IGF 2023 Proposed Issues
Number of contributions by:
Stakeholder Group
Government: 37
Intergovernmental Organization: 12
Civil Society: 83
Technical Community: 23
Private Sector: 38
Below are the inputs received in response to the IGF 2023 Call for Thematic Inputs. They will inform the MAG’s discussions and assist them in determining the thematic priorities of the IGF 2023 programme. The discussions will take place during the IGF 2023 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting hosted at the UN Office at Vienna on 8-10 March 2023.
Regional Group
African Group: 63
Asia-Pacific Group: 46
Eastern Europe Group: 9
Latin American and Caribbean Group: 20
Western European and Others Group: 45
Intergovernmental Organizations: 10
ID1
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Our common agenda attempts to right our course, guided by the UN Charter, toward building the safer, more resilient, and more inclusive world set forth in the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. The Future Summit should elevate the achievements of the Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals towards the 2030 Agenda and beyond. The Summit on transforming education will be a chance to mobilize ambition, action, solidarity, and solutions; reimagine education systems that are relevant to the future, and build new momentum towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 and the 2030 Agenda as a whole.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The September 2023 SDG summit is expected to deliver policy direction, direction, and recommendations on sustainable development, as well as monitor and review progress on SDG implementation, marking the start of a new phase of accelerating progress on the SDGs. The resourceful series of policy briefs from the DESA supports and complements UN initiatives responding to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Decade of Action for SDG Delivery, and Member State calls for the promotion of our shared agenda. The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional show then contribute it the same direction.
Additional ideas: The need to strengthen ties between the IGF Secretariat and the UN secretary-general office, as well as closer links between the Tech Envoy and IGF, in order to provide greater visibility to IGF, and better coordination with the UNs diverse other processes and projects. There was also an overall sense among participants that the Internet Governance Forum in 2022 needs a more targeted approach to its agenda, that it needs more focus on coordinating with national and regional internet governance initiatives, and that the IGF needs to try to promote the participation of multiple stakeholders across a number of other United Nations digital cooperation activities. The General Assembly shall provide a forum for the vote on matters required by Article 60 and for the dialogue and multistakeholder discussions related to support to the IGF, and it shall take into consideration agenda items as may be provided by the Executive Committee, or, upon Executive Councils approval, proposed by Members.
ID2
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: united nation reflects good agenda to igf
Additional ideas: haw can improve digital cooperation in midle income countries and work together between countries
ID3
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, Crisis response, IGF organization and role
Le développement numérique levier de l’économie en Afrique
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Cela constitue d’inclure toutes les parties prenantes et la communauté éducative
Additional ideas: L’implication du genre dans le domaine numérique,la lutte contre le cyber harcèlement basé sur le genre
ID4
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: A aider à réfléchir sur les thématiques abordés lors du <<Sommet du futur>>.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Contribuer à atteindre les objectifs des ODD.
Additional ideas: RAS
ID5
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
ID6
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
ID7
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
Droits Humains et Environnement Internet
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Solidarité numérique, pratiques collaboratives, finance inclusive.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: L'internet, un gage d'amélioration des politiques publiques en vue de faciliter des objectifs de développement durable à l'horizon 2030.
Additional ideas: Les énergies nouvelles, un catalyseur de la connectivité numérique.
ID8
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Let’s work on issues BEYOND THE NET
For Tecbnical issues or international issues there are dozen of organizations working together from ITU, IEEE, ISOC, Icann etc
It makes a lot of sense to think Beyond the Net for the next IGF 2023 18th edition in Japan.
For Tecbnical issues or international issues there are dozen of organizations working together from ITU, IEEE, ISOC, Icann etc
It makes a lot of sense to think Beyond the Net for the next IGF 2023 18th edition in Japan.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: I’ve been involved from the very first IGF. On Ethiopia I see same (maybe customized or with other fancy names) issues being treated by new and old actors. It’s time to go Beyond the Net
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: In the same concept let’s work beyond the events
Additional ideas: Some way to review results from one IGF meeting to another
ID9
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance, Technical and Operational Topics
Ethics of existing and emerging technologies applications is an area that must be discussed in open forum. How are developers and operators trained in ethics ? Fairness, equity, removal of biases, misinformation, accessibility, issues with quick wins / short cuts and window dressing, are all risks to be managed. Effective human computer interaction for those with layman skills.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: What is the reasonable person ? Have the common values of international society changed so that the foundations of former ethical systems are cracked ? Has IT ethics to be codified ? How do laws interact with ethics ? What is the role of best practices, and should they be binding ? What is good interpretation of data? What is base level universal connectivity for the internet ? How are accepted ethical standards to be taught to all internet developers, operators and users ? Robotics and internet, quantum interent and how decices and systems can be powered ( electricity and internet access) in remote locations should be discussed. How has mobile technology improved internet access over the past decade?
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: What is our common vision for service delivery under the SDGs. How can we equalize ? Are the internet physical pathways restricted (land vs space etc.)? Do we need mutiple channels to buffer us from climate change ( e.g. earthquakes, extreme cold or heat)
Additional ideas: Virtual participation is a must for all sessions in this new era of confernce management. Using the same application will help ease of onboarding. Accessibility issues must be addressed. The time slots should be provided soon. Difficult for speakers to arrange their schedules and commit to a speaker slot if we don't know the date of the session. Virtual meet and greet open houses could be interesting.
ID10
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Knowledge on artificial intelligence for data manipulation is very important for Africa community.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Internet for anyuse is important become reality for everyone anywhere
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Internet for éducation, job and health Care should bé accessible.
Additional ideas: It is important to have the translation in all the sessions. We suppose to reduce the number of sessions and.provide translation in all the sessions for something like 120mn.
ID11
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Town planning
ID12
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
In my opinion, all the IG communities should focus on climate change, advanced technologies, and accessibility issues because these issues are urgently needed to find ways by all the stakeholder groups.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: I do believe that IGF annual meeting and its intercessional work will contribute to all of the 12 commitments of the United Nations' common agenda. Among them, I do think that my three proposed topics for IGF 2023 which are the accessibility for vulnerable and marginalized communities, environmental sustainability and climate change, and emerging digital technologies and innovation will cover commitment No. 1 " Leave no one left behind", No. 2 Protect our planet, and No. 7 "Improve digital cooperation". Likewise, these topics will be totally related to the future IGF summits in 2024.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: My three proposed topics for IGF 2023 will cover Goal No. 9 build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation, No. 13 take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact.
Additional ideas: According to my past experiences with IGF 2022, I think that the number of youth who participated and contributed to IGF is very little. So next year IGF should give more opportunities for the regional youths who are actively contributing to Internet governance to participate physically at the IGF 2023. From the perspective of youth from the Asia Pacific region, IGF 2023 should include more youth-led sessions or NRIs joint sessions because there are very few IG initiatives in this region by comparing with the other region such as Europe and Africa.
ID13
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Digital Economy
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Building trust on digital form cnsidering future work on broader digital economy
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity through digital conversion in all sector
Additional ideas: collect topics, priortise them, and select topics with high priority.
Format will be better if we follow: Discussion for selecting themes, search for best and worse practices for selected thems, lesson learned , redesign the theme , disscuss on it, make conclusion, propose to implement , evaluate the outcomes.
Format will be better if we follow: Discussion for selecting themes, search for best and worse practices for selected thems, lesson learned , redesign the theme , disscuss on it, make conclusion, propose to implement , evaluate the outcomes.
ID14
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Additional ideas: Local IGF should define actions to be completed by a certain time or ask the government to compromise on making some changes.
ID15
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
Child online safety, Cybersecurity practices, Hate speech, including against women and vulnerable groups
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, Cross-border cooperation, IGF organization and role
Role of ISP for safe use of Internet for children
The Internet is a very useful resource for the children. It can be used for various academic and collaborative networking activities to improve them.
However, the Internet also comes with risks, like inappropriate content, cyberbullying and online predators. Hence, parents should be aware of what their kids see and hear online, who they meet, and what they share about themselves.
There are various online tools let parents control the kids' access to adult material and help protect them from Internet predators. Many Internet service providers (ISPs) provide parent-control options.
ISPs have a big role to play for safeguarding the children in an effective manner.However, there are various limiting factors such as technical barriers, affordability, unawareness etc which should be discussed in detail.
The Internet is a very useful resource for the children. It can be used for various academic and collaborative networking activities to improve them.
However, the Internet also comes with risks, like inappropriate content, cyberbullying and online predators. Hence, parents should be aware of what their kids see and hear online, who they meet, and what they share about themselves.
There are various online tools let parents control the kids' access to adult material and help protect them from Internet predators. Many Internet service providers (ISPs) provide parent-control options.
ISPs have a big role to play for safeguarding the children in an effective manner.However, there are various limiting factors such as technical barriers, affordability, unawareness etc which should be discussed in detail.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Every year IGF should select few important topics which will have a major impact to improve SDGs and should be discussed in the UN forum.
ID17
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
Raising awareness in schools to plan for joining STEM fields and to be aware of the importance of digitalization together with security rights towards digital space. Raising awareness about training new skills and new technologies for teachers and professors especially about 5G and beyond which is the background of Metaverse. An idea is about the importance of collaboration between African countries towards meaningful connectivity and cybersecurity
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: An idea could be about data justice especially considering the exploitation of artificial intelligence and machine learning which are exploited for climate change.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Highlights the transparency of the good and bad impact of emerging technologies towards climate change. Suggest digital twin as efficient solution to simulate any change in cities or human being before any implementation. The idea is to focus into reaching Net Zero.
Additional ideas: A suggestion could be about mass surveillance investigation towards data protection. Next, an idea could be about opening the doors for women to be more involved in cybersecurity field and to offer connectivity justice and fairness. Another point could be about focusing of eploiting AI for good.
ID18
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID19
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The rural Community is out of connectivity and Africa is the most vulnerable population in the developing world. The cyber security is very poor and the diplomatic concern of the governments is very poor in the continent of Africa. The internet back pack is the alternative solution to be [promoted in Africa to reach the rural community.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The global digital compact has to be a due consideration from the side of the imple3menting stakeholders and more partnership is called for this initiative to hit the global goal. Youth has to be put at the center of the strategy.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The issue of no one left behind in 2030 is the serous matter for the success of the SDG 2030. The September Summit of 2023 has to focus on the economy of promoting the international digital connectivity that can address the social and economic concerns of the world in the fragile global environment that is seriously being affected by the climate change and global economic down turn.
Additional ideas: The IGF has to focus more on the Legislation of the equatable connectivity while safeguarding of human rights. The issue of cyber insecurity has to get the global concern to combat counter terrorism and religions as well as racial fundamentalism to secure the future of the generation. Multi-laterlism in the digital sector development has to be given a due attention in the 2023 and beyond.
ID20
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID21
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
ID22
Rights and Freedoms, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: There should be a virtual 3d type summit which is accessible to everyone in the world even in remote areas of poor countries by using artificial intelligence technology
Additional ideas: As I mentioned before by using artificial intelligence we mitigate our issues and we encourage youth to work AI technology to have a better future and by using this technology we will arrange events and mitigate the expenses of travel and living
ID23
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
ID24
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
N/A
ID25
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
I suggest to focus on how traditional IT is and will continue to evolve into a “New IT” architecture, where edge computing, cloud computing, network and artificial intelligence all work together to provide new digital solutions across all industries.
ID26
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID27
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The UN must involve key youth stakeholders and youth experts who can be trained and mentored to take this work to support the goals and outcomes of such initiatives. I believe that we can create working groups and sessions that can focus in delivering policies among this areas.
Additional ideas: Since I was part of IGF 2022 Volunteers and also led the volunteer technical support team and other management, I believe that if the secretariat put effort to support volunteers and train them of various positions, we will have a great session as we got in Addis Ababa for the Annual IGF 2022. I am ready to volunteer again and lead some supporting roles which can help this IGF be a great one in Japan.
ID28
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development
ID29
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: There is no doubt that sustainable development is an important matter that addresses distinct economic problems from several aspects. A timetable must be drawn to neutralize this according to a system imposed in the organization concerned with the development of crisis management strategy because this is the basic dilemma.
The financing gap is linked to the organizational policies to reform the structure and the continuous profit system according to the organization's regional system, in which it imposes a new reality for financing systems and multiple methods of treatment.
Education and self-development are something that must be dealt with sequentially through programs imposed on state agencies and institutions according to the default curriculum, building standards and specifications, and continuous monitoring by the organization of these mechanisms.
The demographic, social and environmental changes are elements that may be a variable for the pattern of development of human rights, its future and its development. A balanced criterion for the benefits represented in imposing elements of realistic and balanced future development.
The financing gap is linked to the organizational policies to reform the structure and the continuous profit system according to the organization's regional system, in which it imposes a new reality for financing systems and multiple methods of treatment.
Education and self-development are something that must be dealt with sequentially through programs imposed on state agencies and institutions according to the default curriculum, building standards and specifications, and continuous monitoring by the organization of these mechanisms.
The demographic, social and environmental changes are elements that may be a variable for the pattern of development of human rights, its future and its development. A balanced criterion for the benefits represented in imposing elements of realistic and balanced future development.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The public and private sectors in countries must find a continuous and enhanced mechanism to launch digital development projects and initiatives, especially those that contribute to strengthening economic digital technology with balanced returns, with continuous follow-up of the development mechanisms.
Encouraging countries and regions that are less connected to the Internet, where 60 percent of the population is not connected to the Internet due to a combination of lack of accessibility, affordability, and skills training that can make the organization’s institutions contribute designing programs and options for Internet access and facilitating this for the benefits of digital expansion and connected networking
Enhancing the capabilities to enable young people to thrive in the digital economy and leap in technologies to the broadest sustainable development
The level of connecting all people to the Internet while we are in this age seems to be a bit slow, which we must strengthen through promoting human rights and avoiding fragmentation of the Internet by deceiving the development system of continuous measurement standards. The importance of data protection, which has become exhausting and hindering the expansion of digital services while strengthening the guarantee of accountability and security, is not missed here. Through the Internet, with broader and more comprehensive mechanisms, creative new ideas, and pushing society to organize emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to establish an advanced digital future.
Encouraging countries and regions that are less connected to the Internet, where 60 percent of the population is not connected to the Internet due to a combination of lack of accessibility, affordability, and skills training that can make the organization’s institutions contribute designing programs and options for Internet access and facilitating this for the benefits of digital expansion and connected networking
Enhancing the capabilities to enable young people to thrive in the digital economy and leap in technologies to the broadest sustainable development
The level of connecting all people to the Internet while we are in this age seems to be a bit slow, which we must strengthen through promoting human rights and avoiding fragmentation of the Internet by deceiving the development system of continuous measurement standards. The importance of data protection, which has become exhausting and hindering the expansion of digital services while strengthening the guarantee of accountability and security, is not missed here. Through the Internet, with broader and more comprehensive mechanisms, creative new ideas, and pushing society to organize emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to establish an advanced digital future.
Additional ideas: Many entities and institutions neglect open access to governance processes and knowledge of aspects that benefit them. They do not have sufficient information that shows its elements, tasks, and divisions, which makes this ignorance of the importance and necessity of it. We do not forget the security and stability of the network and the greed of providers of standards for safety and development. Problems of phishing, energy expenditures, and waste of many minerals. The enhanced equipment and devices, contributes to the escalation of standards and systems, and we close here on the responsible management of important Internet resources, whose branches must be expanded, monitored, and developed for these dilemmas.
The control points according to functions, including managing critical Internet resources such as names and numbers, distinguishing domains and addresses, operating as a company. This is unfair and does not establish a more comprehensive Internet for governments, but rather makes groups with censorship controls, unjustified high expenses, and dishonest tracking characteristics. Of course, the adoption of technical standards for the Internet such as, addressing protocols, routing, encryption, file compression, error detection, identity systems, and authentication are lacking in follow-up arms. Network technology monitors and identifies targets that are not included in a transparent or integrated manner without looking at each area for another, even coordinating access and interconnection, Like Internet Connection Points (IXPs), Network Neutrality, Access Policies have the same reason for cybersecurity governance. The strategy adopted has little clarity, commitment and lack of staff, which contributed to the weakness of resources and development in it because it is based on an old reality that is not renewed through systems. Algorithmic and artificial intelligence decisions, security policies, freedom of speech, reputation, and privacy (not a continuous follow-up by the organization must be developed and the imposition of intellectual property rights through the technical structure of network applications, that is, without the need to rely on laws is very important and will contribute to strengthening Intellectual property and strengthening it in the future.
The control points according to functions, including managing critical Internet resources such as names and numbers, distinguishing domains and addresses, operating as a company. This is unfair and does not establish a more comprehensive Internet for governments, but rather makes groups with censorship controls, unjustified high expenses, and dishonest tracking characteristics. Of course, the adoption of technical standards for the Internet such as, addressing protocols, routing, encryption, file compression, error detection, identity systems, and authentication are lacking in follow-up arms. Network technology monitors and identifies targets that are not included in a transparent or integrated manner without looking at each area for another, even coordinating access and interconnection, Like Internet Connection Points (IXPs), Network Neutrality, Access Policies have the same reason for cybersecurity governance. The strategy adopted has little clarity, commitment and lack of staff, which contributed to the weakness of resources and development in it because it is based on an old reality that is not renewed through systems. Algorithmic and artificial intelligence decisions, security policies, freedom of speech, reputation, and privacy (not a continuous follow-up by the organization must be developed and the imposition of intellectual property rights through the technical structure of network applications, that is, without the need to rely on laws is very important and will contribute to strengthening Intellectual property and strengthening it in the future.
ID30
Economic Issues and Development, Media and Content
E-Gouvernement
Désinformation
Désinformation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: C'est d'être dans la dynamique d'appliquer les recommandations issues des IGF et associer beaucoup plus près les décideurs mondiaux et régionaux.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Le lobbying me semble efficace pour concilier les positions.
Additional ideas: Je partage ce design de l'IGF.
ID31
Data Governance
African countries must maximize the benefits of a data-driven economy by creating an enabling policy environment for private and public investments needed to support data-driven innovation and value creation.
This enabling environment refers both to collaboration between sectors, institutions and stakeholders in the country, an alignment of its development priorities, as well as the harmonization of policies across the continent in a way that provides the scale and scope needed to create markets globally
competitive.
