Session
Description
By this time, the discussions at the Parliamentary Track will have drawn out the priority areas for parliaments to focus on. This session will go further into the “how”. What do parliaments and parliamentarians need in order to play a full role in shaping digital policies? How to build capacity in parliaments to take action on the priority issues? Experts and IGF partners from multiple disciplines and regions will be present in the session room to inform parliamentarians about training and exchange programmes, collaboration with academic institutions, peer learning, digital policy toolkits, stakeholder engagement platforms, and more. By investing in these capacity-building efforts, the IGF Parliamentary Track aims at supporting parliamentarians to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the digital transformation.
Speakers:
- Franz von Weizsaecker, Head of Programme, Citizens Engagement and Innovative Data Use for Africa’s Development, GIZ
- Rodrigo Goni, Parliament of Uruguay
- Olga Skorokhodova, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Emerging Markets, Head of Caucasus, Central Asia & Russia, Google
- Cedric Wachholz, Chief, Section for Digital Policy and Digital Transformation, UNESCO
- ICANN (to be confirmed)
Moderator:
- Rima Al-Yahya, Member of Parliament, Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (to be confirmed)