IGF 2016 Proposal ARTICLE 19’s Digital Program

Contact details organizers: Niels ten Oever – Head of Digital Article 19 – [email protected] Corinne Cath – Program Officer Article 19 – [email protected]

Format: Digital Debate - (60 minutes) The Digital Debate - We want to introduce an addition to the existing debate format, which we have dubbed the “Digital Debate”. This format builds on the traditional discussion format, where speakers with opposing views discuss with each other and the audience. But in addition to facilitating this debate between the people present live at the IGF, whether in person or on social media, we want to bring global perspectives to the debate by screening questions asked about the topic of discussion (the role of SDOs in enabling human rights and Sustainable Development Goals) by people across the globe. This will encourage greater diversity and participant engagement. ARTICLE 19 has been screening the short-documentary “Net of Rights” – which explores the relation between Internet protocols and the promotion and protection of Human Rights – across the world. And has collected a large number of short videos of the people attending these screenings asking questions about the relationship between human rights and the Internet’s architecture. Many of which were directly addressed at the experts present at this digital debate. The IGF is the perfect location to bring this global discussion back to the most relevant venue for international discussion about : the IGF, and put them to the most knowledgeable experts in the field: the leaders of the major SDOs and Internet Governance Bodies.

Title: Internet infrastructure, global technical standards and SDGs

Description of the session: Many different crucial Internet governance documents, from the WSIS + 10 review to the NetMundial multistakeholder statement, to the latest report of UN Special Rapporteur Kaye say that the infrastructure of the Internet must be managed such that it serves the public

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“The current exponential growth of the network seems to show that connectivity is its own reward, and is more valuable than any individual application such as mail or the World-Wide Web. The key to global connectivity is the inter-networking layer.”

Global standards that ensure interoperability are crucial to maintain the Internet as a human rights enabling medium. Yet, the debate about the impact of the Internet on issues like human rights and SDGs, mostly takes place on a political, regulatory or commercial level, seemingly ignoring the power of the Internet’s infrastructure and the organizations managing it.

This session will explore the relation between SDOs and Internet Governance Bodies (IGB) building and influencing the Internet’s infrastructure and human rights. More specifically we will discuss the following issue: what is the role of different SDOs in maintaining a global Internet based on global standards? The debate will foster discussion on how the, often contravening interests and objectives of SDOs and IGBs, can be balanced such that it allows them to maintain the Internet’s technical architecture, while enabling human rights and SDGs.

Tags: #Infrastructure #Human Rights #SDGs&SDOs

Workshop co-organizers: N/a

Links to reports from previous workshops: IGF 2015: The right to protest online (Roundtable): https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2015/index.php/proposal/view_public/159

IGF 2014: Dynamic Coalition on the right to freedom of expression: https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/dynamic-coalitions/dynamic-coalition-on- freedom-of-expression-and-freedom-of-the-media/271-dynamic-coalition-on-freedom-of- expression-and-freedom-of-the-media-on-the-internet-report-of-the-igf-2014-meeting/file

Describe how you plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and online participants (max 250 words): Each speaker will be given approximately 5 minutes for opening remarks, followed by a moderated discussion, and then audience and videotaped questions (and answers) will follow. Remote participants will be given the opportunity to ask questions over an online forum, such as Webx and Twitter. We will create a dedicated hashtag (#SDO&SDG) for the session in

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How online participation will be facilitated: We intend to utilize the IGF’s WebX system and Twitter to include remote participants in the question and answer portion of the discussion. The remote participants and video-taped participants will be afforded equal and proportional representation in the discussion. The remote moderator will facilitate the Q&A with the moderator. We would like a screen in the room to display the video questions, remote comments and tweets.

Moderator: Niels ten Oever: Civil Society, ARTICLE 19, Head of Digital

Remote moderator: Deborah Brown: Association for Progressive Communication (APC)

Rapporteur: Corinne Cath: Civil Society, ARTICLE 19, Project Officer

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressed in the workshop: All of the SDGs as they align with human rights, and specifically SDG 9 (Building resilient infrastructures).

Please describe why you have selected each of your proposed speakers:

Name: Jari Arkko Stakeholder group: Technical Position: Chair of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Organization: Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Email address: [email protected] Selected because: He is the chair of the IETF, one of the largest and most influential Internet standards organizations making Internet standards and protocols.

Biography: Jari Arkko is an expert on Internet Architecture with Ericsson Research in Jorvas, Finland. At the IETF, he served six years as one of the Internet Area Directors in the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) and one year as a member of the IAB. From March 2013 he is serving as the General Area Director and IETF Chair. Jari has published 36 RFCs, including specifications for Mobile IPv6, EAP-AKA, Diameter, SEND, and various IPv6 related documents. He has previously served as a chair of three IETF working groups.