This enabling environment refers both to collaboration between sectors, institutions and stakeholders in the country, an alignment of its development priorities, as well as the harmonization of policies across the continent in a way that provides the scale and scope needed to create markets globally
competitive.
ID32
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
Emerging technologies and Innovation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: .
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: .
Additional ideas: .
ID33
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
Additional ideas: Make sure that the IGF is truly accessible to persons with disabilities and this can be done by employing a firm or accessibility consultants on the team. This year the venue was not accessible to persons with disabilities. The forms used to submit topics also was not accessible. This can be improved and one suggestion is to have persons with disabilities on the MAG or as consultants to the IGF Secretariat
ID34
Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development, Data Governance
internet ethics
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: By including to the event programm
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: By integrating to the event content
ID35
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
More attention should be paid to the digital side of the Russian invasion of Ukraine - cybersecurity and cyberattacks, Internet connectivity, disinformation, e-government and broader digitalisation of public services, remote working and platform working, the resilience of Internet infrastructure, digital cooperation, digital diplomacy, effects of Internet fragmentation.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: IGF should highlight the pressing issues related to cyber warfare, protection of digital human rights, and surely the Digital Global Compact negotiations (as main contributions should be already submitted by that time).
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Messages from the 2023 SDG Summit should be widely explained. Special attention should be dedicated to the progress towards achieving climate (No. 11) and peace (No.16) goals.
Additional ideas: Bigger youth involvement in the preparation of the IGF would contribute to its sustainability and interactiveness. Taking into account the continuously growing interest towards IGF globally, stable functioning of the website and app before and during the IGF would be very appreciated.
ID36
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development, Media and Content, Data Governance
ID37
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID38
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: IGF should Isolate thematic topics whose outcomes will feed into the attainment and execution of UN Our common agenda and Its 12 commitments
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: GF should Isolate thematic topics whose outcomes will feed into the attainment and execution of UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainabkle Development and the 2023 SDG Summit
Additional ideas: I would love the youth to be facilitators in most of the themes but also more time slots in discussing several themes
ID39
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Education for cyber attackers: We must start educating cyber attackers to behave as natural human beings, behave professionally, ethically applying natural law with more soft skills and acceptable hard skills. If we all perform any task with integrity, honesty, hamburgers & kindness responsibility, accountability for the equitable benefit of all humankind such as global society including north southeast & west of our beautiful earth.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit:
The need of UN-Global Internet Governance Law (GIGL):- Let us think of the root cause of the current Internet Connectivity (IC) major problems such as by the name of freedom speech and democracy, universal human rights, unrestricted democracy, free inclusive internet connectivity etc, affected UN member countries and governments that are unable to control both streams’ media & social media using IC. As a global unified society, we need unified governing UN -Global Internet Governance Law (GIGL) to make rules and regulations protecting affected nations (e.g. Ethiopia) and will protect this not happen again on any country in the world where county a member of UN or not. I strongly believe, Ethiopia as a 17th UN-IGF 2022 host nation and best example of Internet connectivity more than 60 million citizens users. However, especially stream media and social media using global Internet inclusive connectivity affected day today activities of the governments all activities. The urgency needs for UN- Global Internet Governance Law (GIGL) that protect and be a safeguard implementing to 18th UN-IGF 2023 umbrella/unified prospective theme of UN member nations future.
Current Existing Working System Framework (EWSF): We must break the current cycle of the world society governing system which is dominated to everything with developing nations (formulated before the Internet come to existence or early age). We must build new system that matches to the advanced technology and the interest of all nations citizens worldwide. Also considering developing countries and the so called global south cooperation countries.
The need of UN-Global Internet Governance Law (GIGL):- Let us think of the root cause of the current Internet Connectivity (IC) major problems such as by the name of freedom speech and democracy, universal human rights, unrestricted democracy, free inclusive internet connectivity etc, affected UN member countries and governments that are unable to control both streams’ media & social media using IC. As a global unified society, we need unified governing UN -Global Internet Governance Law (GIGL) to make rules and regulations protecting affected nations (e.g. Ethiopia) and will protect this not happen again on any country in the world where county a member of UN or not. I strongly believe, Ethiopia as a 17th UN-IGF 2022 host nation and best example of Internet connectivity more than 60 million citizens users. However, especially stream media and social media using global Internet inclusive connectivity affected day today activities of the governments all activities. The urgency needs for UN- Global Internet Governance Law (GIGL) that protect and be a safeguard implementing to 18th UN-IGF 2023 umbrella/unified prospective theme of UN member nations future.
Current Existing Working System Framework (EWSF): We must break the current cycle of the world society governing system which is dominated to everything with developing nations (formulated before the Internet come to existence or early age). We must build new system that matches to the advanced technology and the interest of all nations citizens worldwide. Also considering developing countries and the so called global south cooperation countries.
Additional ideas: If it possible it would be a good idea invited professionals those who are not sponsored by both private and public organization. What I observed from the 17th UN-IGF 2022 -Addis Ababa, Ethiopia conference participants where all sponsored. They were stop participants asking questions or presenting ideas that opposes the per-setting up workshops and discussions. It will be an input to future UN conferences if an open dialogues without per-planned or pre-programming activities. Imagine the difference between Apple iOS and Android IOS platform development. Android uses opensource that bring new ideas in the platform. Apple iOS is restricted and limited and still behind from Android.
Thank you allowing me to put my input.
Thank you allowing me to put my input.
ID40
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
I can present research analysis based on Systematic Literature Review (SLR) on "Let us move from using physical fiat currency(PFC) to digital fiat currency (DFC/CBDC ". The SLR is based on Ground Theory (GT) implementing Distributed ledger using Blockchain Technology. Find the gaps they have between PFC/cash and DFC/CBDC. If it is possible, I can presented a research paper for the coming 18th UN IGF-2023.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: My primary reasons for Develop Big Data Governance Management Tool (BDGMT) -Software product as part of Information governance for managing big data (IGMBD). The timeline history of money evolves through barter systems, precious metals, precious metals money, gold backed money and now DFC/CBDC and study further potential benefits and risks that digitised society would bring. The analysis provides two conclusions that digitised society already emerging after COVID-19 and because of the advanced technologies using both IoTs and EoTs they already brings unmamnagable Big Data, brings biodata related challenges in the near future, and private cryptocurrencies are not the backbone on which a digitised society could be established. It is reasonable to expect DFC/CBDC would emerge in many countries but the transition to a digitised society would require a set of moving from PFC/cash to DFC/CBDC policy responses. The DFC/CBDC will have the same key advantages that cryptocurrencies have such as security, decentralised and autonomous, fast mobile payments online, peer-to-peer transactions, minimal fees, discreet and confidential, safer for end users, backed by end-users’ goods and services as an intrinsic value (Qoin World, 2022).
The DFC/CBDC can contribute both man-made and natural crisis and give the public a way of financial transaction payment with a high level of trust, transparency, integrity, reducing current currency risk and building confidence in the economic system (Julin, 2022).
The DFC/CBDC can contribute both man-made and natural crisis and give the public a way of financial transaction payment with a high level of trust, transparency, integrity, reducing current currency risk and building confidence in the economic system (Julin, 2022).
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The need for Big Data Governance Management Tool (BDGMT) for global financial institutions (GFI) that balanced the current SWIFT (Society Worldwide Inter-banking Financial Telecommunications) and the new prospective BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) financial transaction system.
As we all know and observed currently there are two conflicts. such as an international money transaction (IMT) conflicts between current SWIFT and BRICS systems and conflicts between physical fiat currency (PFC/cash) and cryptocurrency. The UN - IGF 2023 can bring the possible solutions to these two problems.
As we all know and observed currently there are two conflicts. such as an international money transaction (IMT) conflicts between current SWIFT and BRICS systems and conflicts between physical fiat currency (PFC/cash) and cryptocurrency. The UN - IGF 2023 can bring the possible solutions to these two problems.
Additional ideas: Invited indigent expertise and professional from different sectors that can bring new input ideas.
Thank you so much
Thank you so much
ID41
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID42
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
During the past three IGF Conferences there have been a number of sessions offered on data privacy and child online safety, but the two have never been brought together as two sides of the same coin. Meaning in order to have total privacy and encryption models, you can no longer ensure child online safety. You essentially blind the companies and law enforcement to the activity either in real time or even afterwards, thus there is no one to offer the protection or attribution and enforcement victims in rule of law countries have come to expect and rely on. We need to have a real conversation on practical policies and solutions that can offer the best data protection and at the same time, the best online protection for children and other victims of crimes.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: It would be very beneficial to have sessions to how the goals under "new visions of the rule of law" and "global roadmap for development and effective implementation of international law" extend to internet governance. Does the international rule of law and/or international law extend to global cybersecurity? If so, how? How can we encourage international cooperation to stem cyberattacks and ransomware, as well as child online sexual abuse material that are perpetrated from one country but impact victims in other countries. And how do we encourage this while recognizing and supporting domestic/national laws and privacy protections.
The right to enforcement of the law and public safety are also human rights; how do these fit with the goals?
The right to enforcement of the law and public safety are also human rights; how do these fit with the goals?
Additional ideas: One of the IGF sessions on Privacy and Civil Liberties in Germany had a great format; the room was broken into three groups and given a scenario to address. Each group discussed the scenario, solutions, and implications. Each group elected a spokesperson and when the full group reconvened, the spokespersons shared the group's outcome and discussion. It was a very effective tool for engaging and drawing out more ideas and participation.
ID43
Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Economic Issues and Development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: I believe IGF annual meeting and its intercessional work are important for reflecting our voices by means of the global community. So, the annual report of IGF should be the input for Summit of the Future. In addition to that, young people should be bringing their voices widely as they are very into technology and they have the power to represent their community in order to bridge with the global community. So, that would be great if young people can participate more in IGF annual meeting and its intercessional work by getting the equal opportunities as others.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: That would be great if the young people from IGF community can also participate at 2023 SDG Summit in terms of observers or delegates because the young people should experience whatever it is in the level for observation and discovering the things and then to share with their community.
Additional ideas: IGF 2023 would be in the Asia-Pacific region so young people from the APAC region should participate in this annual meeting in order to take benefit from the widespread IGF community in the Asia-Pacific region by bringing new voices. The new people should be bringing it up. On the other hand, there should have experience sharing sessions or capacity-building sessions from the young people to young people.
ID44
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development
ID46
Media and Content, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID47
Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content, Data Governance
ID48
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: IGF Is advocating for topics Like Data Privacy, Take an example of Abiding of International Law, IGF people discuss about policies like Privacy by default, I think by doing this they are promoting the 12 commitment.
Also in the topic of being prepared, in the field of AI, which is really coming up really quick like the chatGPT, i think discussing their impact and policies that promote and regulate them is in a way getting prepared
Also in the topic of being prepared, in the field of AI, which is really coming up really quick like the chatGPT, i think discussing their impact and policies that promote and regulate them is in a way getting prepared
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: At IGF we discuss topics like data privacy, SDG advocates for accessible health for everyone, In a way, IGF is supporting this by ensuring that patients data is private.
Additional ideas: I am not sure about this but, I think it will be a nice idea having a wifi hardware that supports all phone / devices. Since there are some which were not compatible
ID49
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Digital economy
Digital economy governance
Digital civilization and its development
Digital economy governance
Digital civilization and its development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: NRIs should be encouraged to contribute more actively during the process of developing the Global Digital Compact. A normalized and stablized mechanism should be established between the UN IGF and NRIs to promote the GDC.
ID50
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, IGF organization and role, International cooperation on data
Internet universality indicator shoold be use as internet governance evaluation tool in country level. UN can send official letter to member state to ask for their own evaluation report using IUI process. This will be a good support for digital cooperation locally.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: We need local report on how internet is using for everything anywhere.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: We can ask member state to produce their report on how internet is contributing to the achievement of SDG locally.
Additional ideas: It is important to considere all the sessions as very important for all the people speaking differentes langages. All the sessions need the interpretation in all UN langages. It is important to have the sessions that can take more than 90 mn time. It will be good also to have the panelists contributions online before the session start.
ID51
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Economic Issues and Development, Data Governance
Digital access to communities
Digital education
Digital education
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Universal digital access
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Future of work: Digital access
Additional ideas: marginal and vulnerable groups: Digital access
ID52
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, IGF organization and role, Multistakeholderism and multidisciplinarity
We must focus on the issue of 'Job Creation'. During the main session at the plenary, I launched 'Project Create'. CREATE stands for Collaboration to Realise the Employment & Entrepreneurship For All Through a Tech Ecosystem; The overarching theme of CREATE Is 'Internet for All. Jobs for All'.
IGF 2023 must focus on jobs for all. We cannot afford job layoffs with the increasing population. LET US BUILD A HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER WORLD.
IGF 2023 must focus on jobs for all. We cannot afford job layoffs with the increasing population. LET US BUILD A HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER WORLD.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Intersessional work should lead to knowledge sharing, and collaboration with tangible outcomes which should be demonstrated at the annual IGF meetings.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Sustainable development is not possible without distributed growth. IGF should consider Sustainable Automation as one of its overarching themes. Without sustainable automation, we will be a witness to mass layoffs, and the reader of this note may find themselves on the other side.
Additional ideas: There is no single approach i would recommend. Follow a multiple format for IGF like in the previous years but focus more on rountables thank high level panel discussions.
ID53
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
ID54
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
Child online safety, Cybersecurity practices, Hate speech, including against women and vulnerable groups
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) being an open, multistakeholder forum that facilitates discussions on issues related to the internet and also not a decision-making body, but rather a platform for stakeholders from various sectors to exchange ideas and share best practices, it can contribute to the United Nations (UN) Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments by providing a space for stakeholders to discuss and address these commitments in the context of the internet.
One way that the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work could better reflect or contribute to the Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments is by incorporating discussions on these commitments into the program of the annual meeting and intersessional work. This could involve organizing sessions or workshops focused on specific commitments, or incorporating these commitments into the broader theme of the annual meeting and further escalate them through the bottom up approach.
Another way that the IGF could contribute to the Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments is by collaborating with UN agencies such as UNICEF, UNODC, UNDP, etc and other international organizations working on these commitments. This could involve jointly organizing events or initiatives, or sharing resources and knowledge on how the internet can be leveraged to support the realization of these commitments.
Overall, the IGF has the potential to play a valuable role in supporting the Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments by providing a platform for stakeholders to come together, collaborate and discuss how the internet can be used to advance these commitments.
One way that the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work could better reflect or contribute to the Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments is by incorporating discussions on these commitments into the program of the annual meeting and intersessional work. This could involve organizing sessions or workshops focused on specific commitments, or incorporating these commitments into the broader theme of the annual meeting and further escalate them through the bottom up approach.
Another way that the IGF could contribute to the Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments is by collaborating with UN agencies such as UNICEF, UNODC, UNDP, etc and other international organizations working on these commitments. This could involve jointly organizing events or initiatives, or sharing resources and knowledge on how the internet can be leveraged to support the realization of these commitments.
Overall, the IGF has the potential to play a valuable role in supporting the Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments by providing a platform for stakeholders to come together, collaborate and discuss how the internet can be used to advance these commitments.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The IGF can contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the "2023 SDG Summit" by providing a space for stakeholders to discuss and address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of the internet.
One way that the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work could better reflect or contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the "2023 SDG Summit" is by incorporating discussions on the SDGs into the program of the annual meeting and intersessional work. This could involve organizing sessions or workshops focused on specific SDGs, or incorporating the SDGs into the broader theme of the annual meeting.
Further, the IGF could contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the "2023 SDG Summit" is by collaborating with UN agencies and other international organizations working on the SDGs. This could involve jointly organizing events or initiatives, or sharing resources and knowledge on how the internet can be leveraged to support the realization of the SDGs
The IGF has the potential to play a valuable role in supporting the 2030 Agenda and the "2023 SDG Summit" by providing a platform for stakeholders to come together and discuss how the internet can be used to advance the SDGs.
One way that the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work could better reflect or contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the "2023 SDG Summit" is by incorporating discussions on the SDGs into the program of the annual meeting and intersessional work. This could involve organizing sessions or workshops focused on specific SDGs, or incorporating the SDGs into the broader theme of the annual meeting.
Further, the IGF could contribute to the 2030 Agenda and the "2023 SDG Summit" is by collaborating with UN agencies and other international organizations working on the SDGs. This could involve jointly organizing events or initiatives, or sharing resources and knowledge on how the internet can be leveraged to support the realization of the SDGs
The IGF has the potential to play a valuable role in supporting the 2030 Agenda and the "2023 SDG Summit" by providing a platform for stakeholders to come together and discuss how the internet can be used to advance the SDGs.
Additional ideas: The overall format and design of the IGF should treat thematic areas differently by allocating enough sessions focused on those areas.
ID55
Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content, Data Governance
ID56
Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The consequences of today's climate and environmental crises are dramatic. The world's poorest, most vulnerable communities are the most affected, though they have contributed the least to the problem. The crises are already affecting all dimensions of people's lives, from their safety to their food, water, and economic security as well as their physical and mental health. Without drastic and immediate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, our future is at risk. The communities will not be able to respond adequately to the rising needs. Significant investment in community resilience, including measures to manage and protect the fragile ecosystems of our planet, is essential to prevent death and suffering.
Climate change has become one of the defining forces shaping prospects for environmental conservation. South Sudan is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate which entered into force date/Month/Year and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was ratified by South Sudan Parliament. Although South Sudan has committed itself to meet its obligations under the Convention and the Protocol for achieving stabilization of climate, and climate change will continue to have huge and lasting impacts on its ecosystems and productivity, its climate change responses are very limited. The cost of taking preventive action now is much lower than paying the price later. The Kyoto Protocol provides avenues under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which holds great potential to promote technology development and transfer and can assist South Sudan in attracting foreign direct investment in the energy, transport, waste management, industry, land usage, and management, and forestry sectors where there is clear potential to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The formal and informal sectors of South Sudan's economy are strongly based on natural resources: agriculture, pastoralism, logging, road construction, eco-tourism, and mining amongst others. Climatic variations that alter the viability of these activities, for better or for worse, have very high leverage on the economy. Population and development pressures continue to worsen the exploitation of South Sudan's land cover. These pressures coupled with climate change will negatively impact the ecosystems and will affect the distribution and productivity of plant and animal species, water supply, and fuefuel wood among others. Climate change will however impact greatly women and children who constitute the majority of the poor and depend mostly on natural resources for their livelihoods (like agriculture) that are susceptible to climate change. Natural resources productivity and biodiversity may even be irreversibly lost due to climate change.
