Status:
IGF Theme(s) for workshop: Security, Openness and Privacy
Main theme question address by workshop: Question 2: Freedom of expression and free flow of information: how do legal framework, regulations, and principles impact this?
Concise description of the proposed workshop:
Cloud computing is the natural evolution of the continued growth and advancement of the Internet. However, the dialogue around cloud computing is currently moving to the next level. We intuitively know that cloud computing is a huge economic driver of growth and advancement in developing countries. This is particularly the case where broadband connections are strong. How can cloud computing provide for sustainable economic growth, particularly in light of potential conflicts of national and regional laws involving privacy and government requests (for example the PATRIOT Act in the United States and other similar laws in other countries)? And are these national laws in effect trade barriers? To address this problem in a data-driven, empirical way, several new studies being prepared for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on how cloud technology can help drive growth in developing sectors of the economy while at the same time protecting consumers’ privacy. Leveraging these studies, we will explore how conflicts of laws, privacy, security, and government access rules can impede the growth of cloud computing in both established and developing markets: particularly for small and micro businesses. We will also discuss practical solutions that may be used today by users in all economies to help drive cloud adoption.
Background Paper:
Name of the organiser(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups:
- Marc Crandall JD,CIPP, Sr. Manager, Global Compliance, Google, a multi-national business.
Have you, or any of your co-organisers, organised an IGF workshop before?: Yes
Please provide link(s) to workshop(s) or report(s):
- Report is at the bottom of the Workshop description: http://goo.gl/A5UJ7.
Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite:
- Marc Crandall, JD, CIPP, Sr. Manager of Global Compliance, Google (USA) (Confirmed)
- Scott Marcus, Director, Wissenschaftliches Institut fuer Infrastructur und Kommunikationsdienste (Germany) (Confirmed)
- Bertrand de la Chapelle, Academie Diplomatique Internationale (France) (Confirmed)
- Nii Quaynor, Chairman, Ghana Dot Com Ltd (Ghana) (Invited)
- Cynthia Wong, CDT, Director on Global Internet Freedom (USA) (Invited)
- Vicki Nash, Oxford Internet Institute (UK) (Invited)
Name of Remote Moderator(s):
Dr. Patrick Ryan, Policy Counsel, Open Internet, Google will act as the remote moderator