This main session will showcase IGF Dynamic Coalitions (DCs) as examples of multistakeholder digital cooperation mechanisms. In the first part of the session, DCs will show how their work relates to the IGF 2021 issue areas and how this work…
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The session will build on the preparatory session. The inputs from the preparatory session will help to map the cyber security situation based on how the community perceives and prioritizes threats, identifies measures and instruments,…
Onsite moderator: Chris Dispain, Online moderator: Amrita Choudhury & Lucien Castex
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The ability of Internet users to engage online in their own language is a key element of meaningful universal connectivity. Building upon previous work at the IGF, including the Best Practice Forum on Local Content, as well as the…
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Even though we still need more work and more evidence, the digital world has a strong influence on the environment (and vice versa). The environmental footprint of the digital world is estimated to virtually amount to a 7th continent (or up to 5.6%…
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Stakeholders around the globe are increasingly considering legal and regulatory approaches to address various public policy issues posed by rapid digitalization. However, the very nature of the Internet as a borderless, interconnected system makes…
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Moderator: Avri Doria, member of the ICANN Board
Introductory remarks: Sook-Jung Dofel, MAG
Speakers:
Maria- Francesca Spatolisano, UN Secretary General’s Tech Envoy Office
Vint Cerf, Google
Elke Siehl, GIZ…
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The BPF Cybersecurity 2021 on the use of norms to foster trust and security, on on the IGF intercessional activities, took a deeper look at the drivers of cyber norms and tested norms concepts against historical Internet events, to better…
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The Best Practice Forum on Gender and Digital Rights, one of the IGF intersessional activities, intends to explore the concept of gendered disinformation.
Disinformation is a multifaceted, and evolving issue and one that sits at the crossroads of…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost all spheres of life. It is just one in addition to many crisis humanity has faced. Certainly, the impact differs from country to country. This session will bring perspectives of communities gathered around…
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