Climatic conditions were then normal as rain used to come on time and harvest was favorable. Floods were infrequent as rain would come gently. Today things have changed as weather patterns have changed and droughts and floods are common in line with climate change. Communities are struggling to cope and adapt.
Much of the area of Kapoeta is characterized by harsh arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) receiving 300 mm or less rainfall per annum. Precipitation is seasonal but highly variable in volume, distribution, and timing
South Sudan's environmental and climate change challenge profile will be in a more dangerous position in the coming decades. This is due to consistent human activities such as littering with non-biodegradability plastic waste which leads to depletion of soil fertility, chock gutters and drains and results in flooding of homes, and roads causing deep potholes formation and erosion; huge traffic congestion which leads to high consumption of fuel and large volumes of CO2 emission; rampant bush fires and illegal felling of trees, expanding surface mining and quarries which depletes our greenly surrounding, reduces CO2 uptake, increases temperature and destroys water bodies; increase in industrial activities with huge energy demands; and the discovery of oil which will lead to the drilling of more wells and establishment of more oil refineries. Climate change will have serious permanent damaging effects on South Sudan, and it is critical to consider climate change as an issue.
Climate change is a challenge that needs to be addressed now to reduce the risk it poses to the community of today and generations unborn. Unfortunately, Kapoeta counties as part of Eastern Equatoria are not doing much to halt the continuous effects of climate change. Most adult South Sudanese are preoccupied with day-to-day issues. The current generation of this country stands directly in harm's way and they have the least resources to cope. This has compelled many young people to be primarily concerned with, even overwhelmed by, their education, health, future employment, and financial situations which look very blurred.
VWCD believes that South Sudanese people hold the keys to South Sudan's climate change challenges and education is the lead stream in their engagement in climate change actions. The communities through action-oriented projects will be engaged in environmental policy development advocacy while incorporating them in capacity building to ensure the sustainability of in-and-out-of-school operations. There is an enormous gap between action and gratification, or tangible results on climate change. While the communities may not see an immediate reduction and corresponding environmental response/reparation, the strategy will provide other ways to reward their
Climate change has become one of the defining forces shaping prospects for environmental conservation. South Sudan is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate which entered into force date/Month/Year and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was ratified by South Sudan Parliament. Although South Sudan has committed itself to meet its obligations under the Convention and the Protocol for achieving stabilization of climate, and climate change will continue to have huge and lasting impacts on its ecosystems and productivity, its climate change responses are very limited. The cost of taking preventive action now is much lower than paying the price later. The Kyoto Protocol provides avenues under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) which holds great potential to promote technology development and transfer and can assist South Sudan in attracting foreign direct investment in the energy, transport, waste management, industry, land usage, and management, and forestry sectors where there is clear potential to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The formal and informal sectors of South Sudan's economy are strongly based on natural resources: agriculture, pastoralism, logging, road construction, eco-tourism, and mining amongst others. Climatic variations that alter the viability of these activities, for better or for worse, have very high leverage on the economy. Population and development pressures continue to worsen the exploitation of South Sudan's land cover. These pressures coupled with climate change will negatively impact the ecosystems and will affect the distribution and productivity of plant and animal species, water supply, and fuefuel wood among others. Climate change will however impact greatly women and children who constitute the majority of the poor and depend mostly on natural resources for their livelihoods (like agriculture) that are susceptible to climate change. Natural resources productivity and biodiversity may even be irreversibly lost due to climate change.
Climatic conditions were then normal as rain used to come on time and harvest was favorable. Floods were infrequent as rain would come gently. Today things have changed as weather patterns have changed and droughts and floods are common in line with climate change. Communities are struggling to cope and adapt.
Much of the area of Kapoeta is characterized by harsh arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) receiving 300 mm or less rainfall per annum. Precipitation is seasonal but highly variable in volume, distribution, and timing
South Sudan's environmental and climate change challenge profile will be in a more dangerous position in the coming decades. This is due to consistent human activities such as littering with non-biodegradability plastic waste which leads to depletion of soil fertility, chock gutters and drains and results in flooding of homes, and roads causing deep potholes formation and erosion; huge traffic congestion which leads to high consumption of fuel and large volumes of CO2 emission; rampant bush fires and illegal felling of trees, expanding surface mining and quarries which depletes our greenly surrounding, reduces CO2 uptake, increases temperature and destroys water bodies; increase in industrial activities with huge energy demands; and the discovery of oil which will lead to the drilling of more wells and establishment of more oil refineries. Climate change will have serious permanent damaging effects on South Sudan, and it is critical to consider climate change as an issue.
Climate change is a challenge that needs to be addressed now to reduce the risk it poses to the community of today and generations unborn. Unfortunately, Kapoeta counties as part of Eastern Equatoria are not doing much to halt the continuous effects of climate change. Most adult South Sudanese are preoccupied with day-to-day issues. The current generation of this country stands directly in harm's way and they have the least resources to cope. This has compelled many young people to be primarily concerned with, even overwhelmed by, their education, health, future employment, and financial situations which look very blurred.
VWCD believes that South Sudanese people hold the keys to South Sudan's climate change challenges and education is the lead stream in their engagement in climate change actions. The communities through action-oriented projects will be engaged in environmental policy development advocacy while incorporating them in capacity building to ensure the sustainability of in-and-out-of-school operations. There is an enormous gap between action and gratification, or tangible results on climate change. While the communities may not see an immediate reduction and corresponding environmental response/reparation, the strategy will provide other ways to reward their
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: By Supporting and organizing awareness-raising sessions among the community members about climate change, its causes, and potential impacts which intersect with the broader information, awareness, and advocacy campaigns implementing the activities below:
Contribute to the enhancement of energy efficiency and conservation through the use of energy domestic fuels-Biogas energy, saving bulbs, and reducing wastage of electricity.
Promote nature conservation and a green environment through positive connections of the community with the environment by planting trees along selected roads, within the community, and along some rivers and water bodies personal
Advocate for recycling at least 15% of the volume of plastic waste that chocks gutters and drains and caused floodingcreateste potholes, erosion, destroystroy and, changing the course of river Singaita on Kapoeta North. This also aims to improve the sanitation and environmental degradation situation in Kapoeta. Manage the use of water and natural resources, and reduce and properly manage the waste generated in our premises and programs
Establish Green-Life Clubs in schools from 30 Primary Schools to 4 Senior Secondary Schools and Community Environment Management Committee to provide capacity building for the community members, and Information and awareness campaigns
Support dissemination of South Sudan's Environment and climate change policies, Agreements, and Laws to comply with to mitigate climate change risks
Provide training for male and female end-users on the use of climate information to support climate-risk management, including through the use of existing. Training will include operating partners in the target counties, lead farmers and/or farmer organizations as well as other trusted members of the community among others.
Support in the provision of agro-meteorological advisories and/or messages through other channels, including community radios such as Community radio Singaita 88.3 FM in Kapoeta, schools, churches, and SMS via mobile phones. Where possible, the project will also distribute necessary tools for sharing information, including distributing radios (solar or crank) and ensuring women benefit equally.
Contribute to the enhancement of energy efficiency and conservation through the use of energy domestic fuels-Biogas energy, saving bulbs, and reducing wastage of electricity.
Promote nature conservation and a green environment through positive connections of the community with the environment by planting trees along selected roads, within the community, and along some rivers and water bodies personal
Advocate for recycling at least 15% of the volume of plastic waste that chocks gutters and drains and caused floodingcreateste potholes, erosion, destroystroy and, changing the course of river Singaita on Kapoeta North. This also aims to improve the sanitation and environmental degradation situation in Kapoeta. Manage the use of water and natural resources, and reduce and properly manage the waste generated in our premises and programs
Establish Green-Life Clubs in schools from 30 Primary Schools to 4 Senior Secondary Schools and Community Environment Management Committee to provide capacity building for the community members, and Information and awareness campaigns
Support dissemination of South Sudan's Environment and climate change policies, Agreements, and Laws to comply with to mitigate climate change risks
Provide training for male and female end-users on the use of climate information to support climate-risk management, including through the use of existing. Training will include operating partners in the target counties, lead farmers and/or farmer organizations as well as other trusted members of the community among others.
Support in the provision of agro-meteorological advisories and/or messages through other channels, including community radios such as Community radio Singaita 88.3 FM in Kapoeta, schools, churches, and SMS via mobile phones. Where possible, the project will also distribute necessary tools for sharing information, including distributing radios (solar or crank) and ensuring women benefit equally.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Increase in knowledge, awareness & capacities on climate change impact and adaptation options
Targeted stakeholder institutions have increased awareness of the impact of climate change in South Sudan.
Targeted stakeholder institutions benefit from increased consultative and community-based research on climate trends, impacts and scenarios
Targeted government institutions and community members have increased capacity to formulate climate adaptation solutions at national and state levels
Targeted communities, including school aged children, benefit from increased context-appropriate knowledge of climate adaptation strategies
Households have the information needed to better manage and minimize the impacts of climate variability and weather events on their livelihoods.
Communities apply adaptation measures on their productive activities and benefice from stable value chains.
Targeted stakeholder institutions have increased awareness of the impact of climate change in South Sudan.
Targeted stakeholder institutions benefit from increased consultative and community-based research on climate trends, impacts and scenarios
Targeted government institutions and community members have increased capacity to formulate climate adaptation solutions at national and state levels
Targeted communities, including school aged children, benefit from increased context-appropriate knowledge of climate adaptation strategies
Households have the information needed to better manage and minimize the impacts of climate variability and weather events on their livelihoods.
Communities apply adaptation measures on their productive activities and benefice from stable value chains.
ID57
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: 1. By engaging leading OAPs and OEMs and getting them to participate in the exhibition part of the IGF.
2. Re-enacting the 1999 Kanaskis commitment on CSR responses but revised to take into account the current digitalization trends and core role of the internet.
2. Re-enacting the 1999 Kanaskis commitment on CSR responses but revised to take into account the current digitalization trends and core role of the internet.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: 1. Enacting internet access as a human right
2. Putting public sector digitalization on the agenda of the 2023 SDG summit
3. Prioritizing public sector digitalization as an enabler of faster attainment of the 2030 agenda
2. Putting public sector digitalization on the agenda of the 2023 SDG summit
3. Prioritizing public sector digitalization as an enabler of faster attainment of the 2030 agenda
Additional ideas: More active participation from notable celebrities and business entrepreneurs as thematic discussants and hosts.
ID58
Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
ID59
Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Technical and Operational Topics
Among the practices of major or aspiring countries, or those spying for their benefit or for others is to sponsor the manufacture of internet-connected-devices, or the development of service and social applications in order to collect vital data about countries such as places of interest, people's cultures and behaviors using their devices and applications. On the other hand, E-commerce has made it easier for buyers to find goods they need from all around the world. Moreover, the number of high-quality shipping companies has multipled. All of above has led to a vast growth of international trading and pressured in a way that made it impossible to control the passage of these devices. For this reason, some targeted countries such as China resort to banning these devices or applications coming from the competitor countries.
While security tests for applications have become more advanced through penetration testing and source code scanning, such tests are not available at the hardware level, where the device manufacturer can insert an integrated circuit (IC) or few transistors on the same motherboard that is used by the device software so that scanning tests fail to discover for the purpose of espionage and data collection.
The World Trade Organization must find solutions for the possibility of conducting security tests on Internet-connected-devices, whether they contain electronic circuits with fixed programming (#ASIC) or programmable (#FPGA). The organization can cooperate with accredited organizations to prepare standards such as #ISO and #IEEE to agree on an international standard for the design of electronic boards that facilitates the process of security testing, or discuss the possibility of preventing unidentified electronic circuits from using the MAC address of the device during data transmissions, or discuss the possibility of identifying and stopping unfamiliar movements through the data buses.
While security tests for applications have become more advanced through penetration testing and source code scanning, such tests are not available at the hardware level, where the device manufacturer can insert an integrated circuit (IC) or few transistors on the same motherboard that is used by the device software so that scanning tests fail to discover for the purpose of espionage and data collection.
The World Trade Organization must find solutions for the possibility of conducting security tests on Internet-connected-devices, whether they contain electronic circuits with fixed programming (#ASIC) or programmable (#FPGA). The organization can cooperate with accredited organizations to prepare standards such as #ISO and #IEEE to agree on an international standard for the design of electronic boards that facilitates the process of security testing, or discuss the possibility of preventing unidentified electronic circuits from using the MAC address of the device during data transmissions, or discuss the possibility of identifying and stopping unfamiliar movements through the data buses.
ID60
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID61
Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development, Data Governance
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, Digital ethics, International cooperation on data
ID62
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
National and international governance of internet and its impacts on Democracy. We are developing a security protocol for journalists in Uruguay.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Already pointed out above.
ID63
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
ID64
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
ID65
Economic Issues and Development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Youths Development and Integration
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Peace and happiness
Additional ideas: Sports Stakeholders
ID66
Rights and Freedoms, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID67
Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID68
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Given that COVID19 has proven the importance of health in our lives and the role of technology in delivering healthcare. We must work on giving a focus on 'Digital Health'
Digital Health should be included in the main sessions and there should be dedicated sessions on Digital Health domain
Digital Health should be included in the main sessions and there should be dedicated sessions on Digital Health domain
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Digital Health is the future of health, and this aligns with the agenda of carrying everyone along and the role of emerging tech. If we fail to include a focus on Digital Health in the summit of the future, we will have left out an important agenda of health, without which none of the SDGs are achievable
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Healthcare systems will not be sustainable and accountable without integrating technology. Hence this topic of Digital Health very much aligns with THE 2023 SDG Summit
Additional ideas: Thematic tracks should include a track on ' Digital Health' as it will cover an important topic that is too important to be missed.
ID69
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID71
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID72
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
No comment
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The major role that ICT can play and contribute to achieve Our Common Agenda its commitments
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The major role that ICT can play and contribute to achieve Sustainable Development
Additional ideas: Make sure that all onsite participants accessing or get their seat at the main area or room for the IGFopen ceremony 2023
ID73
Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance
AI , machine learning and deep learning
ID74
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
Disinformation, Hate speech, including against women and vulnerable groups, Trust and accountability measures
ID75
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
ID76
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development, Media and Content
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The inclusion of a dedicated day for youth in the forum, as youth are naturally of the future. There would be a need to view the SDGs in this light as well, as clearly the previous iteration did not have a plan for sustainability in terms of future generations role in designing and implementing them.
Additional ideas: I believe there needs to be a dedicated day for youth as they are the future, including commitments from member countries on how they will support young people to achieve the SDGs including capacity development programs on a global stage, funds for SMEs to tackle challenges based on the 17 SDGs, and inclusion of youth as a formal voice in the decision making process of IGF. This could be done by establishing a formal youth council with members from each country or region who are seconded formally and sponsored by the UN to work on the IGF in New York, they oversee the design and content of the youth day event.
ID77
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: In alignment with the key proposals across the 12 Commitments, focus can be placed on the element of imporving digital cooperation through the development of common standards and regulator approaches to new and emerging technologies, such as Blockchain Technology
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: This recommendation is in alignment withSDG Goal9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Additional ideas: The DC Blockchain was very forunate to have the opportunity to host a session on the Model Law in relation to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations at the IGF 2022. Unfortunately dur to the unavailability of funding this session was delivered online. It is sincerely hoped that an opportunity will be provided to facilitate the hosting of an inperson Workshop in which the speakers will be able to host an in person session that facilitates a greater degree of engagement and participation from attendees
ID78
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Additional ideas: - In order to achieve the interest and representation of people from different parts of the world, I recommend organizing sessions that are multilingual or in different languages.
- Some tracks about childhood and adolescence should be led by young people to guarantee their points of view and promote their participation.
- Some tracks about childhood and adolescence should be led by young people to guarantee their points of view and promote their participation.
ID79
Economic Issues and Development, Media and Content, Data Governance
Additional ideas: yes
ID80
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Climate Finance Readiness for Developing Countries via Digital Literacy Skills Training Intervention Projects especially since the next IGF Forum will be hosted by Kyoto Japan. Kyoto Japan is a very important town to reflect on Climate Action, Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocols as it connects to Digital Service and Products etc
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: By building on the themes for these events, a sort of alliance and sustainability for impact.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Same thing Horizontal and Vertical Alignment in themes for impact and sustainability.
Additional ideas: Yes the Paris Peace Forum employs some interesting insights for format design of forums. Probably a look into the sessions are the Paris Peace Forum might be interesting.
ID81
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms, Economic Issues and Development
En el proceso de desarrollo de un país como Guatemala, implica un desarrollo no solo de infraestructura si no tambien un desarrollo de las personas que vivimos en el. Este desarrollo solo llega a algunas personas y no busca llegar a los mas necesitados ya que se entiende que ellos no son capaces de aprovecharlo. La pobreza no solo limita la salud de las personas que la viven, si no tambien limita su desarrollo personal e intelectual.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Si buscamos estrechar la brecha tecnologica en los paises en vias de desarrollo tambien debemos de entender la pobreza de cada pais, no podemos hablar de buscar llevar tecnologia a alguien que aun esta en desnutricion. Las charlas y conferencias del IGF me han ayudado mucho para poder ser parte de mesas de trabajo en mi pais y aportar acciones que otros paises han tomado previo a llevar un desarrollo tecnologico seguro y saludable.
ID83
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
Hi I am an award winning journalist and founder of Newsmobile which is an IFCN accredited global fact checker now based out of the US, India and Asia Pacific we would want to support the initiatives of the IGF and the UN techenvoy by providing practical solutions to deal with the scourge of misinformation which impacts democracies and especially the global south
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Create a forum for stakeholders to engage and share best practices
Help in creating a global code for member countries to deal with trust and safety and misinformation and disinformation issues
Help in creating a global code for member countries to deal with trust and safety and misinformation and disinformation issues
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The summit can follow the agenda set on these themes under the auspices of the UN tech envoy
Additional ideas: Hi I will be happy to contribute our experience of working to debunk misinformation as disinformation in the global south and how we can help
With IGF with practical strategies to implement their mission goals related to this
With IGF with practical strategies to implement their mission goals related to this
ID84
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development
I don't see any issue with "data altruism" or "data for public good". I see a "data freeflow" issue. If people or any institution wants to provide data from their own without getting any payment to help the world to do research or benefit people, "data free flow" and "data altruism" probably are good issues to discuss. Data altruism shows in the European Data Governance Act. And remind me, if we hold our data and don't make data flow, we don't need to talk about the data economy, and there will be no value for data.
