending this session? - An outline of the legal framework that enables public service media to operate in international markets.
- The services offered by public service media to international audiences
- Tools used by public service media to enable meaningful connectivity to their services in spite of network interference
- A critique of the multistakeholder model's achievements and its shortcomings
SDGs
Description:
This workshop will deal with the learned lessons from policies followed by public service media to reach audiences via the internet, and the challenges they face particularly in reaching global audiences. The concept of "Meaningful Connectivity" will be explored in the context of what public service media can offer, whether it is via the content (e.g. multilingual and accessible, educational, fact-checking), editorial policies (child online protection), or technical solutions to blocking.
This workshop will deal with the learned lessons from policies followed by public service media to reach audiences via the internet, and the challenges they face particularly in reaching global audiences. The concept of "Meaningful Connectivity" will be explored in the context of what public service media can offer, whether it is via the content (e.g. multilingual and accessible, educational, fact-checking), editorial policies (child online protection), or technical solutions to blocking.
Expected Outcomes
- Identify across the regions practical examples of how public service media are enabling meaningful access.
- Identify gaps in the way the internet is currently governed which leads to impunity in enforcing internet shutdowns and arbitrary blocking of news and information services.
- Think about what the multistakeholder approach to internet governance can or cannot do.
Hybrid Format: The moderator will pose questions for the attendees in the classroom and online to consider during the panellists presentations using an online tool (eg Slido).
Audience members will be encouraged to comment and pose questions online throughout presentations. These will be curated by the presenter after all the panellists have spoken.