No. 165 Creating relevant content in developing economies

IGF 2014 sub theme that this workshop fall under

Content Creation, Dissemination and Use

Description

This year, the World Wide Web turns 25. Yet, three in five people around the globe are not connected and the existing content available online overwhelmingly represents a Northern, developed country perspective.

As the next billion come online, we cannot assume that content creation will automatically reflect the needs of the Web’s new citizens. Without diverse and representative content, at best, prevailing viewpoints will dominate, and at worst, the new arrivals will decide the Internet is not of relevance to them and disengage en masse with potential socio-economic benefits going unrealized.

So how do we tackle this challenge? We must mainstream content that will speak to and cater to the needs of the users in emerging and developing economies – and our governance and policies must reflect this.

This workshop would offer a platform to old content-creating actors as well as new and upcoming coalitions. Hearing from those blazing the trail in developing countries and private sector actors who are adapting and learning, it will also make ample space for the voices of women from developing countries and explore pathways to more inclusive content creation and dissemination. Panelists will be invited to share their initiatives, hear from onsite and remote participants, and finally offer insight into how to attract more users online via useful and relevant content.

Name(s) and stakeholder and organizational affiliation(s) of institutional co-organizer(s)

Nnenna Nwakanma, Africa Regional Coordinator
Civil Society
The World Wide Web Foundation

Leana Mayzlina, Digital Action Campaigns Manager
Civil Society
World Pulse

Has the proposer, or any of the co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before?

yes

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Type of session

Panel

Duration of proposed session

60 minutes

Subject matter #tags that describe the workshop

#Access #AffordableInternet #A4AI #Content #InternetPolicy

Names and affiliations (stakeholder group, organization) of speakers the proposer is planning to invite

• Ebele Okobi, Yahoo. Industry (confirmed)
• Leana Mayzlina, World Pulse. Civil Society (confirmed)
• Helani Galpaya, LirneAsia. Think Tank (confirmed)
• Aparna Sridhar, Google. Industry (confirmed)
• Iffat Rose Gill, ChunriChoupaal/World Pulse. Civil Society (confirmed)
• Remote Panelist. (to be confirmed)

All speakers have been contacted.

Name of Moderator(s)

Sonia Jorge

Name of Remote Moderator(s)

Emilie Yam

Description of how the proposer plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and remote participants

Participants to the workshop are expected to contribute via the Webex platform, the Twitter hashtag (#AffordableInternet) and in person.

Description of the proposer's plans for remote participation

There is a speaker space for one remote panelist from local content creation communities

Background paper

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Brief substantive summary of the workshop and presentation of the main issues that were raised during the discussions

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Conclusions drawn from the workshop and possible follow up actions

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Estimation of the overall number of participants present at the workshop

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Estimation of the overall number of women present at the workshop

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Extent to that the workshop discuss gender equality and/or women’s empowerment

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A brief summary of the discussions in case that the workshop addressed issues related to gender equality and/or women’s empowerment

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Workshop transcript

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