ID85
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Cyber attacks and cyber conflict, Disinformation, Hate speech, including against women and vulnerable groups
ID86
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Economic Issues and Development, Data Governance
We propose the following additions to the scope of our prioritised thematic areas:
Include aggregated data under Data Governance → Big Data
Initially driven by the prevalence of social media, “big data,” has been a popular topic of discussion in regards to private, public and nonprofit / social sector collaboration. In most countries, including low- and middle-income countries, private-sector data can reveal important trends for policy and programmes that are useful for government and civil society. Citizens and residents of countries are communicating on WhatsApp, expressing themselves on Twitter and Facebook, and writing code on GitHub. Understanding these platform activity levels and types are therefore critical in making policy and programmatic decisions related to data and internet governance.
Data privacy and protection, however, are common concerns in big data discussions. Often, even well-structured data can be combined with other datasets to target marginalized individuals or groups. GitHub would therefore welcome the inclusion of aggregated data - both single and multi-stakeholder - within the Data Governance → Big Data topic. This will encourage discussions of data privacy-preserving solutions that are essential to digital policymaking. Aggregated datasets are also more commonly used than individual data points in indexes, research and programmatic decisions of concern to IGF.
Include a focus on software developers, open source contributors and other creators in technology under Economic Issues and Development → Future of Work, Markets, Digital Literacy
A critical part of the digital economy are the people who build the technologies: professional software developers, open source enthusiasts, and other creators. Without collaborative technology communities across borders, even the basic infrastructure of the internet would not exist. How these technology communities work, communicate, find and maintain employment, and make decisions are critical topics to the future of work, labour markets and digital literacy. GitHub therefore welcomes the inclusion of software developers and other technology laborers in IGF’s thematic focus under Economic Issues and Development.
Include Open Source Software and OSPOs under Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity → Open Access
Open Access to software and other digital technologies are incomplete without clear governance models and clear universal usage terms. By definition, open source software (OSS) have an Open Standards Initiative-approved license that defines what a user or contributor can do with a software or tool. Open source programme offices (OSPOs) play a key role in helping contributors and users comply to these license terms. OSS and OSPOs are especially critical in contexts where proprietary software licenses are prohibitively expensive or otherwise inaccessible. GitHub therefore welcomes the inclusion of OSS and OSPOs under Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity.
Include aggregated data under Data Governance → Big Data
Initially driven by the prevalence of social media, “big data,” has been a popular topic of discussion in regards to private, public and nonprofit / social sector collaboration. In most countries, including low- and middle-income countries, private-sector data can reveal important trends for policy and programmes that are useful for government and civil society. Citizens and residents of countries are communicating on WhatsApp, expressing themselves on Twitter and Facebook, and writing code on GitHub. Understanding these platform activity levels and types are therefore critical in making policy and programmatic decisions related to data and internet governance.
Data privacy and protection, however, are common concerns in big data discussions. Often, even well-structured data can be combined with other datasets to target marginalized individuals or groups. GitHub would therefore welcome the inclusion of aggregated data - both single and multi-stakeholder - within the Data Governance → Big Data topic. This will encourage discussions of data privacy-preserving solutions that are essential to digital policymaking. Aggregated datasets are also more commonly used than individual data points in indexes, research and programmatic decisions of concern to IGF.
Include a focus on software developers, open source contributors and other creators in technology under Economic Issues and Development → Future of Work, Markets, Digital Literacy
A critical part of the digital economy are the people who build the technologies: professional software developers, open source enthusiasts, and other creators. Without collaborative technology communities across borders, even the basic infrastructure of the internet would not exist. How these technology communities work, communicate, find and maintain employment, and make decisions are critical topics to the future of work, labour markets and digital literacy. GitHub therefore welcomes the inclusion of software developers and other technology laborers in IGF’s thematic focus under Economic Issues and Development.
Include Open Source Software and OSPOs under Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity → Open Access
Open Access to software and other digital technologies are incomplete without clear governance models and clear universal usage terms. By definition, open source software (OSS) have an Open Standards Initiative-approved license that defines what a user or contributor can do with a software or tool. Open source programme offices (OSPOs) play a key role in helping contributors and users comply to these license terms. OSS and OSPOs are especially critical in contexts where proprietary software licenses are prohibitively expensive or otherwise inaccessible. GitHub therefore welcomes the inclusion of OSS and OSPOs under Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Expanding IGF focus on how the digital commons is built and sustained, not simply how it is used by end-users and companies, would facilitate needed constructive discussions on how to Improve digital cooperation on the digital commons as a global public good (#7). Open source software development and infrastructure are essential to this commons and cooperation, but is often overlooked at IGF.
Based on the twelve commitments for 2024, there are a number of initiatives that IGF can better reflect its commitment, notably with ‘#1 - Leave no one behind particularly on the ‘Digital inclusivity’, and ‘#7 - Improve digital cooperation on ‘Digital commons as a global public good’, through partnerships with the private sector and civil society.
Based on the twelve commitments for 2024, there are a number of initiatives that IGF can better reflect its commitment, notably with ‘#1 - Leave no one behind particularly on the ‘Digital inclusivity’, and ‘#7 - Improve digital cooperation on ‘Digital commons as a global public good’, through partnerships with the private sector and civil society.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: GitHub provides a mapping of its related work against the SDGs. This is an increasingly common practice among corporate technology companies that engage in SDG-related work.
Additional ideas: Provide more opportunities for bi-lateral meetings to build relationships and network.
ID87
Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Youth And Development
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Youth integration
Additional ideas: World Youth integration And Peace planning
ID88
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: There should be greater coordination of efforts amongst different stakeholders (both inter-sessionally as well as in the annual meeting) to contribute to the consultation, development and commentary of the Global Digital Compact, in order to maximize impact and depth and influence its outcome in 2024, rather than have efforts spread out.
ID89
Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content, Data Governance
ID90
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
The pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital technologies in education. Education technologies are not just digital tools, but has the potential to reshape the dynamics of educational sector, especially through unprecedented amount of datafication. However, unlike school bus drivers, education technology as a business sector remains much unregulated, whereas local governments, educators, children, and parents lack experience and expertise to make sound decision in the face of increasingly complex tech driven education environment.
New technologies have the potential to bring new forms of instruction, assessment and credentialing, that can help learners to enhance their social mobility. I hope to create a meaningful opportunities for sharing various cases in Africa, Europe, US and Asia in designing the governance of education technologies for bringing access and social mobility, while protecting privacy through emerging efforts such as trusted web, self-sovereign identity in collaboration with civil society organizations.
New technologies have the potential to bring new forms of instruction, assessment and credentialing, that can help learners to enhance their social mobility. I hope to create a meaningful opportunities for sharing various cases in Africa, Europe, US and Asia in designing the governance of education technologies for bringing access and social mobility, while protecting privacy through emerging efforts such as trusted web, self-sovereign identity in collaboration with civil society organizations.
ID91
Digital Cooperation, Media and Content, Data Governance
The IGF is in a privileged position to address emerging issues. This role is explicitly referred to in the Tunis Agenda.
As such it could tackle the set of emerging issues that come with the next generation of social media. Developing technical and public policy governance recommendations in this field, in a multi stakeholder fashion, would be both timely and relevant for the IGF.
As such it could tackle the set of emerging issues that come with the next generation of social media. Developing technical and public policy governance recommendations in this field, in a multi stakeholder fashion, would be both timely and relevant for the IGF.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: There are several issues and commitments that are relevant for the IGF to investigate and contribute to, including Build trust (commitment n°6) the Future of digital cooperation (commitment n°7) and Boost partnerships (commitment n°10).
The IGF could work towards practical governance recommendations especially in the field of social media and emerging online social tools (e.g. metaverse). The IGF is ideally positioned to foster collaborative governance solutions around these priorities.
The IGF could work towards practical governance recommendations especially in the field of social media and emerging online social tools (e.g. metaverse). The IGF is ideally positioned to foster collaborative governance solutions around these priorities.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The IGF can be a key forum to organise dialogues and craft governance solutions supporting the SDGs. The rationale is that ICTs play a key role in achieving most of the SDGs. Indeed, ICTs can support women empowerment, expand educational opportunities but also access to health, etc.
As such, it is recommended that the IGF coordinates with staff in charge of the SDGs follow-up, but also promotes its outputs throughout the SDG community.
As such, it is recommended that the IGF coordinates with staff in charge of the SDGs follow-up, but also promotes its outputs throughout the SDG community.
Additional ideas: Reflecting the name of the forum - the IGF - emphasis should be given to the development of governance best practices, especially around the emergence of new technologies. As such, it is proposed to have at IGF 2023 a track on the governance of emerging social media technologies.
ID92
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
In my view, it is essential that the IGF also considers the topics from a decolonial and global south perspective so that different perspectives and voices are heard in the process. For instance, indigenous communities and other traditional peoples cannot just be considered future users but essential stakeholders.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: -Ensure that voices from women from all over the globe and from various cultural backgrounds can effectively participate. Include a decolonial matricentric feminist approach.
-Foster participation from traditional peoples.
-Foster a regulation of Autonomous Weapons Systems
-Foster participation from traditional peoples.
-Foster a regulation of Autonomous Weapons Systems
ID93
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
ID94
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
We believe it is crucial that the IGF make a strong effort to limit the total number of thematic tracks, and create a very focused agenda. A number of broader issues (e.g. environmental sustainability, rights and freedoms, equality) should run through every issue and thematic track, but should not necessarily constitute thematic tracks of their own - these issues are too important, and as such, each focused thematic track should touch on them. Above all, the IGF 2023 should have a limited focus.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Focused sessions explaining the process and ambition of the Summit of the Future, from individuals and organisations closely involved in the preparation of the summit.
Additional ideas: We believe it is crucial that the IGF make a strong effort to limit the total number of thematic tracks, and create a very focused agenda. A number of broader issues (e.g. environmental sustainability, rights and freedoms, equality) should run through every issue and thematic track, but should not necessarily constitute thematic tracks of their own - these issues are too important, and as such, each focused thematic track should touch on them. Above all, the IGF 2023 should have a limited focus.
ID95
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
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Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Involving communities
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Internet Governance linkages
Additional ideas: Data Protection
ID97
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Share the status of implemenration by UN Agencies, Members and other stakeholders and encourage the contirubtion and participaption of various stakeholders in this process.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: There might be some impact of Covid-19 Risk on the implentation of 2030 Agenda and there should also be new emerging issues to be discusses. In this context, 2023 SDG Summit could be timely occasion to deal with current situation. Result of the Summit should be introduced and disucssed at the 2023 IGF.
Additional ideas: nothing special
ID98
Rights and Freedoms, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID99
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Technical and Operational Topics
ID101
Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content, Data Governance
ID102
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
Developing a Global Data Governance Monitoring and evaluation Insrument .
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Conduct Continental evaluation of the performance against Common Agenda and the 12 Comitments
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Impact of COVID pandemic on the implementation trajectory across all continents. The state of implementation of SDG 7 and interventions across all states to ensure that widening access to all forms of energy becomes a justiciable right.
Additional ideas: The IGF programme must allow for presentation at Plenary by all the track leaders to ensure that there is no opportunity cost uhsered by simulkteanous tracks
ID103
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
We'd like to suggest Age Verification as an additional issue related to the three thematic areas we've selected.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: From a child rights perspective esp. commitment 4. Abide by international law and ensure justice, commitment 5. Place women and girls at
the centre, commitment 6. Build trust and commitment 11. Listen to and work with youth should be addressed by the IGF stakeholder community. Based on Art. 3 of the UN-CRC the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. At least one third of Internet users worldwide are under the age of 18 years, literally being children in the sense of the UN-CRC. Therefore Internet Governance is undoubtedly concerning children and should therefore be addressed with children featuring prominently as users of the Internet.
the centre, commitment 6. Build trust and commitment 11. Listen to and work with youth should be addressed by the IGF stakeholder community. Based on Art. 3 of the UN-CRC the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. At least one third of Internet users worldwide are under the age of 18 years, literally being children in the sense of the UN-CRC. Therefore Internet Governance is undoubtedly concerning children and should therefore be addressed with children featuring prominently as users of the Internet.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Cildren's Rights in relation to the Digital Environment address the following SDGs:
1. No Poverty: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3
3. Good Health and Well-Being: 3.7
4. Quality Education: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.a; 4.b; 4.c
5. Gender Equality: 5.1; 5.3; 5.6; 5.c
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: 16.10
We suggest to address children's rights as a cross-cutting issue in the 2023 SDG Summit
1. No Poverty: 1.1; 1.2; 1.3
3. Good Health and Well-Being: 3.7
4. Quality Education: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.a; 4.b; 4.c
5. Gender Equality: 5.1; 5.3; 5.6; 5.c
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: 16.10
We suggest to address children's rights as a cross-cutting issue in the 2023 SDG Summit
Additional ideas: Structuring the IGF programme in thematic areas helps to get a better overview on themes addressed. Nonetheless there are cross-cutting issues which should feature more prominently in the whole programme. For example children's rights as well as human rights are discussed in the thematic track on Cybersecurity as well as in thematic tracks related to AI and algorithms or with an angle to ethical questions. These interrelationships should be better reflected in the programme's structure.
ID104
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance, Technical and Operational Topics
ID105
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
mentioned as above
ID106
Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content, Technical and Operational Topics
ID107
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
1. Ethical Applications of Emerging technology for development
2. Digital Family Protection ( Our context: It is imperative we update and improve the current strategic policy approach to safeguarding children online. Child online protection requires a more comprehensive approach that puts the family at the center of digital protection and innovation issues. A digital family requires everyone in the family to play an important role in safeguarding and nurturing the digital development of a child both in the use of digital devices and online engagement. The accountability/responsibility for this purpose should rest squarely on the parents and siblings living closely with the child )
3. Safeguard Digital Innovation against restrictive Data Protection Governance (Context: There is an unhealthy contest between policy for innovation and data governance regulatory restrictions; and between the need to safeguard personal data and the need to encourage digital innovation where such data becomes the central critical resource for innovation. How do we strike the right balance in a manner that will not retard the further development of the Internet or jeopardize the essence of these two critical needs?
2. Digital Family Protection ( Our context: It is imperative we update and improve the current strategic policy approach to safeguarding children online. Child online protection requires a more comprehensive approach that puts the family at the center of digital protection and innovation issues. A digital family requires everyone in the family to play an important role in safeguarding and nurturing the digital development of a child both in the use of digital devices and online engagement. The accountability/responsibility for this purpose should rest squarely on the parents and siblings living closely with the child )
3. Safeguard Digital Innovation against restrictive Data Protection Governance (Context: There is an unhealthy contest between policy for innovation and data governance regulatory restrictions; and between the need to safeguard personal data and the need to encourage digital innovation where such data becomes the central critical resource for innovation. How do we strike the right balance in a manner that will not retard the further development of the Internet or jeopardize the essence of these two critical needs?
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Not until certain recommendations from IGF meetings and intercessional work become legitimately binding among the stakeholders either at the bilateral or multi-lateral level, these recommendations will continue to serve just as mere pieces of advice without meaningful commitment. IGF stature should be upgraded within the UN systems to enable it to become a global pipeline for recommending actions for stakeholders. It should be transformed into the World Internet Governance for the People and by the People where it provides collective recommendations that should be binding in a certain context.
Additional ideas: The only element of the IGF missing is the global media plug-in. Global media stakeholders shape our Internet life daily. IGF should design a strategic framework for global media active participation. IGF live events shouldn't be restricted to Youtube or social media channels only. Traditional and digital broadcasters and publishers should be involved in the preparation and implementation of IGF event. IGF event should learn from FIFA's global media strategy for promoting and advancing football events. IGF event global media coverage right value proposition based on competitive bidding should be considered to help achieve essential values in global communication and outreach across nations that is sustainable.
ID108
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
Additional ideas: I feel we should highlight more children's issues such as digital safety and footprint, online sexual exploitation and abuse, and online grooming and solicitation that leads to missing and trafficking of children.
ID109
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Se puede resaltar la labor que se realiza en las pequeñas comunidades mediantes las redes comunitarias que han tomado auge por organizaciones de sociedad civil, academia entre otros actores y no por las grandes TELECOM,quienes deberían de estar realizandoe ste trabjao. Todo esto se realiza para visibilizar que las pequeñas comunidades aún no cuentan con derechos básicos como la conectividad o la comunicación, algunas de estas comunidades en veredas o entre las montañas de más difícil acceso.
En estas comunidades lo que evidenciamos quienes trabajamos de la mano con la comunidad es que las TELECOM están por su negocio y que el estado no hace nada para poder brindar un mejor y más amplio servicio que pueda llegar a aquellas comunidades que así lo requieran y con eso, cerrar brechas digitales, y eliminar problemas de comunicación que permitirán mejorar la educación, salud, trabajo, entre otras.
En estas comunidades lo que evidenciamos quienes trabajamos de la mano con la comunidad es que las TELECOM están por su negocio y que el estado no hace nada para poder brindar un mejor y más amplio servicio que pueda llegar a aquellas comunidades que así lo requieran y con eso, cerrar brechas digitales, y eliminar problemas de comunicación que permitirán mejorar la educación, salud, trabajo, entre otras.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Definitivamente el trabajo de las redes comunitarias se ve reflejado en la mejora de la calidad de vida de las personas con las que cuentan con ellas, y no me refiero solamente a tener internet, porque con una intranet las persoans se ven beneficiadas, desde los y las niñas, hasta las peronas adultas mayores. Con esto se puede tener controles de salud, obtener información para tareas de los y las estudiantes mediante servidores, comunicación con personas, empresas, organizaciones, entre otros que se encuentren en las cabeceras de comunidades más grandes con más acceso y que les permita poder tener un acercamiento a lo que a estas personas muchas veces se les limita por vivir tan lejano o no tener conectividad.
Additional ideas: Las mesas de trabajo entre diferentes actores, siempre es un punto de encuentro muy enriquecedor porque se logran ver todas las perspectivas desde los diferentes ámbitos.
