IGF 2014 sub theme that this workshop fall under
Internet as an Engine for Growth & Development
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Description
Whilst International Trade Regulation pre-dates Internet Governance, the growth in trade in Internet services across national borders presents challenges for both regulatory regimes.
The response of governments, industry and civil society to these challenges affects both regulatory regimes. Consequently, it is important that governance processes, dispute resolution methods and solutions to disputes that arise in one regulatory regime do not unintentionally create problems within the other.
This workshop will provide insights from experts in both World Trade Organisation law and Internet Governance on areas of commonality and difference between these two regulatory regimes that are likely to present significant challenges and opportunities for all stakeholders.
In particular, it will explore case studies arising out of recent German and French government proposals to require the development of Intra-European data routing and storage by cloud service providers which some might argue have the potential to both Balkanize the Internet and breach the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). The uncertainty over the extent to which the GATS permits its 150+ Member States to balance the protection of their citizen’s privacy against free trade will also be considered, along with the means by which Internet Governance stakeholders can best engage with the GATS policy development process so as to protect their interests in both regulatory regimes.
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Name(s) and stakeholder and organizational affiliation(s) of institutional co-organizer(s)
Dr John Selby
Academia / Civil Society
Macquarie University
Mr Chris Disspain
ccTLD Manager
.au Domain Name Administration Ltd
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Has the proposer, or any of the co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before?
no
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Type of session
Panel
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Duration of proposed session
90 minutes
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Subject matter #tags that describe the workshop
#International Trade, #WTO, #privacy, #GATS, #disputes
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Names and affiliations (stakeholder group, organization) of speakers the proposer is planning to invite
Dr John Selby
Academia / Civil Society
Macquarie University
Have you contacted the speaker: Y
Has the speaker been confirmed: Y
Prof. Rolf Weber
Academia / Civil Society
University of Zurich
Have you contacted the speaker: Y
Has the speaker been confirmed: Y
Prof. Gabriel Moens
Academia / Civil Society
Curtin University
Have you contacted the speaker: Y
Has the speaker been confirmed: N
Ms Liesyl Franz
Government
U.S. Department of State
Have you contacted the speaker: Y
Has the speaker been confirmed: N
Mr Laurent Bernat
Civil Society
OECD
Have you contacted the speaker: Y
Has the speaker been confirmed: N
Mr Alan Marcus
Civil Society
World Economic Forum
Have you contacted the speaker: Y
Has the speaker been confirmed: N
Do you need held in recruiting speakers from certain stakeholder groups? Yes - help in recruiting industry and government representatives as speakers would be appreciated.
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Name of Moderator(s)
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Name of Remote Moderator(s)
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Description of how the proposer plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and remote participants
The lead speaker/organiser will also act as the moderator. They will introduce the topic for five minutes before inviting the speakers to make brief comments in relation to the following questions:
1) Briefly explain the relevant history of the World Trade Organisation
2) How does the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) operate?
3) How and to what extent does the GATS regulate trade in both Internet services and services over the Internet?
4) How and to what extent does the GATS protect privacy?
5) How does the GATS balance privacy and free trade?
6) How could national and global Internet Governance policies clash with International Trade Law (including discussion of recent German/French proposals to require intra-European data routing and storage by cloud service providers)?
7) How could trade disputes over Internet Services be resolved under the GATS?
8) How can stakeholders experienced in Internet Governance best engage with the development of International Trade Law policies, especially in relation to the GATS?
This question and answer style will fill the first hour of the Workshop. The final thirty minutes will provide an opportunity for questions from the audience and remote participants, and (if time allows) for the examination in greater detail of points raised during the discussion of questions 1) to 8). In the last two minutes, the lead speaker will then summarise the session.
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Description of the proposer's plans for remote participation
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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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Youtube video
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