At-Large Activities at the 2024 IGF

The Technical Community Safeguarding the Internet You Want #112

The Future of the Internet is Built on Open Standards #120

IGF 2024 Day 0 Event #142 Navigating Innovation and Risk in the Digital Realm

https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-day-0-event-142-navigating-innovation-and-risk-in-the-digital-realm

Theme
Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in digital space

Internet Masr

Hadia Elminiawi - Internet Masr/ISOC Egypt/National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) Noha Ashraf Abdel Baky - Internet Masr/ISOC Egypt Ahmed Hujairy ISOC Bahrain
Organization's Website
https://internetmasr.org/

Speakers

Eng. Roqia, ISOC Yemen, Civil Society Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele, Internet Society, Civil Society Ahmed Hujairy ISOC Bahrain Dr. Golestan Radwan

Hadia Elminiawi, AFRALO Chair

(session organiser, drafted the proposal)

Onsite Moderator 

Hadia Elminiawi

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024 
Time: 15:40–16:00 GMT+03

Lightning Talk: "Child Sexual Abuse in Digital Spaces: Youth and Survivors"

Natálie Terčová (ALAC)

DCAD Annual Meeting and Release of Accessibility Guidelines

Judith Hellerstein

From Internet Openness to AI Openness 

Agenda

Introduction and Review of Core Internet Values (6 minutes)

• For newcomers who do not know what Core Internet Values are.

Presentation of Session Topics (6 minutes)

• Overview of the session’s focus on the parallels between Internet openness and AI openness.

Panellist Interventions (48 minutes)

• Panellists will reflect on the past decade of Internet openness challenges to analyse technical, governance, and regulatory dimensions.
• Discussion on how AI impacts core values such as best-effort, interoperability, openness, robustness, end-to-end, scalability, and permissionless innovation.
• Exploration of frameworks that can promote the empowerment of AI users, similar to net neutrality frameworks for Internet users.

Full Discussion with Participants (20 minutes)

• Stakeholders will analyse a variety of experiences, including both policy and implementation, to understand what successes and failures drawn from Internet openness may inform AI openness.
• Discussion on the specific issues raised by generative AIs in terms of Internet openness and how these new services affect end-user access to content online.

Conclusions (10 minutes)

• Summarising key takeaways and actionable insights.

Additional information is available at: https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-dc-civ-dc-nn-from-internet-openness-to-ai-openness

Onsite Moderator

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ISOC UK England, Technical Community, WEOG.
Online Moderator

Alejandro Pisanty, UNAM, Academic Community, GRULAC.
Rapporteur

Joly McFie, ISOC NY, Technical Community, WEOG.

Speakers

• Vint Cerf, Internet Evangelist at Google, Business Community, WEOG 
• Sandrine Elmi Hersi, Head of Open Internet unit at Arcep, France, WEOG
• Renata Mielli, Ministry of Science and Technology, government, Brazil, GRULAC
• Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change, civil society, India, APG
• Alejando Pisanty, Autonomous University of Mexico, academia, Mexico, GRULAC
• Yik Chan Chin, Associate Professor Beijing Normal University, Academic Community, APG (member of Policy Network on AI - PNAI)
• Sandra Mahannan, Data Scientist/Analyst, Uniccon Group of Companies, Business Community, AF 
• Wanda Muñoz, Independent Consultant on Equality and Gender in AI, Academic, GRULAC 

Open Forum  - #61 WSIS to WSIS+20: Enduring Principles of Internet Governance  

• Theresa Swinehart, ICANN
• Veni Markovski, ICANN
• Becky McGilley, ICANN
• Elizabeth Oluoch, ICANN
• Adam Peake, ICANN

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Time: 11:00–12:15 GMT+03

Workshop: "Overregulation: Balancing Policy and Innovation in Technology"

WS #138 Empowering End Users Voices in Internet Governance

On-site Moderator 

• Pari Esfandiari - On-site Moderator & drafted the proposal
• Sebastien Bachollet - online Moderator
• Christine Arida - Rapporteur

Panelist:

• David Souter
• Carol Roach
• Olga Cavalli - 
• Amrita Choudhury

Building Barrier-Free Emerging Tech through Open Solutions

Dr. Muhammad Shabbir, DCAD Co-Coordinator

Lidia Best, President of the European Federation of Hard of Hearing People

Dr. Tawfik Jelassi (ADG, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO, WEOG)

Amela Odobasic (Director of Broadcasting, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Government, EEG)

Dr. Mohammed Khribi, Digital Accessibility Services Acting Manager, MADA, Arab States)

Revanth Voothaluru (Global Implementations Project Manager, Learning Equality, APAC)

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
Time: 09:30–11:00 GMT+03

Workshop: "Youth-Led Digital Futures: Integrating Perspectives and Governance"

Natálie Terčová (ALAC)

WS #150 Language and inclusion - multilingual names

• Theresa Swinehart,
• Manal Ismail
• Sarmad Hussain

WS #146 Domain Name System Abuse - Defined and Experienced

• Lori Schulman

WS #159 Domain names: digital inclusion and innovation 

• Kristy Buckley,
• Jennifer Chung,
• Ram Mohan,
• Justine Chew
• Lucky Masilela

WS#98 Discussing multistakeholder models in the Digital Society

Speakers:

• Avri Doria
• Amrita Choudhury
• KEISUKE KAMIMURA
• LILLIAN NALWOGA

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/day-0-event-98-discussing-multistakeholder-models-in-the-digital-society-iww?

WS # 75 An Open and Democratic Internet in the Digitization Era  

Speaker 

• Amrita Choudhury
• Henry Verdier
• Paola Galvez
• Edmon Chung
• Nur Adlin

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/ws-75-an-open-and-democratic-internet-in-the-digitization-era

WS #143 From WSIS to GDC-Harmonising strategies towards coordination

Speakers 

• Amrita Choudhury
• Jason Pielemier
• Jorge Cancio
• David Fairchild
• Nigel Cassimire
• Anita Gurumurthy
• Gitanjali Sah

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/ws-143-from-wsis-to-gdc-harmonising-strategies-towards-coordination

WS #166 Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in Internet Network

Speaker 

• Amrita Choudhury
• Sonal Zaveri
• Noha Ashraf Abdel Baky
• Joyce Chen
• Arinola Akinyemi
• Lima Madomi
• Ekaterine Imedadze

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/ws-166-breaking-barriers-empowering-women-in-internet-network

Moderator 

• Amrita Choudhury

Speakers

• Rajnesh Singh CEO APNIC Foundation, WEOG
• Franz von Weizsäcker, GIZ, WEOG
• David Hevey, First Secretary, Cyber and Digital Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia, WEOG
• ZHANG Xiao Vice Director, CNNIC, AP
• Sarah Armstrong, Executive Director ISOC Foundation
• Samia Melhem, Lead Digital Policy Specialist, Respectable Workplace Advisor (RWA)

Speaker 

• Amrita Choudhury
• Rudolf Gridl
• Keith Andere

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/open-forum-66-next-steps-in-internet-governance-models-for-the-future

Moderator: Annaliese Williams

Speakers

Amrita Choudhury
Akinori MAEMURA
Renata Mielli

Jorge Cancio

Chris Buckridge

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/ws-206-evolving-the-igf-cooperation-is-the-only-way

Moderator

Jennifer Chung

Speaker 

• Amrita Choudhury
• Chafic Chaya
• Giacomo Mazzone
• Lillian Nalwoga
• Charles Noir

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/nri-main-session-evolving-role-of-nris-in-multistakeholder-digital-governance

Speaker 

• Amrita Choudhury
• Sajiya Yamal
• Omar Ansari
• Sonal Zaveri
• Lima Madomi
• Zhala Sarmast
• Neeti Biyani

https://dig.watch/event/internet-governance-forum-2024/day-0-event-83-empowering-afghan-women-bridging-digital-gaps-for-education

Award Event #118 Unlocking the Power of AI across the Public Sector, Media, and Judiciary: A UNESCO-IRCAI Online Repository of AI Tools

Opening 

Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO

Speakers:

Amrita Choudhury
Henrik Ahrens
Canal France International (CFI)
Justice Eliamani Laltaika
Davor Orlic
Onsite Moderator
Xu Jing, UNESCO

Online Moderator
Prateek Sibal, UNESCO