IGF Update from Hong

> 1. Propose a title for a workshop (not more than 10 words)
> Flourishing Asia-Pacific Indigenous & Traditional Knowledge on the Internet
> 2. Provide a concise description of the workshop (not more than 200 words)
> The long history and wide geographical distribution grant Asia-Pacific Region a rich, diversified and robust culture tradition, in which the indigenous and traditional knowledge that has been building up generation by generation during thousands of years is the most precious culture heritage that deserves special preservation and protection. The Internet technology brings up brand new opportunity to document, display or even rescue such knowledge (such as http://www.wdl.org/en/), particularly some of which are being lost against the predominating western culture. The workshop will not only provide the valuable opportunity to discuss the current practices and exchange the experience on protection and preservation of indigenous and traditional knowledge on Asia-Pacific networks, but address critical issue of stimulation of new knowledge production on the Internet through reviving and resurrecting such knowledge sources, which is still a missing prospective at the IGF. The discussion will range from adoption of indigenous Internet identities and identifiers to development of online content and communication tools. The workshop will expect to arouse cross-region multi-stakeholder support for flourishing Asia-Pacific indigenous and traditional knowledge on the Internet.