IGF 2020 OF #20 Attention economy and free expression? Freedom of expression is increasingly shaped by technologies that rank speech for profit and alter the business model of news outlets away from reader trust and towards “clicks”. Based on the Committee of Ministers Declaration on the manipulative capabilities of algorithmic processes, the session will discuss how to protect freedom of expression and media freedom in the “attention economy”, where the dominant business models reward engagement and noise over deliberation and facts.

IGF 2020 Future Unclear: data and bodies in the post-pandemic times A conversation on bodies and data in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IGF 2020 OF #23 EU Delegation to the IGF & the Youth IGF High Level UN IGF Open Forum

Social media: @globalyouthigf

The format of the Open Forum is intended to be a debate between the Youth IGF leaders and executives of the Information Society. 

The discussion between the leaders and the young representatives is proposed to be focused this year on the engagement of the Youth IGF leaders during the COVID crisis and the role of the youth activism in digital in the scope of resolution of crisis situations.

IGF 2020 OF #18 Safety by Design - implementation and impact

IGF 2020 Inaugural meeting, Dynamic Coalition on Data and Trust This interactive discussion is the inaugural meeting of the new Dynamic Coalition on Data and Trust. The speakers will briefly set the scene on the vision for the Dynamic Coalition, the linkages between data and trust within the domain name industry and online content environment. The discussions will be framed around the effectiveness of industry responses to the Covid-19 pandemic within the domain environment, web environment and social media.

IGF 2020 OF #24 Online Safety Technology: Towards a Global Market? This session will: showcase work to define, consolidate and grow the Safety Tech market; explore the extent to which the challenges and opportunities we have identified in the UK reflect those of other countries; and, discuss how international collaboration may help to develop and grow the global market.

IGF 2020 Equitable access to digital content: lessons from COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted crucial questions around access to key digital resources and services at a time of crisis. This session takes stock of emergency responses of libraries, governments, publishers and other key stakeholders - and their impacts on digital inclusion and access to information and content. Looking at the current policy context and lessons learned during the pandemic, the session examines key policy questions and lessons for the ‘new normal’ and any future emergencies.

IGF 2020 #Netgov and news media sustainability in the times of crisis This session will constitute our annual meeting to update the DC-Sustainability members on important developments since we launched at IGF 2019. It will also provide space to present the outcome of our 2020 action plan, which we devised in December 2019 and January 2020.

IGF 2020 OF #25 Freedom Online Coalition Open Forum This panel discussion will explore the challenges and opportunities faced by Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Members in promoting human rights-based approaches to managing the growing malign threat of online disinformation.

IGF 2020 NRIs Collaborative Session: Digital economy: ‎trans-territorial ‎regulations and the ‎impact on digital ‎sovereignty .

IGF 2020 Platform Regulations: Towards A Common Vocabulary This session will discuss the most relevant and contentious platforms governance issues such as AI, content moderation, effective remedies that need a convergent approach to be addressed effectively. It will present the first consolidated draft of the Glossary on Platform Law and Policy, a guide on key terms related to platform governance for policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders alike.

IGF 2020 OF #44 ICANN Open Forum - Technical Internet Governance The Open Forum will address ICANN’s role in technical Internet governance and some of the threats that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The four panelists (ICANN’s CEO and President, the Chair of the ICANN Board and a Member of the ICANN Board and ICANN’s Chief Technology Officer) will make time to answer questions you might have.

IGF 2020 OF #30 Human rights and the use of AI in the field of health The area of health is considered an important field for use of AI, but has also stirred many human rights discussions. Medical data and online apps can support improved health outcomes. But they might also exacerbate inequalities and erode privacy. Such concerns became more visible amidst discussions around the use of online data to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This session addresses discusses how AI can be best used in the area of health and how governments should respond to the challenges.

IGF 2020 NRIs Collaborative Session: Technical aspects of content regulation .

IGF 2020 OF #34 Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) - increasing trust through building capacity. This Open Forum will present the efforts of the GFCE and its constituent members as a global platform for the coordination of cyber capacity building.

IGF 2020 OF #21 Strengthening Implementation Capacities for AI Ethics How can ethical principles for AI be implemented? How do we translate high-level principles into policies? What kind of human and institutional capacities are needed to govern AI?

These are some of the questions that experts from national, regional and international organizations working on the governance of AI would be focusing on during the session.

IGF 2020 OF #6 African Union Open Forum As this forum is organized by the highest continental body in Africa, stakeholders are encouraged to participate and share views on the way forward on IG issues in Africa.