The need for a Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity (DC3) emerged during the IGF workshop 223 "Community Networks: a Revolutionary Paradigm", held in João Pessoa, during the 10th IGF. Workshop participants agreed on the potential of community networks in order to promote sustainable Internet connectivity and foster the full enjoyment of fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and self-determination. To this extent participants stressed the need to move forward the discussion on community networks and further analyse how such networks may be used to foster sustainable Internet connectivity while empowering Internet users. During the workshop, consensus emerged with regard to the need for international cooperation aimed at fostering synergy and coordination amongst different community networks. Such cooperation may be particularly useful in order to identify:
To address the aforementioned issues while fostering cooperation, many participants expressed interest with regard to the establishment of a new IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity.
[New] Call for resources for 2021 report
DC3 invites all interested individuals to submit papers and essays exploring how community networks (CN) and alternative access models can be funded. Papers and essays will be compiled in the DC3 2021 report dedicate to Sustainable Funding Models for Community Networks.
Papers and essays must be submitted by 20 September 2021 and explore relevant issues such as (but not limited to):
More details are available in the Call for resources.
The Dynamic Coalition on on Community Connectivity (DC3) emerged as an outcome of the IGF workshop 223 "Community Networks: a Revolutionary Paradigm", held in João Pessoa, during the 10th IGF.
The DC3 has been created in order to foster multistakeholder analysis of the various types and models of community networks, with the aim of identifying and promoting best practices and sustainable approaches to Internet connectivity in the context of communities.
The DC3 participants will foster joint efforts aimed at:
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Coordinator: Dr. Luca Belli, Center for Technology & Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School
Technical Community
Bob Frankston, IEEE Consumer Electronics Society
Frédéric Donck, ISOC
Jane Coffin, ISOC
Spencer Sevilla, University of Washington
Civil Society
Nicolás Echániz, Altermundi
Ritu Srivastava, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Kevin Bankston, New America Foundation
Raoul Plommer, Electronic Frontier Finland
Leandro Navarro, UPC / community-lab.net / guifi.net
Mike Jensen, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Parminder Jeet Singh, IT for Change
Marcelo Saldanha, IBEBrasil / Movimento Redes Livres / Movimento Espectro Livre
Steve Song Village Telco
Rajat Kumar, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India
Adam Burns, free2air / netCommons / MiCT / freifunk
Academia
Janara Sousa, Universidade de Brasília
Catherine Middleton, Ryerson University
Diego Vicentin, UNICAMP
Nathalia Foditsch, American University
Luca Belli, Center for Technology & Society, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Jamila Venturini, Center for Technology & Society, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Henrique Mohr, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Federica Giovanella, Trento Universtiy / NetCommons.eu
Private Sector
Edliano Valeriano Azevedo da Silva, Systems Analyst
Maureen Hernandez, Systems Engineer
Lauren Garcia, LevelNews.org
Yong Liu, Vivedu Corp and Hebei Academy of Social Sciences in China
Judith Hellerstein, CEO of Hellerstein & Associates
Intergovernmental Organisations
Lee Hibbard, Council of Europe
> The value of Internet Openness in Times of Crisis
> The Community Network Manual: How to Build the Internet Yourself
> DC3 RightsCon 2018 Meeting Report
> Declaration on Community Connectivity (Consolidated Version, 2017)
> IGF 2017 DC3 Outcome Report, 'Community Networks: the Internet by the People for the People'
> IGF 2016 DC3 Session Description
> IGF 2016 DC3 Outcome Report, "Community Connectivity: Building the Internet from Scratch"
> IGF 2016 DC3 Substantive Paper
> DC3 Activities Report - 2016
United Nations
Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
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