ID110
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
ID112
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
ID113
Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
Digital cooperation: online-driven public order issues
Rights and Freedoms: easy accessible online hotlines for reporting illegal content
Media and Content: defining content policy in government and internet sector public private partnerships
Rights and Freedoms: easy accessible online hotlines for reporting illegal content
Media and Content: defining content policy in government and internet sector public private partnerships
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Building public private partnerships
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Increase knowledge and understanding on the functioning of the internet
Additional ideas: Do not only talk ABOUT the people that are impacted by social media and the internet, but also speak WITH them: actively invite youth and people belonging to minority groups.
ID115
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID116
Media and Content
From the growing number of regulations about content to questions about the future of immersive and technology in the metaverse, a designated Trust and Safety track at the IGF offers a holistic umbrella framework for a vibrant range of content governance discussions. This would mature and fortify the momentum at IGF in recent years toward discussions on content issues.
In addition, because the trust and safety field addresses the internet’s inherently grassroots nature—i.e., the ways in which individual users and communities come together to collaborate, learn, and share—it poses difficult questions that impact governments, industry, civil society, and citizens that only multistakeholder collaboration can solve. As more governments around the world seek to govern or regulate the role of digital technologies in their societies and economies, the Trust & Safety community is well-positioned to guide stakeholders through economic, regulatory, and human rights considerations of governing content and conduct online, all of which could offer important value to the Summit for the Future and Global Digital Compact agenda at a time of rising digital authoritarianism and potential challenges to multistakeholderism.
In addition, because the trust and safety field addresses the internet’s inherently grassroots nature—i.e., the ways in which individual users and communities come together to collaborate, learn, and share—it poses difficult questions that impact governments, industry, civil society, and citizens that only multistakeholder collaboration can solve. As more governments around the world seek to govern or regulate the role of digital technologies in their societies and economies, the Trust & Safety community is well-positioned to guide stakeholders through economic, regulatory, and human rights considerations of governing content and conduct online, all of which could offer important value to the Summit for the Future and Global Digital Compact agenda at a time of rising digital authoritarianism and potential challenges to multistakeholderism.
ID117
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The elderly, being technological non-natives, are being exposed to extortion such as theft of information and each year continues to increase despite the strategies used by both banks and companies according to the country's statistics, being an important issue within the Application of human rights online.
and border and new issues
technologies
and border and new issues
technologies
ID118
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Technical and Operational Topics
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The thematic structure around GDC is aligned with the need for focus and helped link the IGF with upcoming UN deliberation and meetings on digital cooperation and multistakeholder governance. However, it is still unclear how the IGF community can leverage their outputs to contribute to the GDC process, including the Summit of the Future. More information about this relationship would contribute to both the IGF and the Common Agenda process.
Additional ideas: The thematic approach makes the programme clearer and more focused. We suggest continuing this approach. Nevertheless, it is important to refrain from topic repetition. Consequently, we recommend that sessions and speakers build on what has already been discussed in 2022 so they can go deeper into the issues. This could be done by inviting session organisers to read the 2022 output messages, asking how they will build on what has been discussed and what would be their contribution to the discussion.
ID119
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the World Summit on the Information Society.
At the end of the 90s, several initiatives emerged to face "the digital divide" and try to turn ICTs into a tool for development. Thus, in 2000, the G8, launched at its summit in Okinawa, Japan the "Digital Opportunities Task Force", (DOT Force). This group worked just under a year and produced a report that was presented at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy in 2001.
But many people thought that a more comprehensive effort was needed to include representatives of developing countries. For this reason, the United Nations created in 2001 the "United Nations ICT Task Force", with the aim of introducing the issue of ICTs for development on the agenda of the United Nations system.
This effort was consolidated with the celebration of the World Summit on Information Society, which had its first phase in Geneva in 2003.
It should be recalled that the World Summit on the Information Society was part of a series of summits on the subject of development held at the end of the twentieth century. These include, in chronological order: the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 1994; the World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, 1995; the World Food Summit, Rome, 1996; the International Conference on Population and Development + 5, New York, 1999; the World Summit for Social Development + 5, Geneva, 2000; the Millennium Summit, New York, 2000; the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 2002; the World Food Summit + 5, Rome, 2002; and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Rio + 10, Johannesburg, in 2002.
20 years after WSIS, "digital divides" persist in many places, to which are added new gaps in the access to the latest technologies for the digital transformation.
Therefore, the IGF, which is a successful offspring of WSIS is called to become the bridge between WSIS and new global agendas and summits such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda, and the "2023 SDG Summit" and the ‘Summit of the Future’ in 2024.
At the end of the 90s, several initiatives emerged to face "the digital divide" and try to turn ICTs into a tool for development. Thus, in 2000, the G8, launched at its summit in Okinawa, Japan the "Digital Opportunities Task Force", (DOT Force). This group worked just under a year and produced a report that was presented at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy in 2001.
But many people thought that a more comprehensive effort was needed to include representatives of developing countries. For this reason, the United Nations created in 2001 the "United Nations ICT Task Force", with the aim of introducing the issue of ICTs for development on the agenda of the United Nations system.
This effort was consolidated with the celebration of the World Summit on Information Society, which had its first phase in Geneva in 2003.
It should be recalled that the World Summit on the Information Society was part of a series of summits on the subject of development held at the end of the twentieth century. These include, in chronological order: the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 1994; the World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, 1995; the World Food Summit, Rome, 1996; the International Conference on Population and Development + 5, New York, 1999; the World Summit for Social Development + 5, Geneva, 2000; the Millennium Summit, New York, 2000; the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 2002; the World Food Summit + 5, Rome, 2002; and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Rio + 10, Johannesburg, in 2002.
20 years after WSIS, "digital divides" persist in many places, to which are added new gaps in the access to the latest technologies for the digital transformation.
Therefore, the IGF, which is a successful offspring of WSIS is called to become the bridge between WSIS and new global agendas and summits such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda, and the "2023 SDG Summit" and the ‘Summit of the Future’ in 2024.
ID120
Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Traditional Media independence and business models in digital age
ID121
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
ID122
Digital Cooperation
The link between the Global Digital Compact and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20).
Additional ideas: Focus on the link between the Global Digital Compact and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20).
ID123
Economic Issues and Development
Addressing #GlobalDigitalCompact -by #wef23 as UpLink Innovation Portal
Decade +SocialGood Support for global economy, climate neutrality, democracy,
Decade +SocialGood Support for global economy, climate neutrality, democracy,
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Address Decade +SocialGood Support for global economy, climate neutrality, democracy, https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/uplink-contribution/a012o00001pUiCOAA0/decade-socialgood-support-for-global-economy-climate-neutrality-democracy?
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Addressed Decade +SocialGood Support for global economy, climate neutrality, democracy, https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/uplink-contribution/a012o00001pUiCOAA0/decade-socialgood-support-for-global-economy-climate-neutrality-democracy? for Sustainable Development - Global +SocialGood for addressing power outages
Additional ideas: Theme - Themes should be based on global needs oriented for global solutions - global economy, climate neutrality, democracy, & overcome global challenges
ID125
Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Proposal title: Climate Change and Internet Disruption: A Case of Floods in Pakistan
Description: Recent floods in Pakistan and unprecedented heat waves throughout the world, especially the Western countries, should alarm every country about climate change's rapidly shifting patterns and consequences. Due to the floods, the affected regions and the whole of Pakistan will continue to face disruption in the internet. The talk will help bring attention to the lack of practices and policies to face such challenges by the affected country and the whole internet ecosystem and why they should focus on it to help mitigate climate challenges of future and come up with proactive solutions as a global community.
Description: Recent floods in Pakistan and unprecedented heat waves throughout the world, especially the Western countries, should alarm every country about climate change's rapidly shifting patterns and consequences. Due to the floods, the affected regions and the whole of Pakistan will continue to face disruption in the internet. The talk will help bring attention to the lack of practices and policies to face such challenges by the affected country and the whole internet ecosystem and why they should focus on it to help mitigate climate challenges of future and come up with proactive solutions as a global community.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: I think its a global issue and IGF is an ideal place for a topic like that to reach global audience. It is an issue at the intersection of tech and governance and sits well with the agenda.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: I believe my idea resonated with both goals 13 and 16 of the agenda and would help in reaching the right audience and help raise awareness of the impediments to internet due to climate change.
Additional ideas: I want it to be presented as a short lightning talk.
ID126
Digital Cooperation
Online training for engineers from countries whose citizens emigrate to Europe
In 1979-89, Poland organized internships for engineers and technicians from developing
countries [1]. These were industrial practices in various production plants in our country. The
organizer of the training was the Foundry Research Institute in Krakow, which cooperated
with dozens of Polish factories where fittings, tractors, cars, warships and parts for many
machines and devices were produced. The organization of these practices from the UN was
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO. Industrial practices were
generally several weeks long. The first stage were weekly lectures on which material
standards, material properties and selected foundry technologies were discussed among other
topics. The basic internship program was visits to industrial plants. Three groups of trainees
consisting of usually ten people visited 5-8 companies located in cities of Poland. Industrial
practices have been beneficial for developing countries and for Poland. It was a form of
promotion of our products and establishing cooperation in the field of science and research.
More in the article by Z.Wójcicki and H.Połcik „Training of engineers and technicians from
Africa, Asia and Latin America”[1], published in Polish, at
https://www.salon24.pl/u/henrykpolcik/. Such internships were organized in Poland until
1989. Maybe it is worth returning to organizing industrial practices for engineers and
technicians of countries whose citizens emigrate to Europe, instead of rebuilding their
own companies in their own homeland? Such trainings can be organized in a different
form, using modern methods of communication, including video-conference techniques.
In current conditions it is possible to create international teams that can jointly conduct
such training. These courses prepared by specialist teams can be organized for engineers
of Africa and Asia.
Source
1.Engineers from Africa, Asia and Latin America on industrial internships in Poland
(in Polish) https://www.salon24.pl/u/henrykpolcik/926786,szkolenie-inzynierow-itechnikow-z-afryki-
In 1979-89, Poland organized internships for engineers and technicians from developing
countries [1]. These were industrial practices in various production plants in our country. The
organizer of the training was the Foundry Research Institute in Krakow, which cooperated
with dozens of Polish factories where fittings, tractors, cars, warships and parts for many
machines and devices were produced. The organization of these practices from the UN was
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO. Industrial practices were
generally several weeks long. The first stage were weekly lectures on which material
standards, material properties and selected foundry technologies were discussed among other
topics. The basic internship program was visits to industrial plants. Three groups of trainees
consisting of usually ten people visited 5-8 companies located in cities of Poland. Industrial
practices have been beneficial for developing countries and for Poland. It was a form of
promotion of our products and establishing cooperation in the field of science and research.
More in the article by Z.Wójcicki and H.Połcik „Training of engineers and technicians from
Africa, Asia and Latin America”[1], published in Polish, at
https://www.salon24.pl/u/henrykpolcik/. Such internships were organized in Poland until
1989. Maybe it is worth returning to organizing industrial practices for engineers and
technicians of countries whose citizens emigrate to Europe, instead of rebuilding their
own companies in their own homeland? Such trainings can be organized in a different
form, using modern methods of communication, including video-conference techniques.
In current conditions it is possible to create international teams that can jointly conduct
such training. These courses prepared by specialist teams can be organized for engineers
of Africa and Asia.
Source
1.Engineers from Africa, Asia and Latin America on industrial internships in Poland
(in Polish) https://www.salon24.pl/u/henrykpolcik/926786,szkolenie-inzynierow-itechnikow-z-afryki-
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: „ Online training for engineers from countries whose citizens emigrate to Europe” is associated with : K1-Education and lifelong learning; K2- Package of support to developing countries ; K9-To reach those furthest behind; K10- United Nations Office for Partnerships to consolidate access and inclusion, including accessibility online.
ID127
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content
Child online safety, Hate speech, including against women and vulnerable groups, Trust and accountability measures
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, Digital ethics, Multistakeholderism and multidisciplinarity
Young people leading the digital transformation.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Providing concrete recommendations for the implementation of the 12 Commitments by organizing regular virtual open multistakeholder global consultations towards the Summit of the Future in 2024.
Additional ideas: Please include young leaders as co-chairs of all IGF sessions co-leading the preparatory process.
ID128
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Appropriate cybersecurity and trust are essential prerequisites for successful digitization. This includes strengthening global cooperation to increase cybersecurity and resilience. The IGF should therefore devote special attention to these issues in order to strengthen joint global activities to enhance cybersecurity and resilience.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments should be given special consideration in the selection of sessions and should be presented in the reports on the individual sessions and the overall report in such a way that recommendations are presented.
Additional ideas: The hybrid format has proven successful and should be further expanded to create the most comprehensive participation opportunities possible. Interactive formats are preferable to classic presentations, for example with a view to simulations that follow a gamification approach.
ID130
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
I would like to raise awareness of child online safety among all stakeholders (government, policy makers, children, parents and schools). Moreover, I would like to raise awareness of personal data empowerment that can improve trust and wellbeing in society.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: By involving global companies in the summit. For example, I am responsible for incubating global responsible business at Fujitsu Limited. If IGF provides a session for the executives to cross pollinate ideas and experiences, they can launch practical activities in their companies.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Praise companies that are contributing to SDGs so that other companies can follow. Point out bad practices so other companies can learn from the failures.
Additional ideas: For the sake of diversity, we can mingle the speakers in the session so everyone can listen from the sources of non-expert. For example, I am specialized in personal data empowerment but I do find it fascinating to learn from the child online safety topic and reflect solutions back to my own field.
ID131
Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
Further assessment on how authoritarian digital tactics interact with conventional “offline” repressions is needed. The publication of forced confession videos is becoming a notorious practice of authoritarian regimes. “Confession tapes,” featuring the dissidents admitting to crimes they did not commit and telling details of personal lives, including forced outings, are daily spread through social media platforms. Authoritarian governments are using them to fight political opponents, persecute human rights activists and undermine anti-war movements. We need to highlight challenges of recognizing such practices as torture in accordance with international law and discuss roles of big tech platforms in preventing distribution of such harmful content.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Protection of the online space and application of human rights online to frontier issues (commitment 4, 7)
As representatives of LGBTQ+ community and women are often targets of forced confession videos, the topic can also contribute to realizing commitments 1 (leave no one behind) and 5 (place women and girls at the centre).
As representatives of LGBTQ+ community and women are often targets of forced confession videos, the topic can also contribute to realizing commitments 1 (leave no one behind) and 5 (place women and girls at the centre).
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Goal 16 (significantly reduce all forms of violence)
ID132
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
Regarding on Art. 3 of the UN-CRC the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. Please note in this context that one third of Internet users worldwide are under the age of 18 years, literally being children in the sense of the UN-CRC. Therefore Internet Governance should be addressed with children featuring prominently as users of the Internet.
ID133
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Commitment 11 (listen to and work with youth): putting youth perspectives in the centre of attention in the sense of the UN-CRC, enable youth-led activities in the annual meeting and its preparation, encourage IGF stakeholders to work with youth, reflection on methods and financiation - because at least one third of Internet users worldwide are under the age of 18 years, so Internet Governance has a great impact on the life of all children and should therefore be addressed with children featuring prominently as users of the Internet.
ID134
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID135
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Interdisciplinary and intersectional knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Additional ideas: Greater promotion of youth participation, whether it is a dedicated day for youth or sessions that are facilitated by the youth.
ID136
Rights and Freedoms
The role of the West's war on terrorism in eroding human rights protections, online and offline, has been well documented. In past years authoritarian regimes are increasingly designating NGOs, HRDs, and opposition as terrorists and extremists, which then justifies the use of spyware, censorship, disbanding of organizations, and criminalization of dissent. This pattern also occurs in Western democracies but has received less scrutiny through the lens of international human rights.
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the calls to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism are also posing new questions about the meaning and usefulness of such designations.
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the calls to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism are also posing new questions about the meaning and usefulness of such designations.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Protection of the online space and application of human rights online to frontier issues (commitment 4, 7)
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Goal 16 (Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all)
Additional ideas: Criminalization of freedom of peaceful assembly and association as a thematic track
ID137
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation
Digital cooperation: online-driven public order issues
Rights and Freedoms: easy accessible online hotlines for reporting illegal content
Media and Content: defining content policy in government and internet sector public private partnerships
Rights and Freedoms: easy accessible online hotlines for reporting illegal content
Media and Content: defining content policy in government and internet sector public private partnerships
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Building private partnerships
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Increase knowledge and understanding on the functioning of the internet
Additional ideas: Do not only talk ABOUT the people that are impacted by social media and the internet, but also speak WITH them: actively invite youth and people belonging to minority groups.
ID138
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: IGF 2023 could potentially facilitate discussions on several of the commitments with regard to the ICT developments, such as №: 4. Abide by international law and ensure justice; 6. Build trust; 11. Listen to and work with youth.
It is proposed to pay particular attention to the digital human rights protection and fighting digital discrimination. An entirely separate thematic track of the IGF could solely be provided for the discussion of the commitment № 7. Improve digital cooperation.
Moreover, it is advisable by the time of the IGF 2023 to have a draft document of the Global Digital Compact circulated among the participants to receive feedback information and theorize about the structure and thematic content of the Summit of the Future.
It is proposed to pay particular attention to the digital human rights protection and fighting digital discrimination. An entirely separate thematic track of the IGF could solely be provided for the discussion of the commitment № 7. Improve digital cooperation.
Moreover, it is advisable by the time of the IGF 2023 to have a draft document of the Global Digital Compact circulated among the participants to receive feedback information and theorize about the structure and thematic content of the Summit of the Future.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Aside from integrating the SDG topic into thematic tracks and overall programme of the upcoming forum it would be recommended to conduct a proper study on the matter. IGF could initiate (with the help of the wider Internet governance community) a joint research with the aim of establishing the interim results of the SDG program in relation to ICT and make a forecast for the 2023 SDG Summit.
Expert community could provide research capacity and form an analytical team under the supervision of the IGF secretariat with the aim of conducting this particular study. Another proposal, albeit less ambitious, but not without its scientific value would be the creation of a collection of scientific articles on the subject of SDG and ICT development for further publication.
Expert community could provide research capacity and form an analytical team under the supervision of the IGF secretariat with the aim of conducting this particular study. Another proposal, albeit less ambitious, but not without its scientific value would be the creation of a collection of scientific articles on the subject of SDG and ICT development for further publication.
