Status:
IGF Theme(s) for workshop: Access and Diversity
Main theme question address by workshop: The creation of local content expands and deepens the pool of knowledge all of us share on the www/internet.
Concise description of the proposed workshop:
Access to the global internet has evolved quickly. With the arrival of broadband to developing Countries; undersea fiber cable landing on the shore, fiber links connecting the cities, fiber loops circling the suburbs, and broadband wireless enveloping the rural areas, the issues of access and adoption begin to be discussed in earnest and the focus turns to potential drivers of access. With billions of new people connecting to the internet armed with new devices such as smart phones, smart tablets, laptops, and the arrival of inexpensive light weight digital video cameras and similar divices individuals are able to create content as never before. Our workshop will discuss one potential driver of access, the local production and distribution of content. We will raise the question; can this be a value proposition for adoption? To help us answer the question we will have as panel discussants officials with direct experiences and expertise in the production and dissemination of content, both local and global; from advertising content for local businesses to capturing home team sporting events, local and regional music and dance, academic content and instruction from the community schools and Universities, content from local government, aid and civic groups, the explosive social networking content on Facebook and videos on YouTube to full length feature film production. Empowering individuals and their local communities to add content to the global pool benefits everyone. As we have witnessed, it also has the power to "level the playing field" allowing individuals to inform the world about human rights abuses and brutal oppression.It is abundantly clear that locally produced content both informs and enriches mankind. In addition to the experts we will have on the panel we will provide ample time for interaction with the audience both in the room and participating remotely.
Background Paper:
Name of the organiser(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups:
Virginia Paque-DiploFoundation (Venezuela) (Remote Moderator)
Vladimir Radunovic, DiploFoundation (Serbia) (Moderator)
Kristin Peterson, inveneo (US) (Rapporteur)
All our orgainizers so far are from NGOs but we will be working closly with Government Offical and the private sector as we continue to refine the program and panel
Have you, or any of your co-organisers, organised an IGF workshop before?: Yes
Please provide link(s) to workshop(s) or report(s):
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2011View&wspid=101
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&wspid=17
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=Workshopsreports2009View&curr=1&wr=73
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2008-igf-hyderabad/event-reports/72-workshops/370-workshop-58-network-neutrality-examining-the-issues-and-implications-for-development
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/Rio_Meeting/IGF2-Access-13NOV07.txt
Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite:
Virginia Paque-DiploFoundation (Venezuela) (Remote Moderator)
Vladimir Radunovic, DiploFoundation (Serbia) (Moderator)
Kristin Peterson, inveneo (US) (Rapporteur)
Co-Organizers:
Garland McCoy, Technology Education Institute, (US)
Vladimir Radunovic, DiploFoundation (Serbia)
Name of Remote Moderator(s):