IGF

APC at the Fourth Internet Governance Forum

analia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:59:12 +0000

MONTEVIDEO (APC) -

APC staff and members will be in Sharm El-Sheikh, in the fourth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum. We'll be running two workshops and launching two publications. Here's a quick review of our activities. We'll be providing on-site coverage for those of you following the IGF remotely.

APC response to the Internet Governance Forum Review

analia — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

JOHANNESBURG (APC) - “The IGF has embodied the WSIS Principles – that internet governance should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organisations – in its practice as a space for policy dialogue. [...] There are however areas that need improvement. Participation of civil society, and in some cases also of developing country government and private sector stakeholders, is hampered by insufficient financial resources”, said APC in its response to the IGF 2008 review, submitted to the Secretariat.

APC member RITS at the IGF opening panel: focus on an open and inclusive internet

LisaC — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:01:42 +0000

HYDERABAD (Graciela Seilamen for RITS) -

“Throughout history, humanity has been able to challenge the most rigid power structures with its creativity and with the urge for freedom that is inherent to the human spirit. This has brought us here – we’re a result of human hope, solidarity and tenacity. We’re here to discuss internet Governance structures and policies and, in this third meeting of the IGF, we must move forward, building upon the relevant work that has been done by this forum so far,” explained APC member RITS’ Graciela Selaimen at the opening ceremony of this year’s IGF in Hyderabad on December 3rd. As a part of the inaugural panel discussion, Graciela stressed that the IGF can also be a space for deliberation and participative decision-making.

Paper 1 (12/2008): Concept and possible scope of a code of good practice on information, participation and transparency

analia — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:44:32 +0000

The UNECE, the Council of Europe (CoE) and APC have been concerned about issues of information and participation in Internet governance since the World Summit on the Information Society and the Workin

Programme: APC at the IGF

analia — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:01:27 +0000

(APC) -

Going to the IGF? APC staff and members will be there, busy participating in workshops and panel sessions. Here you’ll find a ready-to-print list of events in which APC staff and members will be speaking and APC-organised or co-organised events. We look forward to meeting you face-to-face.

Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

karenb — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:24:22 +0100

The Internet Governance Forum is a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue space convened by the United Nations Secretary General in 2006 to “foster the sustainability, robustness, s

European-wide, open-ended, multi-stakeholder dialogue and exchange on fostering security, privacy and openness on the Internet

vanessa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:11:01 +0100

European-wide, open-ended, multi-stakeholder dialogue and exchange on the main thematic discussions and workshop proposals for the IGF, in particular on fostering security, privacy and openness on the

IGF Advisory Group closed meeting

vanessa — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:44:58 +0100

14 May: AM – Advisory Group members only

IGF Open Consultations

vanessa — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:35:41 +0100

Building consensus on internet access at the IGF

analia — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:25:08 +0100

Whilst recognising that the IGF is currently viewed and operates primarily as a space for discussion, the paper finds that (specifically in the case of Access) it is also a space in which commonality