Additional ideas: No doubt that years of effective functioning and active role of IGF in the Internet governance community proved this format to be more than viable. However, a single argument all stakeholder agree on is that IGF has to evolve and push forward. Changes to the format and treatment of thematic treats are one of the integral parts of those necessary transformations.
And If previously the format of the open discussion platform only added to the agility of the IGF and free flow nature of international dialogue and debate, now IGF requires clarity of goals more than anything else. The new format, as well as the mandate of the forum (provided that it will be extended in 2025) has to correspond to the challenges of modern times.
This does not mean that we should drastically change the current nature of the IGF, on the contrary it implies that we need to build upon the existing structure and introduce quality changes based on the enormous amount of feedback accumulated during all years of IGF being active. For instance one subject of the necessary change is rather obvious, IGF has to rebalance existing governing structure and make an appeal to a wider Internet community. It is clear that without the institutional involvement of state actors and regulators, the platform is simply turning into a space for the Internet community to let off steam and breed demagogy without having a real impact on the processes.
It is necessary to ensure greater transparency in the formation of the annual messages of the forum and increase the public value of the statements and messages made by IGF to the international community.
And If previously the format of the open discussion platform only added to the agility of the IGF and free flow nature of international dialogue and debate, now IGF requires clarity of goals more than anything else. The new format, as well as the mandate of the forum (provided that it will be extended in 2025) has to correspond to the challenges of modern times.
This does not mean that we should drastically change the current nature of the IGF, on the contrary it implies that we need to build upon the existing structure and introduce quality changes based on the enormous amount of feedback accumulated during all years of IGF being active. For instance one subject of the necessary change is rather obvious, IGF has to rebalance existing governing structure and make an appeal to a wider Internet community. It is clear that without the institutional involvement of state actors and regulators, the platform is simply turning into a space for the Internet community to let off steam and breed demagogy without having a real impact on the processes.
It is necessary to ensure greater transparency in the formation of the annual messages of the forum and increase the public value of the statements and messages made by IGF to the international community.
ID139
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
Additional ideas: As the number of a parallel session is high, we suggest a better organization of the recorded sessions to allow an easy access. You can see an example of this type of organization at the Spain IGF website: https://jornadasigfspain.es/2022/11/17/toda-la-documentacion-del-igf-spain-2022/
ID140
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
Age verification
Safety by Design
Safety by Design
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The IGF annual meeting and intersessional work can be the platform to ensure alignment between the 12 commitments and the global internet governance agenda. This will help ensure that the role and impact of the digital world are cross-cutting considerations rather than distinct activities or committments, such as linked to inclusion. This goal can be furthered by closer alignment of the IGF thematic areas with the 12 committments.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The IGF annual meeting and intersessional work, including the work of the Dynamic Coalitions, should align with at least one of the SDGs. However, rather than asking groups such as Dynamic Coalitions to map their work to one of the SDGs, the IGF could experiment with intersessional work focused on a specific SDG, and bring together diverse voices around the thematic discussions related to that Goal.
ID141
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, IGF organization and role, Multistakeholderism and multidisciplinarity
We would also like to select Internet shutdowns as a sub-theme, but feel this would be better included as a sub-theme under universal access and meaningful connectivity issues.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The 2022 Internet Governance Forum directly addressed the ‘Our Common Agenda’ objective to improve digital cooperation. Specifically, last year’s forum focused on the main themes of the proposed Global Digital Compact, such as avoiding Internet fragmentation and applying human rights online. To build on this important focus, and the conversations initiated at the 2022 IGF, the 2023 IGF should be scoped to include ongoing opportunities for engagement around the GDC’s themes. This year's IGF should build on the discussions and themes of the 2022 IGF, to push the conversation forward and assess what progress has been made on addressing the messages. The Leadership Panel should use the 2023 IGF to discuss how it has helped to promote the 2022 IGF’s messages, and encouraged further participation in the UN IGF. This information should be imparted through a discussion format with IGF participants, so that participants can raise their views and concerns to the panel. In this discussion, the panel should also report on how the IGF 2022 messages have been reported to, and considered by, the Secretariat responsible for the Global Digital Compact. Finally, it will be important for the IGF community to reflect on outcomes from the High-Level Ministerial GDC meeting taking place in September 2023 (in preparation for the Summit of the Future). The Leadership Panel should help to promote the IGF’s important role and highlight the IGF across the UN, including to the GDC Secretariat.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and there are indications that progress on implementing the sustainable development goals has slowed. The 2023 IGF is an opportunity to address the SDGs, specifically exploring how the Internet can help enable action on the goals, including by reducing inequalities and promoting economic growth. The 2023 IGF should therefore include a main session that addresses how the Internet can help achieve the 2030 Agenda. The 2022 IGF required session proposals to link to specific SDGs, which was a positive way of stimulating discussion on these important goals within sessions at the IGF. This approach should also be implemented for the 2023 IGF.
Additional ideas: Avoiding overlap between sessions that share the same general theme (e.g. online safety) should be a priority. Many IGF attendees have a specific interest in a particular topic, and we received feedback during the 2022 IGF that there was some difficulty with attendance since sessions on a particular topic shared the same time slots. Beyond ‘Our Common Agenda’ and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, consideration should also be given to holding a main session on the upcoming WSIS+20 review process, ahead of UN GA discussions in 2025. Encouraging wide participation in the 2023 IGF will also be important, for example, by ensuring that youth are included in discussions.
ID142
Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
Children and young people are unique digital users, who face particular risks but also unique opportunities in the digital world. While children’s rights in this digital world are universal, the protections they enjoy are often fragmented and vary region-to-region and country-to-country. There is a strong need to reinforce global cooperation around, and alignment on, policies and processes for the implementation of children’s existing rights in this area (as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its General comments, including General comment 25 (GC25) across the globe. Civil society, intergovernmental organizations, Government and the private sector, including technologists, all have a strong role to play in this. A theme exploring children’s rights and digital regulation would be very welcome.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Exploring children and young people’s rights and protections in the digital world would work at the critical interface of the commitment to ‘Improve digital cooperation’ (7) and to ‘Listen to and work with youth’ (11). Children and young people together with child rights advocates could have a space at the IGF, to deliberate on the risks and opportunities young people face online and the need for a global response.
Additional ideas: Youth participation, youth-led space and young speakers, would be welcome.
ID144
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development
ID145
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
Data for change
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: We can continue to engage the stakeholders in the development and implementation of initiatives that address internet Governance issues.
ID146
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
ID147
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
Hate speech, including against women and vulnerable groups, Legal and regulatory issues, Trust and accountability measures
ID148
Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Children's rights are enshrined throughout the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda. A recent report from UNICEF estimated that 1 in 3 internet users are children and that as many as 175,000 children go online for the first time every year. The internet has undoubtedly been a huge force for good in the lives of children and young people and there is no doubt that this generation is better connected, informed and entertained than previous generations.
However, there are a wide range of risks and harms they face online. We have seen huge increases in the distribution and circulation of child sexual abuse material since the pandemic, with IWF referencing a 1000% increase in the amount of material depicting 7-10 year old's since 2019. Other dangers such as content that is harmful to their development and the misuse of their private information are also areas for concern.
The UN Secretary General's Common agenda approach pledges to think in the "long term" to deliver for children and young people and succeeding generations and to be better prepared for the challenges ahead. This includes listening to and working with children, aligning the UN Secretary General's preparations for next year's Summit of the Future related to the issues of peace and security, of which children's rights and their online rights must be put front and centre. Lawmakers and digital platforms to take responsibility to ensure children’s safety within a framework of children’s rights online consistent with international rights agreements including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as both stakeholder groups carry the responsibility.
The UN Special Envoy on Youth's vision statement estimates that close to 90% of the world's 1.8 billion children and young people aged 10-24 years old live in developing countries. This number is expected to grow and it is clear that peace and sustainable development cannot be achieved without their involvement, ideas, enthusiasm and potential being developed to its full abilities.
Finally, we also know that women and girls are disproportionately affected by online harms. One of the 12 commitments made by the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda pledges to eradicate violence against women and girls and it is vitally important that we discuss how these harms manifest in a digital environment.
However, there are a wide range of risks and harms they face online. We have seen huge increases in the distribution and circulation of child sexual abuse material since the pandemic, with IWF referencing a 1000% increase in the amount of material depicting 7-10 year old's since 2019. Other dangers such as content that is harmful to their development and the misuse of their private information are also areas for concern.
The UN Secretary General's Common agenda approach pledges to think in the "long term" to deliver for children and young people and succeeding generations and to be better prepared for the challenges ahead. This includes listening to and working with children, aligning the UN Secretary General's preparations for next year's Summit of the Future related to the issues of peace and security, of which children's rights and their online rights must be put front and centre. Lawmakers and digital platforms to take responsibility to ensure children’s safety within a framework of children’s rights online consistent with international rights agreements including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as both stakeholder groups carry the responsibility.
The UN Special Envoy on Youth's vision statement estimates that close to 90% of the world's 1.8 billion children and young people aged 10-24 years old live in developing countries. This number is expected to grow and it is clear that peace and sustainable development cannot be achieved without their involvement, ideas, enthusiasm and potential being developed to its full abilities.
Finally, we also know that women and girls are disproportionately affected by online harms. One of the 12 commitments made by the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda pledges to eradicate violence against women and girls and it is vitally important that we discuss how these harms manifest in a digital environment.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The United Nations 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development states in its vision statement that they want to see "a world that invests in its children and in which every children grows up free from violence and exploitation. The Sustainable Development Agenda also speaks of "Children, young women and men as critical change agents and will in the goals set out by the strategy to channel their infinite capacities for activism to create a better world."
The IWF is particularly interested through the work that we do, preventing the spread of child sexual abuse online, that SDG 16.2 Ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children is given greater prominence within the IGF.
The IWF is particularly interested through the work that we do, preventing the spread of child sexual abuse online, that SDG 16.2 Ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children is given greater prominence within the IGF.
Additional ideas: N/A
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Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, Digital ethics, Multistakeholderism and multidisciplinarity
ID150
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
ID151
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Teens in Internet Governance
Teen Track, educate us!
Teen Track, educate us!
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: I'm attending The Big Brainstorm 2023 hosted by the UN Foundation in a few weeks to learn more about the SDG. I'd like to see an educational fun teen track so we can start participating by doing. It's the only way we learn!
Additional ideas: Teen tracks! Fun, hybrid teen educational tracks. The Princess Trust ran a massive virtual summit for teens recently in Australia and that's exactly the style of participation I'd recommend. They nailed the simplicity of concept, media, paving, all of it. Here's me attending: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClhbzLTSBVV/?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
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Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
Durabilité environnementale et changement climatique
Coopération numérique
Transformation numérique et innovation
Coopération numérique
Transformation numérique et innovation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Improve digital Coopération
Boost partnership
Built trust
Boost partnership
Built trust
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Objectif 9 : Bâtir des infrastructures résilientes, promouvoir une industrialisation durable et favoriser l'innovation
Objectif 11 : Rendre les villes inclusives, sûres, résilientes et durables
Objectif 17 : Revitaliser le partenariat mondial pour le développement durable
Objectif 11 : Rendre les villes inclusives, sûres, résilientes et durables
Objectif 17 : Revitaliser le partenariat mondial pour le développement durable
Additional ideas: Renforcer le processus de présentation des cas pratiques de transformation ou d'évolution numérique
Varier au maximum les speakers afin d'être homogène et inclusive.
Porter un regard important sur la représentativité (genre et géographique)
Varier au maximum les speakers afin d'être homogène et inclusive.
Porter un regard important sur la représentativité (genre et géographique)
ID153
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
ID154
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Technical and Operational Topics
Identity and trust, privacy
ID155
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Elevate Data Privacy as a fundamental issue
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Elevate the role of data in achievement of the SDGs
ID156
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
Cyber security and trust: Deployment of internet standards & ICT best practices
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The IGF has four BPFs, one PN and >20 DCs, hereafter: groups. Their work constitutes the majority of tangible outcomes of the IGF. For the IGF to become more effective and influential and to function as a policy incubator, it has to be far clearer in what way the intersessional work can contribute to both processes. To do so part of the IGF's programme for 2023 has to contribute to the output of the intersessional activities. Ideally, a part of the workshops are organised in cooperation with the groups to support and/or validate the outcomes of their work in the intersessional period. Also, to gain input that is hard to receive in that period, as not all stakeholders participate then.
At the upcoming MAG meeting an inventory can be made of which BPF/PN/DC is active in the field of a specific theme. When its work is relevant to the IGF's theme(s), the group can be invited to assist in facilitating the process and programme around that theme. So, ask groups:
- What they plan to produce in 2023;
- If they need any form of assistance or specific input;
- Do they want to be a part of a larger process?;
- How can the groups' outcomes become an integral part of the IGF's outputs and;
- How can this be planned from the start of the IGF process?
Intersessional work, potentially, can contribute significantly to the aforementioned U.N. processes in a far stronger way than currently happens. To become more influential, takes cooperation between the different bodies constituting the IGF: MAG, intersessional groups, Leadership Panel, Secretariat, Tech Envoy, UNDESA and intersessional groups. At this point in time each group fends for itself and is less effective because of it.
Decide on the next step. To become more influential, outcomes have to be promoted and put before other bodies. How can tangible outcomes be promoted in a stronger way? How can the groups be assisted to achieve this? Who has to be in the lead here? How are connections made with those in the lead and the groups?
A bit further out of the box: Create intersessional groups around urgent topics coming out of the U.N. processes that need multistakeholder input.
At the upcoming MAG meeting an inventory can be made of which BPF/PN/DC is active in the field of a specific theme. When its work is relevant to the IGF's theme(s), the group can be invited to assist in facilitating the process and programme around that theme. So, ask groups:
- What they plan to produce in 2023;
- If they need any form of assistance or specific input;
- Do they want to be a part of a larger process?;
- How can the groups' outcomes become an integral part of the IGF's outputs and;
- How can this be planned from the start of the IGF process?
Intersessional work, potentially, can contribute significantly to the aforementioned U.N. processes in a far stronger way than currently happens. To become more influential, takes cooperation between the different bodies constituting the IGF: MAG, intersessional groups, Leadership Panel, Secretariat, Tech Envoy, UNDESA and intersessional groups. At this point in time each group fends for itself and is less effective because of it.
Decide on the next step. To become more influential, outcomes have to be promoted and put before other bodies. How can tangible outcomes be promoted in a stronger way? How can the groups be assisted to achieve this? Who has to be in the lead here? How are connections made with those in the lead and the groups?
A bit further out of the box: Create intersessional groups around urgent topics coming out of the U.N. processes that need multistakeholder input.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: See the above.
Additional ideas: Yes, a quarter to half of the programme should be arranged in such a way that tangible outputs become more visible, stronger, roughly supported and recognised as the outcome of the IGF cq. intersessional IGF processes. Some suggestions.
1) On workshops. Put an end to ten workshops around the same topic (that return each year, often with the same speaker(s)) and make it one track in which the respective organisers are invited to work together to produce suggestions towards a solution, way forward, policy recommendations and such. Give such a track a whole day and a presenting slot with the outcomes. (These outcomes can be totally opposite to reflect two or three positions in full. It is an outcome nonetheless.)
2) Part of this "half" is dedicated to tangible outcomes of intersessional work. The DCs who want to become an integral part of a theme can do so, on route to a tangible outcome reflecting not only the intersessional work but also the outcomes at the IGF.
3) Dedicate a part of the programme to tangible outcomes, where they are presented to "the whole", without competing with 10 or more other slots. How can the IGF have impact when only those already involved listen to the results of a whole year of work? E.G. one day/morning/afternoon is dedicated to intersessional outcomes (plus point 1 above) and nothing else. Five processes present at the same time slot and in the next five more, etc. In this way more people will join the presentations and discussions and may even become interested to join these processes.
4) The other part of the programme can be given to new topics, emerging trends, last minute urgent topics, crisis, etc.
1) On workshops. Put an end to ten workshops around the same topic (that return each year, often with the same speaker(s)) and make it one track in which the respective organisers are invited to work together to produce suggestions towards a solution, way forward, policy recommendations and such. Give such a track a whole day and a presenting slot with the outcomes. (These outcomes can be totally opposite to reflect two or three positions in full. It is an outcome nonetheless.)
2) Part of this "half" is dedicated to tangible outcomes of intersessional work. The DCs who want to become an integral part of a theme can do so, on route to a tangible outcome reflecting not only the intersessional work but also the outcomes at the IGF.
3) Dedicate a part of the programme to tangible outcomes, where they are presented to "the whole", without competing with 10 or more other slots. How can the IGF have impact when only those already involved listen to the results of a whole year of work? E.G. one day/morning/afternoon is dedicated to intersessional outcomes (plus point 1 above) and nothing else. Five processes present at the same time slot and in the next five more, etc. In this way more people will join the presentations and discussions and may even become interested to join these processes.
4) The other part of the programme can be given to new topics, emerging trends, last minute urgent topics, crisis, etc.
ID157
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
In response to the IGF Secretariat's call for themes for IGF 2023, IS3C is proposing that cybersecurity should be one of the main themes for Kyoto. This takes into account the Global Digital Compact's overall objective to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all.” It would be a timely contribution for the IGF as a global channel for multistakeholder inputs into the GDC process and subsequently when the Compact of core principles and agreed actions is implemented following the Summit of the Future next year.
If this theme is agreed by the MAG, I envisage that the IGF's main session on the cybersecurity theme would cover the following:
- a review of key principles, vulnerabilities, and state-led and criminal cyber threats;
- agreement of potential collaboration and solutions based on:
i. universally-agreed principles for adoption by policymakers in governments and leaders in industry and the technical community;
ii. more effective and rapid deployment of existing security-related standards;
iii. recommendations for more effective education, training and public awareness-raising;
iv. technology development based on fundamental security-by-design principles.
If this theme is agreed by the MAG, I envisage that the IGF's main session on the cybersecurity theme would cover the following:
- a review of key principles, vulnerabilities, and state-led and criminal cyber threats;
- agreement of potential collaboration and solutions based on:
i. universally-agreed principles for adoption by policymakers in governments and leaders in industry and the technical community;
ii. more effective and rapid deployment of existing security-related standards;
iii. recommendations for more effective education, training and public awareness-raising;
iv. technology development based on fundamental security-by-design principles.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: As you know, more effective integration of the IGF's intersessional activities in the IGF strategic development, programme-setting and outcomes advocacy is one of the generally agreed objectives for strengthening the IGF as it evolves into the era of "IGF Plus" in line with the recommendations of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation. The subsequent report of the IGF Experts Group Meeting (EGM) stated that:
The MAG should commission BPFs and PNs, and encourage DCs to focus on issues related to the main themes of the annual meeting. With multi-year programming, this could enable iterative dialogue between the annual meeting and intersessional activity which would enhance the quality of outputs.
