Submitted Proposals


Organization: ITU
Title :
Multilingualization and Internazionalization of Internet
Provide a concise formulation for the proposed workshop theme including its importance and relevance to the IGF.

The workhop will aim at fostering the multistakeholder principle of international cooperation in the process towards multilingualization and internazlionalization of  internet
It will build on joint activities between UNESCo and ITU in developing  a set of universal standards aimed at facilitating the creation of mInformation Society. This effort includes the development of an internationalized country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) reference table,
which will foster and further facilitate the implementation of projects  on Internationalized Domain Names.

Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether you have you approached them about their willingness to participate in proposed workshop.
Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. Describe how you will take steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, including geographical diversity.
- ITU
- UNESCO
- we invite additional partners – intergovernmental, non-governmental
and private sector – to foster this multistakeholder approach
Does the proposed workshop provide different perspectives on the issues under discussion?
Please explain how the workshop will address issues relating to Internet governance and describe how the workshop conforms with the Tunis Agenda in terms of substance and the mandate of the IGF.

Internet Multilingualism and Internazionalization are key elements in  ensuring cultural and linguistic diversities and  universal access to knowledge as well as  ensuring that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  and Internet are widely accessible to all citizens without regard to gender,  race, and religion, country of residence or language
List similar events you and/or any other IGF workshops you have organized in the past.

Were you part of organizing a workshop last year? Which one? Did you submit a workshop report?

Towards International Standards for a Truly Multilingual Global Internet
http://www.intgovforum.org/wks_session_info.php?numes=11