Status:
IGF Theme(s) for workshop: Security, Openness and Privacy
Main theme question address by workshop:Question 4
Concise description of the proposed workshop:
With the joint efforts of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and CODATA Task Group in Developing Counties, the Principles and Guidelines of OKE in developing counties were discussed at the IGF 2011.
As the follow up action, discussion and debate, CAST and CODATA Task Group in Developing Counties will joint organize the IGF 2012 workshop focuses on promoting Open Knowledge Environment (OKE) in developing counties from the measure and practice dimensions.
Panelists from China, Europe, Canada and CODATA, and remote panelists from South African, Japan, and Kenya will share experiences at the workshop. Cases on open-courses (open university) and training trainers will demonstrate progress of sharing knowledge resources from universities and professors. Cases on OKE supported by ICT and space technology for quick responses for disaster mitigation will provide experiences how OKE benefits society timely. Case on OKE for citizens from digital museum for environment will show how the joint action among the international organizations could work together with ICT and how these actions could benefit worldwide citizens. The issues of managing intellective properties in OKE, international cooperation on measures for joint actions and promoting OKE in developing countries will be presented at the workshop. Measures in practical dimensions of promoting OKE in developing counties will be discussed. These issues may include coherence knowledge management policies, ICT applications for opening diversity knowledge and multiple cultures, long term preservation and open access to digital knowledge, especially in the institutional level, OKE for yang generation and capacity buildings, the role of scientific associations in coordinating international cooperation and the joint actions.
The OKE for/in/with the least-developed countries will be addressed as well.
Background Paper:
Name of the organiser(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups:
- Consultative Committee on UN Information Technology (CCIT), China Association for Science and Technology (CAST)
- Internet Society of China (ISC)
- Task Group of Preservation of and Open Access to Scientific Data in Developing Countries, Committee on Data for Science of Technology, International Council for Sciences （TGDC/CODATA/ICSU）
- Global Alliance for Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Counties (GAID e-SDDC)
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=62#report
- http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposalsReports2010View&wspid=18
- http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=Workshopsreports2009View&curr=1&wr=96
- http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2008-igf-hyderabad/event-reports/72-workshops/379-workshop-33-global-culture-for-cybersecurity
Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite:
- Mr. Gao XinminVice President of Internet Society of China, Member of the Advisory Committee for the State Information lization, P. R. China.
- Dr. Liu Chuang (Female)Professor of Institute of Geography and Natural ResourcesChinese Academy of Science,
- Dr. TAO, Xiaofeng Professor of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- William J. DrakeSenior associate of the Centre for International Governance at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Ana Cristina Amoroso Neves (Female)Head of International Affairs at UMIC-Knowledge Society Agency in Portugal (PT)
- Mr. Raed M. Sharif Chair of CODATA Task Group of Yang Scientist, Adjunct Professor, the Information School at Syracuse University, Independent Consultant in Information Science and Technology Public Policy Intentional Development and Innovation. Toronto, CANADA
- Prof. Hong XUE (Female)Director of Institute of Internet Policy & Law, Beijing Normal University
- Dr. ZHOU XiangChair of Show Cases and Best Practices System Sub-group, CODATA Task Group in Developing Countries, Director of Department of Science and Technology, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications Chinese Academy of Science
- Professor from Education :TBA
Name of Remote Moderator(s):
MA Jing