The MAG should commission BPFs and PNs, and encourage DCs to focus on issues related to the main themes of the annual meeting. With multi-year programming, this could enable iterative dialogue between the annual meeting and intersessional activity which would enhance the quality of outputs.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: See the above.
Additional ideas: Where possible, strive for an integration of intersessional work, whether BPF, PN or DC, and the IGF programme and programming. Use the strengths of the IGF's structure for the themes to become more visible and deliver the best tangible outcomes possible. A better integration will deliver these.
ID158
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The IGF can bring in interdisciplinary and international experts to propose forms of governance of advancing digital technologies that are transforming education. Governance, appropriate oversight and scrutiny of the organisations that provide such technologies is highly needed to ensure that future generations' benefits, needs and interests are prioritised; that any efforts at tracking career paths and educational paths through data-intensive algorithmic systems is done with appropriate oversight; that stakeholder consensus is reached on an accepted code of conduct that promotes integrity in public information, accepted socio-ethical practices of advancing data-intensive algorithmic systems; and agreed-upon standards and benchmarks.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Discussions, evidence gathering, and multi-stakeholder group involvement is needed to achieve consensus around governance, scrutiny, and meaningful oversight of the growing dependency of educational institutions and individuals on data-intensive proprietary algorithmic systems. Much debate surrounds the growing concerns of datafication, dataveillance and dehumanising the learning and teaching experience in schools in the "Global North" where digitalisation of education was propelled further following the Covid-19 health pandemic. There is minimal governmental scrutiny and oversight of what happens while these primarily private businesses are encroaching on education. This fast transformation is now manifesting in the Global South, while there are still major issues to be tackled with regards to closing basic literacy and numeracy gaps. The Forum must consider special dedication to the discussion of how to govern and meaningfully introduce trusted, ethical and evidence-based advancing data-intensive algorithmic systems, and prevent the rush to digitalise one of the most social human activities of all - education. Additionally, the growing data collection from advancing digital systems for training AI are increasingly embedded in society and children's lives specifically. These systems have the capacity to inflict injustice, perpetuate inequality, and create hyper-visibility and ultimately generate distrustful environment in which children grow and learn. In that regard, children's basic human rights and freedoms must be guarded and prioritised.
Governance must also consider the environmental impact of digitalising education for the sake of providing 'digital innovation' in the sector. Access to education should not convolute with datafication, automation and AI manipulation. Providing content and access to education is a key goal for the UN however a clear distinction through proper governance and scrutiny of the systems and their business owners must be set up to ensure that such provisions truly benefit and prioritise children's basic human rights, freedoms, interests, and wellbeing.
Governance must also consider the environmental impact of digitalising education for the sake of providing 'digital innovation' in the sector. Access to education should not convolute with datafication, automation and AI manipulation. Providing content and access to education is a key goal for the UN however a clear distinction through proper governance and scrutiny of the systems and their business owners must be set up to ensure that such provisions truly benefit and prioritise children's basic human rights, freedoms, interests, and wellbeing.
Additional ideas: A "Fishbowl" or "Workshop" type is an excellent opportunity for running an actionable event whereby different education stakeholders and child rights advocates can gather to examine the various emerging and existing frameworks for governance of education technologies and advancing algorithmic systems deployed in education with critical and multi-stakeholder lens. The final output can be proposed as an international comprehensive framework that countries can tailor and adopt. Long-term, such framework will enable further evidence gathering and invite recurring convenings for its assessment and further improvements (in line with fast changing technologies).
Having such action-driven session can further encourage a bottom-up approach to designing governance frameworks that meet regional, cultural and contextual values and priorities. Having the UN IGF as the meeting point is crucial because it allows for such regional, cultural and contextual integration to happen as participants come from various domains and parts of the world. Multi-stakeholder and multi-cultural engagement is key to designing frameworks for governing and scrutinising education technologies and advancing algorithmic systems and their providers (typically for-profit businesses) to ensure that they meet legal, ethical, socio-technical, cybersecurity, pedagogical, and other such requirements and standards. Furthermore, the feedback of educators about advancing education technologies is as important as the feedback of technical experts, software engineers, policy analysts, children's rights advocates, and legal scholars. The UN IGF should provide opportunities for such grassroots voices to participate in designs (such as the proposed 'fishbowl' workshop) because they are ultimately the end-users and those who are either going to benefit or be of most risk of harm.
Having such action-driven session can further encourage a bottom-up approach to designing governance frameworks that meet regional, cultural and contextual values and priorities. Having the UN IGF as the meeting point is crucial because it allows for such regional, cultural and contextual integration to happen as participants come from various domains and parts of the world. Multi-stakeholder and multi-cultural engagement is key to designing frameworks for governing and scrutinising education technologies and advancing algorithmic systems and their providers (typically for-profit businesses) to ensure that they meet legal, ethical, socio-technical, cybersecurity, pedagogical, and other such requirements and standards. Furthermore, the feedback of educators about advancing education technologies is as important as the feedback of technical experts, software engineers, policy analysts, children's rights advocates, and legal scholars. The UN IGF should provide opportunities for such grassroots voices to participate in designs (such as the proposed 'fishbowl' workshop) because they are ultimately the end-users and those who are either going to benefit or be of most risk of harm.
ID159
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
Emerging Technologies and Innovation – Artificial Intelligence
As AI technology develops, it is being used to take on increasingly larger roles in the decision-making processes traditionally done by State actors, including within national security policies. The IGF should be a space to consider the role of AI in the national security and counterterrorism policies made by States, particularly on the use of screening and flagging individuals. The IGF should push for increased accountability and transparency in the use of methods and technology that employ AI to flag individuals, and push for greater involvement of concerned stakeholders in this process. AI policies at EU or State level should include provisions for review, for protections of marginalised groups, and spaces for redress.
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Rights and Freedoms -- Gender rights and freedoms
Multiplatform cooperation on protection of WHRDs and other groups in content moderation policies.
IGF should use this space to promote active engagement and collaboration among different stakeholders, including State actors, private / tech sector and civil society and women human rights defenders on strengthening the protection of women and marginalised within content moderation policies. WHRDs and users of platforms need to lead the conversation on what a rights-based content moderation policy looks like, and in the development and implementation of such policies. The IGF should be a space where these mutually beneficial conversations and dialogues should continue, where these stakeholders learn from one another and use these learnings to re-envision and adapt State regulation and business models.
As AI technology develops, it is being used to take on increasingly larger roles in the decision-making processes traditionally done by State actors, including within national security policies. The IGF should be a space to consider the role of AI in the national security and counterterrorism policies made by States, particularly on the use of screening and flagging individuals. The IGF should push for increased accountability and transparency in the use of methods and technology that employ AI to flag individuals, and push for greater involvement of concerned stakeholders in this process. AI policies at EU or State level should include provisions for review, for protections of marginalised groups, and spaces for redress.
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Rights and Freedoms -- Gender rights and freedoms
Multiplatform cooperation on protection of WHRDs and other groups in content moderation policies.
IGF should use this space to promote active engagement and collaboration among different stakeholders, including State actors, private / tech sector and civil society and women human rights defenders on strengthening the protection of women and marginalised within content moderation policies. WHRDs and users of platforms need to lead the conversation on what a rights-based content moderation policy looks like, and in the development and implementation of such policies. The IGF should be a space where these mutually beneficial conversations and dialogues should continue, where these stakeholders learn from one another and use these learnings to re-envision and adapt State regulation and business models.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Accountable AI tech contributes to
3. Promote peace and prevent conflicts
4 Abide by international law and ensure justice (application of human rights online)
AI technology improves the efficiency of existing systems – it also has the potential of supporting rule of law, if it is created in a way that ensures adequate oversight mechanism (through human review, regulation and policies). The possibilities to create or perpetuate harm is immense – including through exacerbating existing conflict. Strong accountability mechanisms must therefore be put in place within regulatory frameworks.
Online protection of WHRDs contributes to:
Connection to 12 commitments
Protection of WHRDs online connects with commitments:
3. Promote peace and prevent conflicts
4 Abide by international law and ensure justice (application of human rights online)
5. Place women and girls at the centre
Creating a safe space for women online promotes inclusive participation, and helps dismantle structural equities that prevent women from being part of public. Strong and rights-based policies that deal with threats to human rights such as hate speech, incitement to violence and misogyny enable the most marginalised women to create a space where they are free to engage, lead, create communities and advocate for themselves. As the offline and online spaces further blur, stronger protections online also contribute to the protection of human rights offline.
3. Promote peace and prevent conflicts
4 Abide by international law and ensure justice (application of human rights online)
AI technology improves the efficiency of existing systems – it also has the potential of supporting rule of law, if it is created in a way that ensures adequate oversight mechanism (through human review, regulation and policies). The possibilities to create or perpetuate harm is immense – including through exacerbating existing conflict. Strong accountability mechanisms must therefore be put in place within regulatory frameworks.
Online protection of WHRDs contributes to:
Connection to 12 commitments
Protection of WHRDs online connects with commitments:
3. Promote peace and prevent conflicts
4 Abide by international law and ensure justice (application of human rights online)
5. Place women and girls at the centre
Creating a safe space for women online promotes inclusive participation, and helps dismantle structural equities that prevent women from being part of public. Strong and rights-based policies that deal with threats to human rights such as hate speech, incitement to violence and misogyny enable the most marginalised women to create a space where they are free to engage, lead, create communities and advocate for themselves. As the offline and online spaces further blur, stronger protections online also contribute to the protection of human rights offline.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Connection to the SDG (AI tech)
These connect to SDG 16 ("peace, justice and strong institutions), as the achievement of peace and justice is often compromised by decision-making processes that fail to consider complexities within a given situation. Ensuring accountability mechanisms in the use of AI within national security operations builds trust and credibility among its users, and contributes to efforts towards a more sustainable peace.
Connection to the SDG (online protection for WHRDs)
These connect to SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 16 ("peace, justice and strong institutions), as they contribute to empowering women in online spaces, and building more gender-responsive platforms online.
These connect to SDG 16 ("peace, justice and strong institutions), as the achievement of peace and justice is often compromised by decision-making processes that fail to consider complexities within a given situation. Ensuring accountability mechanisms in the use of AI within national security operations builds trust and credibility among its users, and contributes to efforts towards a more sustainable peace.
Connection to the SDG (online protection for WHRDs)
These connect to SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 16 ("peace, justice and strong institutions), as they contribute to empowering women in online spaces, and building more gender-responsive platforms online.
Additional ideas: Inclusion of marginalised voices in the whole framework of IGF, from the planning to the implementation process. Ensuring that often unheard-of voices, including women, young peoples, and those from the Global South are given safe spaces to influence the agenda, and to take leading roles when relevant. Language, gender and cultural sensitivities must be considered.
Promoting safe spaces also includes ensuring safety from threats that may compromise participation such as digital surveillance, reprisals from State or non-state actors.
Promoting safe spaces also includes ensuring safety from threats that may compromise participation such as digital surveillance, reprisals from State or non-state actors.
ID160
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
ID161
Digital Cooperation, Media and Content
We would like to propose some sessions on Digital Sovereignty and in particular in relation with Transnational Digital Platform.
Also we would prefer to revive digital connectivity and the sanctions' consequences.
Another important issue is to discuss digital platforms and particularly social networks and local contents, values, and social sensitivities.
The last but not least we suggest to conduct a few sessions regarding the impact of satellite-based internet providing services and violating digital boders and national sovereignty.
Also we would prefer to revive digital connectivity and the sanctions' consequences.
Another important issue is to discuss digital platforms and particularly social networks and local contents, values, and social sensitivities.
The last but not least we suggest to conduct a few sessions regarding the impact of satellite-based internet providing services and violating digital boders and national sovereignty.
ID162
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
AI, VR, AR are opening a wide range of opportunities for People with Disablities. There is the chance to close the digital gap for these vulnerable group and the biggest minorty in the world, the 15 % of the population, that have a disablity. There are a couple of experiences which can show the advantages. But we also have to consider the dangers, ie. in the bias. That should be discusses
Additional ideas: Include Accessiblity in the DNS of the conference and the whole organisation.
ID163
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation, Data Governance
Digital Coopetition
ID164
Digital Cooperation, Data Governance, Technical and Operational Topics
Cyber Sovereignty and/ or Governance
ID165
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: I would like to propose organizing sessions by 12 commitments including diverse stakehodlers such as UN agencies, academia, private sectors, etc.. How about having a call for panels first, then receiving abstracts for each panel? A good example is "International Public Policy Association (IPPA) Conference" https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/icpp6-toronto-2023/17
Issuing a call for panels could help identify potential topics of interest and attract submissions from potential speakers. Then, reviewing abstracts for each panel can help you select the best presentations for the sessions. Just make sure to clearly communicate the criteria for selection and provide timely responses to all applicants.
Issuing a call for panels could help identify potential topics of interest and attract submissions from potential speakers. Then, reviewing abstracts for each panel can help you select the best presentations for the sessions. Just make sure to clearly communicate the criteria for selection and provide timely responses to all applicants.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: I would like to propose the same approach that I explained above. Also, it's important to ensure equal representation and opportunities for all groups to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This could provide a structured approach for discussions and encourage active participation from diverse stakeholders.
Additional ideas: How about calling for a session organized by more than two entities such as UN agency and academia or government organization and civic society? Organizing sessions with multiple entities such as UN agencies and academia, or government organizations and civic society, can add a diverse perspective to discussions and increase the impact of the session outcomes.
Also, I aim to organize a session for EQUALS Research Coalition which is a partnership across borders and sectors.
Also, I aim to organize a session for EQUALS Research Coalition which is a partnership across borders and sectors.
ID166
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/emerging-uses-technology-development-new-intelligence-paradigm
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: 1. Incorporating sessions on digital inclusion: The IGF can include sessions on topics such as digital skills development, affordable access to the internet, and the digital divide. These sessions can also address how to bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries, so as to ensure that everyone has access to the opportunities that the internet provides.
2. Supporting the participation of underrepresented groups: The IGF can actively encourage and support the participation of underrepresented groups such as women, and people with disabilities. This can be done by creating dedicated sessions for these groups, as well as by providing travel grants and other forms of support to enable their participation.
3. Collaborating with other UN bodies and initiatives: The IGF can collaborate with other UN bodies and initiatives such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to ensure that its work is aligned with the broader UN agenda.
4. Preparing for the "Summit of the Future" in 2024: The IGF can provide a platform for dialogue and exchange of best practices among stakeholders on the key issues to be addressed at the summit. This can include sessions on topics such as the future of the internet, the digital economy, and digital governance.
2. Supporting the participation of underrepresented groups: The IGF can actively encourage and support the participation of underrepresented groups such as women, and people with disabilities. This can be done by creating dedicated sessions for these groups, as well as by providing travel grants and other forms of support to enable their participation.
3. Collaborating with other UN bodies and initiatives: The IGF can collaborate with other UN bodies and initiatives such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to ensure that its work is aligned with the broader UN agenda.
4. Preparing for the "Summit of the Future" in 2024: The IGF can provide a platform for dialogue and exchange of best practices among stakeholders on the key issues to be addressed at the summit. This can include sessions on topics such as the future of the internet, the digital economy, and digital governance.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: 1. Incorporating discussions on the role of the internet in addressing global challenges: The IGF can hold sessions on how the internet and digital technologies can address global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and health. This can include discussions on how the internet can support the achievement of the SDGs, such as SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
2. Focusing on the role of the internet in promoting sustainable economic growth: The IGF can hold intersessional work on how the internet and digital technologies can promote sustainable economic growth, including through the development of the digital economy and the use of digital technologies in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and services, this aligns with the SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
3. Leveraging the IGF's intersessional work to support the SDGs: The IGF's intersessional work, such as the National and Regional IGFs, can be leveraged to support the SDGs by providing a platform for dialogue and exchange of best practices at the local level and promoting the implementation of the SDGs.
2. Focusing on the role of the internet in promoting sustainable economic growth: The IGF can hold intersessional work on how the internet and digital technologies can promote sustainable economic growth, including through the development of the digital economy and the use of digital technologies in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and services, this aligns with the SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
3. Leveraging the IGF's intersessional work to support the SDGs: The IGF's intersessional work, such as the National and Regional IGFs, can be leveraged to support the SDGs by providing a platform for dialogue and exchange of best practices at the local level and promoting the implementation of the SDGs.
Additional ideas: 1. Hosting a "hackathon" or "code sprint": The IGF can host a hackathon or code sprint where developers, designers, and other experts collaborate to develop new solutions to internet governance challenges, such as online safety and security, digital inclusion, and data governance. For example, a hackathon could be organized to develop new tools for protecting children online, or for promoting digital inclusion for persons with disabilities.
2. Creating a "marketplace of solutions": The IGF can create a "marketplace of solutions" where stakeholders can showcase and share innovative solutions and best practices related to internet governance. This can include a platform for sharing case studies, lessons learned, and best practices from various sectors and regions. For example, a marketplace of solutions could be created to share best practices for promoting digital inclusion for persons with disabilities.
3. Incorporating the use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing : The IGF can hold sessions or workshops on how these technologies are impacting internet governance and how they can be used to achieve the SDGs. For example, AI and ML can be used to improve online safety, digital inclusion and data governance.
4. Incorporating more deliberative methods: The IGF can use more deliberative methods such as "citizens' assemblies" or "policy juries" that bring together citizens, experts, and decision-makers to discuss and make recommendations on internet governance issues. For example, a citizens' assembly could be organized to discuss issues related to data governance and privacy, and to make recommendations for policy and regulation.
2. Creating a "marketplace of solutions": The IGF can create a "marketplace of solutions" where stakeholders can showcase and share innovative solutions and best practices related to internet governance. This can include a platform for sharing case studies, lessons learned, and best practices from various sectors and regions. For example, a marketplace of solutions could be created to share best practices for promoting digital inclusion for persons with disabilities.
