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IGF Theme(s) for workshop:
- Security, Openness and Privacy
- Access and Diversity
Main theme question address by workshop: Security, Privacy and Openness; Access and DIversity
Concise description of the proposed workshop:
The Internet has revolutionised our ability to communicate and share data beyond national boundaries, thereby facilitating cross-border social and commercial interactions.
Enabling cross-border data flows, however, raises a number of important Internet governance policy considerations for a broad range of stakeholders, such as business, intermediaries, users, law enforcement agencies, governments, policymakers and the wider Internet technical community.
In this context, the workshop will explore policy issues, from various stakeholder perspectives, such as:
• how to enable data flows in and across different legal environments
• the balance between privacy and free flow of data
• the exercise of human rights across borders, including freedom of expression and opinion
• interoperability, portability and security
• data retention and access to data
• surveillance and opportunistic observation
• business strategies (such as advertising and anonymity; etc)
The dynamic panel of experts will provide a wide range of perspectives for this discussion and explore concrete solutions and options for enabling cross-border data flows. This is an important opportunity to raise awareness about the practical and the policy realities raised by these issues. It will also be an opportunity to exchange regarding possible approaches and solutions. This will be an interactive workshop that allows for sharing of concrete issues and experiences
Background Paper:
Name of the organiser(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups:
This co-sponsorship of this workshop will be consistent with the multistakeholder principle. The workshop will include representatives from business, governments, the technical community and civil society. Geographic diversity will be represented.
The workshop co-organizers are business, the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) BASIS (Business Action to Support the Information Society) initiative, and the Internet Society (ISOC) representing the Internet technical community/civil society.
Ayesha Hassan/Constance Weise - International Chamber of Commerce - Business
Christine Runnegar - Internet Society - Internet technical community/civil society
Have you, or any of your co-organisers, organised an IGF workshop before?: Yes
Please provide link(s) to workshop(s) or report(s):
- At the IGF 2011, ICC BASIS jointly organised two workshops; the ICC BASIS/Government of Kenya workshop report on “Mobile and cloud services for development” was submitted and can be found here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/components/com_chronocontact/uploads/WSProposals2011/20111118111151_IGF%202011_ICC%20BASIS%20Kenya_WORKSHOP%20REPORT_18%2011%2011.pdf
- Secondly, ICC BASIS, in partnership with the Internet Society, organised a workshop on “Improving the IGF: how can we get the most out of IGF improvement processes” available at: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2011View&wspid=258
- IGF workshop report 2010: ‘Implications of Cloud Computing’: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&wspid=58 ‘Open forum on ICC’s data protection and privacy work and products’: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/102-transcripts2010/672-of5
- IGF workshop report 2009: ‘Internet Governance: Economic- Recovery and Growth’:http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=Workshopsreports2009View&curr=1&wr=18
- IGF workshop report 2008: “Digital convergence beyond technology: socio-economic benefits, SMEs & public policy": http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2008-igf-hyderabad/event-reports/72-workshops/318-digital-convergence-beyond-technology-socio-economic-benefits-smes-and-public-policy
- IGF workshop report 2007:“Managing security issues: authentication at the transaction level”: http://www.iccwbo.org/uploadedFiles/BASIS/pages/ICC-BASIS_Workshop_Report.pdf “Multi-stakeholder Policy Development: lessons from actors engaged in existing institutional processes”: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/rio_reports/WS_27_Short_Report.pdf
- IGF workshop report 2006: “Building human and institutional capacity for meaningful participation in Internet governance issues”: http://www.intgovforum.org/Workshop_reports.php
- Here are the links to the Internet Society co-organised workshop reports in 2011: IGF workshop reports 2011: “Copyright under a magnifying glass” (Internet Society/World Intellectual Property Organization): http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/components/com_chronocontact/uploads/WSProposals2011/20120418120442_igfcopyright2011.pdf “Blocking content: issues, principles and paths forward” (Internet Society/Association for Progressive Communications): http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/components/com_chronocontact/uploads/WSProposals2011/20111025061029_WS124-report.pdf
- “The Role of Internet Exchange Points in Creating Internet capacity and Bringing Autonomy to Developing Nations” (Internet Society/OECD): http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2011View&wspid=555#report
- “The Future of the Internet and its impact on the world: A Scenarios Summit” (Internet Society/ICT Strategies/International Institute for Sustainable Development): http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2011View&wspid=199#report
Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite:
- Joseph Alhadeff, Oracle (TBC)
- Civil Society expert (TBC)
- Policymaker/government (TBC)
- Intergovernmental expert: APEC ECSG Data Privacy Sub-group (TBC)
- Technical expert: Alissa Cooper, Chief Computer Scientist, Center for Democracy and Technology (invited)
- Intermediaries’ community expert (TBC)
Name of Remote Moderator(s):
Heather Shaw, USCIB (TBC)