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Jari has also served in the Technical Advisory Board for the IP Smart Objects Alliance (IPSO) and works in a number of research projects at Ericsson. In the past, Jari has worked in the implementation of routers, VPN software, testing tools, modem banks, cellular network nodes, AAA systems, compilers, and AI systems. He received his Licentiate’s degree from Helsinki University of Technology in 1996. Jari’s main interests in the Internet include architecture, IPv6, small implementations, the Internet of Things, social media, Internet governance, and cutting through hype that often surrounds some aspects of our technology. He likes to build and and use the technology that he works with. For instance, he moved to an IPv6-only network in 2010 and builds smart home networks as a hobby. He frequently communicates with his laundry on Facebook.

Name: Theresa Swinehart Stakeholder group: Private Sector/ Technical Position: Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives Organization: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email address: [email protected] Selected because: She is the Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy at ICANN, and its point of contact for all issues and work related to ICANN and human rights.

Biography: A leading advocate for an open and secure Internet and an expert in global Internet governance and cooperation, Theresa Swinehart is the Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy at ICANN. She works with stakeholders and policymakers around the globe to advocate the Internet's multistakeholder model, and oversees a team with overarching responsibility for a range of initiatives including development of the organization's five-year strategic plan. She rejoins ICANN after serving three years as the Executive Director of Global Internet Policy for Verizon Communications, where she specialized in emerging issues and stakeholder and policy leader engagement. Theresa spent nearly ten years at ICANN prior to joining Verizon in 2010. Her previous position at ICANN was as Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships, at ICANN. Her responsibilities included contributing to its reform process, leading the international team, the organization's strategy for global engagement and outreach, and representing the organization in international forums, particularly those relating to Internet governance. She worked with a wide range of stakeholders, including business, regional and international organizations (governmental and non-governmental), technical community, government and civil society, on a range of issues bridging technical, political and policy expertise and experience (e.g. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)).

Name: Konstantinos Komaitis Stakeholder group: Civil Society Position: Senior Policy Advisor Organization: Internet Society (ISOC) Email address: [email protected]

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Selected because: He is the senior policy advisor of ISOC, in that role has worked in various Internet Governance Bodies and is an expert on the topics of critical Internet resources the promotion of the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people.

Biography: As a senior policy advisor in the department of Global Public Policy Development at the Internet Society, Konstantinos provides analysis and strategic advice in support of the Internet Society’s policy, advocacy and mission, including the promotion of the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world. Konstantinos has extensive experience in Internet policy and governance arrangements. He leads policy development and coordination on issues relating to the digital economy, including access and competition, intellectual property, technology trade, and Internet governance. Over the past years, Konstantinos has held various leadership roles, including the chair of the Non- Commercial Users Constituency at ICANN and a member of the Special Trademark Issues team, which drafted the rights protection mechanisms for the new generic top-level domain names. Konstantinos joined the Internet Society after working as a senior lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. He has a bachelor’s degree in law from the Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki. He holds two master’s degrees, respectively, in International and European law (Sheffield) and in Information Technology and Telecommunications law (Strathclyde). He also holds a doctorate and he is the author of the book “The Current State of Domain Name Regulation”.

Name: Cristina Bueti Stakeholder group: Intergovernmental/ Technical Position: Advisor of ITU-T Organization: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Email address: [email protected] Selected because: She is an expert on the ITU, running two different working groups related to IOT, standards and sustainable cities. She spearheads several of the ITU’s initiatives aimed at sustainable development.

Biography: Cristina Bueti is Advisor of ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Change” at the International Telecommunication Union. She is responsible for ITU-T's activities related to ICTs and environment with a special focus on climate change and e-waste issues. Cristina Bueti graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and International Cooperation and Development of the University of Florence, where she completed postgraduate studies in International Cooperation. In 2003, Ms Bueti completed a project for the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta, before joining the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva in January 2004.

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Name: Laura Denardis Stakeholder group: Academia Position: , Professor and Associate Dean in the School of Communication Organization: American University Email address: [email protected] Selected because: She is a globally recognized Internet governance scholar who has written many books on the impact of the Internet’s infrastructure on politics, and Internet Governance. She also holds several government and research positions related to these topics, she is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Director of Research for the Global Commission on Internet Governance, member of the U.S. Department of State's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP).

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Dr. Laura DeNardis is a scholar of Internet architecture and governance and a tenured Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C. She is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and serves as the Director of Research for the Global Commission on Internet Governance. She is an affiliated fellow of the Yale Information Society Project at and served as its Executive Director from 2008-2011. She is a co-founder and co-series editor of the MIT Press Information Society book series. She has previously taught at New York University, in the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University, and at Yale Law School. With a background in information engineering and doctoral training in Science and Technology Studies, DeNardis is an expert adviser in Internet governance and architecture to Fortune 500 companies, foundations, and government agencies. DeNardis has more than twenty years of experience in strategic Internet architecture consulting. She is currently an appointed member of the United States Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) for a two-year term.

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