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IGF 2014 sub theme that this workshop fall under Internet and Human Rights |
Description As new technologies and capabilities flood into developing countries, the technical knowledge necessary to design legislative frameworks remains in short supply. At the same time, international regulatory consensus has yet to emerge around issues of data protection, and regional agreements remain in flux, depriving policymakers in developing countries of strong guidance and best practice upon which to base their own regulatory frameworks. It is in the developing world that technologies have the potential to be at their most transformative, by giving individuals the ability to access to information, spur citizens participation in political processes, express themselves, and participate in local and global discussions in unprecedented ways, yet developing countries are emerging as some of the world’s worst privacy violators: spying on their citizens, conducting extensive surveillance without a legal basis, actively censoring the internet, and failing to protect the privacy of personal data and digital communications. Such practices persistently violate the right to privacy while also threatening the enjoyment of other human rights such as free expression and access to information, freedom of assembly and association, which are all foundational to democratic development. By assuming an inter-disciplinary approach, the session will look at how political power is now being exercised in cyberspace in the developing world, especially Africa, both to undermined human rights, deny citizens access to justice and stifling democratic development. |
Name(s) and stakeholder and organizational affiliation(s) of institutional co-organizer(s) Arthur Gwagwa |
Has the proposer, or any of the co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? no |
Type of session Panel |
Duration of proposed session 60 minutes |
Subject matter #tags that describe the workshop #huma rights #democracy #technology #surveillance |
Names and affiliations (stakeholder group, organization) of speakers the proposer is planning to invite
Friedhelm Weinberg, Huridocs, Human rights, technology |
Name of Moderator(s) Carly Nyst |
Name of Remote Moderator(s) Dzikamai Bere |
Description of how the proposer plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and remote participants There will be brief presentations by experts on the first three objectives, and then there will be a panel that will take the format of a panel discussion in order to encourage a sharing of viewpoints while developing a more complex analysis. It will allow for a lively interaction between the panellists and other participants. The Moderator will be responsible for setting the tone of the discussion. From this point, the Moderator will ask panellists to respond to some questions on issues identified. Concluding remarks by the moderator and other panellists will follow the interactive discussion. The Moderator will decide the order in which questions will be asked. There will be an assigned minute taker who captures the main points for reporting purposes and a comprehensive report will be produced and disseminated. |
Description of the proposer's plans for remote participation We will seek advice from organisers on this, but there will be tweeter feeds |
Background paper |
Brief substantive summary of the workshop and presentation of the main issues that were raised during the discussions No information provided |
Conclusions drawn from the workshop and possible follow up actions No information provided |
Estimation of the overall number of participants present at the workshop 0 |
Estimation of the overall number of women present at the workshop No information provided |
Extent to that the workshop discuss gender equality and/or women’s empowerment No information provided |
A brief summary of the discussions in case that the workshop addressed issues related to gender equality and/or women’s empowerment No information provided |
Reported by No information provided |
Workshop transcript No transcript provided |
Youtube video No video provided |
Attachments No attachments provided |