3. Incorporating the use of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing : The IGF can hold sessions or workshops on how these technologies are impacting internet governance and how they can be used to achieve the SDGs. For example, AI and ML can be used to improve online safety, digital inclusion and data governance.
4. Incorporating more deliberative methods: The IGF can use more deliberative methods such as "citizens' assemblies" or "policy juries" that bring together citizens, experts, and decision-makers to discuss and make recommendations on internet governance issues. For example, a citizens' assembly could be organized to discuss issues related to data governance and privacy, and to make recommendations for policy and regulation.
ID167
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
ID168
Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Despite the substantial advances in Cambodia’s digitalization process, the ongoing digital revolution poses serious challenges and concerns. For instance, digital and data skills generally remain low in the country and key digital issues remain unregulated (such as open data and personal data protection). In addition, the persisting digital divide and unequal access to digital tools exacerbate existing inequalities and create new forms of exclusion.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Enhance the use of enabling technology, particularly information and communications technology, to promote women's empowerment.
Additional ideas: It should have a separate session and discussion on the Asia regulation related to cybercrime.
ID169
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: A special ‘Summit of the Future” track can be proposed and the IGF Community may be briefed on the developments with regard to Summit of the Future, and their inputs and participation may be invited during IGF 2023. This is not just for the Technology Track or Digital Cooperation - but IGF community can contribute to other focus areas such as youth engagement, gender inclusivity, boosting partnerships, building trust etc.
Additionally, each workshop proposal can be asked to optionally include messages to the Summit of the Future section in the summary.
Additionally, each workshop proposal can be asked to optionally include messages to the Summit of the Future section in the summary.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: IGF 2023 could have a high level session on assessing the status on technology interventions that have supported achieving SDGs and it could also introduce specific multistakeholder coalitions that are working towards SDGs to the IGF community, that may consider collaborating.
Additional ideas: The Workshop Proposal Forms could include a section that invites inputs on action items for specific stakeholder groups - that provides organizers to propose action items for each session based on the deliberations and helps direct the knowledge generated towards relevant stakeholder groups and processes.
ID170
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation
We would be interested in showcasing our model on digital cooperation and collaborating with you in the set up of the forum. The framework summarized below provides a system-thinking based approach to digital transformation, emerged as a result of multi-stakheolders meeting with UN, civil society, academia, private sector and more in Geneva and beyond.
Additional ideas: Division in8 thematic pillars with actionable, step by step guides on how to use SDG framework on digital transformation. The pillars we identified through stakeholders' meetings are the following: inclusivity and equity; cybersecurity; private sector engagement and accountability; measurement and intersectionality; doubling-efforts and matchmaking; sustainability; public sector engagement; effective partnerships.
ID171
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe has in recent years focused on young people's access to technological developments, partially through a focus on youth participation in Internet Governance. Another important and often overlooked area of work is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy - the ability to understand and engage with AI and reflect on its relationship to, and consequences on, human rights and democracy. Digital tools, including AI systems, open up opportunities for young people but also raise challenges such as behaviour tracking and discrimination due to possible algorithmic bias and poor quality data sets. Equally challenging is the lack of access of certain groups of young people to digital tools and services (the so-called “digital divide”). An important element of youth engagement and literacy is the role of digital citizenship education.
If any of these topics would be covered by the upcoming IGF, the Youth Department of the CoE would be interested to contribute to the discussions together with other stakeholders.
If any of these topics would be covered by the upcoming IGF, the Youth Department of the CoE would be interested to contribute to the discussions together with other stakeholders.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: A clear focus on issues related to human rights online, including transparency in governance processes, accountability of online actors and digital literacy.
ID172
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
ID173
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
Protection et confidentialité des données
Souveraineté numérique
Intelligence Artificielle
Souveraineté numérique
Intelligence Artificielle
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Ensure sustainable financing
Build trust
Boost partnerships
Build trust
Boost partnerships
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: 11 Rendre les villes et les établissements humains inclusifs, sûrs, résilients et
9 Construire des infrastructures résilientes, promouvoir une industrialisation inclusive et durable et favoriser l'innovation
12 Garantir des modes de consommation et de production durables
9 Construire des infrastructures résilientes, promouvoir une industrialisation inclusive et durable et favoriser l'innovation
12 Garantir des modes de consommation et de production durables
Additional ideas: Renforcer les moyens de mise en œuvre
Encourager et promouvoir le Partenariat mondial pour le développement durable entre les pays
Encourager et promouvoir le Partenariat mondial pour le développement durable entre les pays
ID174
Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
IGF theme on Cybersecurity and Trust should include the following:
- an overview of current and emerging vulnerabilities, cybercrime and other cyber threats;
- agreement of potential collaboration and solutions based on:
i. universally-agreed principles for adoption by policymakers in governments and leaders in industry and the technical community;
ii. more effective and rapid deployment of existing security-related standards;
iii. recommendations for more effective education, training and public awareness-raising;
iv. technology solutions based on fundamental security-by-design principles.
v. more secure devices and network applications in the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.
vi. comparative review of national and regional online safety legislative and regulatory proposals.
Regarding the theme of Digital Cooperation, in addition to the ongoing focus on the GDC process (see below), the IGF community should review progress in expanding the IGF multistakeholder community to include participation from public and private sectors such as agriculture, education, health and transportation. The progress in implementation of the 6 modalities for outreach that were agreed at the Experts Group Meeting should be reviewed in this session (see part 10 of the EGM report: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/report-from-expert-group-meeting ).
Advancing cooperation on data should also be included under this theme, taking into account in particular implementation of the Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) initiative in the G20 - see https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/05/cross-border-data-regulation-dfft/ .
Regarding the theme of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, the contributions of Internet and digital technologies to the climate change challenges and opportunities have not been extensively discussed at the UN IGF (unlike in regional fora such as EuroDIG). A linkage needs to be developed between the IGF and UNFCCC secretariat so that inputs relating to ICTs contributions to climate change and solutions can be taken into account at the next Conference of the Parties, COP 28 in Dubai, which follows the IGF on 30 November - 12 December. The Leadership Panel in coordination with the MAG and the IGF Secretariat should be tasked with implementing the linkage and providing active representation at COP 28 and subsequent COPs.
Comments on sustainable development are provided below in relation to the 2030 Agenda.
- an overview of current and emerging vulnerabilities, cybercrime and other cyber threats;
- agreement of potential collaboration and solutions based on:
i. universally-agreed principles for adoption by policymakers in governments and leaders in industry and the technical community;
ii. more effective and rapid deployment of existing security-related standards;
iii. recommendations for more effective education, training and public awareness-raising;
iv. technology solutions based on fundamental security-by-design principles.
v. more secure devices and network applications in the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.
vi. comparative review of national and regional online safety legislative and regulatory proposals.
Regarding the theme of Digital Cooperation, in addition to the ongoing focus on the GDC process (see below), the IGF community should review progress in expanding the IGF multistakeholder community to include participation from public and private sectors such as agriculture, education, health and transportation. The progress in implementation of the 6 modalities for outreach that were agreed at the Experts Group Meeting should be reviewed in this session (see part 10 of the EGM report: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/report-from-expert-group-meeting ).
Advancing cooperation on data should also be included under this theme, taking into account in particular implementation of the Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) initiative in the G20 - see https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/05/cross-border-data-regulation-dfft/ .
Regarding the theme of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, the contributions of Internet and digital technologies to the climate change challenges and opportunities have not been extensively discussed at the UN IGF (unlike in regional fora such as EuroDIG). A linkage needs to be developed between the IGF and UNFCCC secretariat so that inputs relating to ICTs contributions to climate change and solutions can be taken into account at the next Conference of the Parties, COP 28 in Dubai, which follows the IGF on 30 November - 12 December. The Leadership Panel in coordination with the MAG and the IGF Secretariat should be tasked with implementing the linkage and providing active representation at COP 28 and subsequent COPs.
Comments on sustainable development are provided below in relation to the 2030 Agenda.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: By the time the IGF is convened in Kyoto in October 2023, the GDC process will have moved from the current phase of open multistakeholder consultation during January - June 2023, to multilateral negotiation in the UN General Assembly following the Ministerial meeting in September 2023. This phase will finalise the two strands of the GDC: core principles and commitments by specific actors in the global ecosystem of digital cooperation. The outcomes from the IGF in October including substantive GDC messages will be a timely input into the process at the UN. The IGF must reach broadly consensus-based agreement in Kyoto of what those messages should be.
I believe the IGF should therefore retain a thematic focus in alignment with the Global Digital Compact, as the IGF positions itself as the primary global channel for multistakeholder engagement in a) the preparation and formulation of the GDC in the UN General Assembly in June 2023-July 2024; and b) the implementation of the Compact's high-level principles and calls for action in support of the open, free, secure and trusted Internet, following the Summit of the Future in September 2024.
The IGF's multistakeholder discussions relating to the GDC during IGF 2023 should not be a re-run in Kyoto of the discussions relevant to the five GDC themes that were held in Addis. Rather those discussions last year should form the basis for agreeing key messages for the UN General Assembly through the channels into and across the UN system provided by the IGF's Leadership Panel.
However, two proposed GDC thematic areas that were not adopted as themes for IGF 2022 and which were not extensively discussed in Addis and should therefore be thematic areas for the IGF in Kyoto, are:
i. Introduce accountability criteria for discrimination and misleading content; and
ii. Digital Commons as a Global Public Good
These are both substantial themes that require thorough consideration by all stakeholders alongside parliamentarians, governments, regulators and law enforcement agencies. They should therefore be included as new themes for Kyoto. If these deep discussions are not held by the multistakeholder community in Kyoto, there is a risk that governments will proceed in the General Assembly UN without the benefit of being fully informed by the tech community, civil society and other non-governmental stakeholders with a direct interest in these issues.
Additional GDC issues: the IGF in Addis did not hold substantive discussions on candidate thematic areas for the GDC to add to the seven thematic areas proposed in the "Our Common Agenda" report. The current EuroDIG consultation on the GDC has suggested green digitalisation which was a prominent issue at the EuroDIG event in June 2022 and in previous years. IGF 2023 provides a timely opportunity to follow the example of EuroDIG and discuss this issue at the global level of Internet governance discussions with the aim of determining if there is consensus for this theme to go forward as an IGF proposal for an eighth thematic area for the GDC.
Cybersecurity theme: While trust and security are important transversal aspects of the seven proposed GDC themes, the GDC should also have cybersecurity as a discrete thematic area covering vulnerabilities, criminal and targetted threats, online safety and child protection, and resilience.
Furthermore, if the IGF's leading role in relation to the GDC is consolidated in Kyoto, the IGF community should also be well-placed to assume a key role in the post-Summit phase of implementation of the GDC in 2024-25. We can expect the Summit in September 2024 to be a couple of months before the IGF is held in 2024. The IGF in 2023 should therefore prepare for its role in the implementation phase of the GDC. The Leadership Panel in coordination with the MAG and the IGF Secretariat should communicate this to the facilitators of the Summit and GDC process (Rwanda and Sweden) and invite them to participate in the discussions at the IGF in Kyoto.
I believe the IGF should therefore retain a thematic focus in alignment with the Global Digital Compact, as the IGF positions itself as the primary global channel for multistakeholder engagement in a) the preparation and formulation of the GDC in the UN General Assembly in June 2023-July 2024; and b) the implementation of the Compact's high-level principles and calls for action in support of the open, free, secure and trusted Internet, following the Summit of the Future in September 2024.
The IGF's multistakeholder discussions relating to the GDC during IGF 2023 should not be a re-run in Kyoto of the discussions relevant to the five GDC themes that were held in Addis. Rather those discussions last year should form the basis for agreeing key messages for the UN General Assembly through the channels into and across the UN system provided by the IGF's Leadership Panel.
However, two proposed GDC thematic areas that were not adopted as themes for IGF 2022 and which were not extensively discussed in Addis and should therefore be thematic areas for the IGF in Kyoto, are:
i. Introduce accountability criteria for discrimination and misleading content; and
ii. Digital Commons as a Global Public Good
These are both substantial themes that require thorough consideration by all stakeholders alongside parliamentarians, governments, regulators and law enforcement agencies. They should therefore be included as new themes for Kyoto. If these deep discussions are not held by the multistakeholder community in Kyoto, there is a risk that governments will proceed in the General Assembly UN without the benefit of being fully informed by the tech community, civil society and other non-governmental stakeholders with a direct interest in these issues.
Additional GDC issues: the IGF in Addis did not hold substantive discussions on candidate thematic areas for the GDC to add to the seven thematic areas proposed in the "Our Common Agenda" report. The current EuroDIG consultation on the GDC has suggested green digitalisation which was a prominent issue at the EuroDIG event in June 2022 and in previous years. IGF 2023 provides a timely opportunity to follow the example of EuroDIG and discuss this issue at the global level of Internet governance discussions with the aim of determining if there is consensus for this theme to go forward as an IGF proposal for an eighth thematic area for the GDC.
Cybersecurity theme: While trust and security are important transversal aspects of the seven proposed GDC themes, the GDC should also have cybersecurity as a discrete thematic area covering vulnerabilities, criminal and targetted threats, online safety and child protection, and resilience.
Furthermore, if the IGF's leading role in relation to the GDC is consolidated in Kyoto, the IGF community should also be well-placed to assume a key role in the post-Summit phase of implementation of the GDC in 2024-25. We can expect the Summit in September 2024 to be a couple of months before the IGF is held in 2024. The IGF in 2023 should therefore prepare for its role in the implementation phase of the GDC. The Leadership Panel in coordination with the MAG and the IGF Secretariat should communicate this to the facilitators of the Summit and GDC process (Rwanda and Sweden) and invite them to participate in the discussions at the IGF in Kyoto.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The contribution of ICTs to achieving all the SDGs is well documented - see for example: https://sdghub.com/project/ict-the-sdgs/ . The IGF in Kyoto in October provides the timely opportunity for the multistakeholder community in the IGF eco-system (including the PNs, BPFs, DCs and NRIs) to review in a main session the outcomes of the 2023 SDG Summit in September as they relate to fully realising the contribution of ICTs and global digital cooperation to the next phase of the 2030 Agenda. The aim of the main session should be to establish a strategic path for the IGF to achieve this contribution the 2030 Agenda. The Presidency of the SDG Summit and the DESA Secretariat of the 2030 Agenda should be invited to participate in this Main Session.
These commitments on sustainable development by the IGF stakeholder community would also be relevant to finalising the track of the Global Digital Compact so that its implementation following the Summit of the Future in 2024 will include an agreed role for the IGF in the roadmap for the 2030 Agenda.
The Leadership Panel should coordinate closely with the MAG and IGF Secretariat in developing the IGF's strategic inputs for the 2030 Agenda, and in communicating these to the Presidency of the SDG Summit and to the Secretariat in the Division for Sustainable Development Goals in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
These commitments on sustainable development by the IGF stakeholder community would also be relevant to finalising the track of the Global Digital Compact so that its implementation following the Summit of the Future in 2024 will include an agreed role for the IGF in the roadmap for the 2030 Agenda.
The Leadership Panel should coordinate closely with the MAG and IGF Secretariat in developing the IGF's strategic inputs for the 2030 Agenda, and in communicating these to the Presidency of the SDG Summit and to the Secretariat in the Division for Sustainable Development Goals in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Additional ideas: The thematic Main Sessions should be held separately from the schedule of parallel events so that a) they have a higher profile that creates a more unified structure for the IGF event; b) the diversity of participation by all attending stakeholders is maximised; c) there is no risk of scheduling conflicts with workshops, lightning talks etc that are relevant to the issues covered in the main sessions.
The workshops that relevant to the main session should be held in slots in advance of the thematic session so that summaries of their messages and outcomes can be taken into account in the main session.
The Leadership Panel should have a session early in the schedule on Day Zero; or Day so that their reporting on the progress on advocacy of the IGF 2022 outcomes that are relevant to the Main Sessions in 2023, are taken into account.
Reporting of intersessional IGF activities (PNs, BPFs and DCs), and of relevant NRI activities, should also be scheduled on Day 0 or Day 1 so that their relevant outputs can be fed into the thematic deliberations of the Main Sessions on the following days.
The schedule on the final day should i) review the outcomes of the Main Sessions; and ii) agree next steps for the IGF community, the Leadership Panel and the intersessional activities relating to these outcomes.
The workshops that relevant to the main session should be held in slots in advance of the thematic session so that summaries of their messages and outcomes can be taken into account in the main session.
The Leadership Panel should have a session early in the schedule on Day Zero; or Day so that their reporting on the progress on advocacy of the IGF 2022 outcomes that are relevant to the Main Sessions in 2023, are taken into account.
Reporting of intersessional IGF activities (PNs, BPFs and DCs), and of relevant NRI activities, should also be scheduled on Day 0 or Day 1 so that their relevant outputs can be fed into the thematic deliberations of the Main Sessions on the following days.
The schedule on the final day should i) review the outcomes of the Main Sessions; and ii) agree next steps for the IGF community, the Leadership Panel and the intersessional activities relating to these outcomes.
ID175
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
Emerging Technologies and Privacy
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: My having relevant thematic themes discussed in the IGF on our Common Goals and 12 commitments especially at the NRi sessions
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: SDG 17 should be a cross cutting theme
Additional ideas: NRI sessions should have workshop like sessions in discussing Our Common Goals and the 12 commitments.
ID176
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation
Broadening stakeholder engagement in Internet governance, Cross-border cooperation, Multistakeholderism and multidisciplinarity
ID177
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Some emerging technologies, such as AI and the technologies neede for the Metaverse, rise new definitions of ethical principles and good practices, in order to try to prevent the geeographical digital divide to grow further.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Try to build consensus among countries in order to work together, so less countries are left behind.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Discuss ways for colaborating closely among countries, especially within a geographic region.
Additional ideas: IGF messages could be presented afterwards in other Fora, maybe in a summary form. For instance, it can be suggested that local and regional IGF (NRI) should mention some of these messages in their own sessions, trying to establish a link between globalk IGF and NRI.
ID178
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The IGF embodies a multistakeholder, bottom-up and transparent governance model, which is indispensable for the realisation of the objectives outlined in the UN Secretary-General’s report on Our Common Agenda, in particular the Global Digital Compact. In its nearly 20 years of operation, the IGF has served as a pioneering example of multistakeholder cooperation amongst Internet governance stakeholders. Henceforth, understanding the invaluable feature of the IGF as a venue for multistakeholder cooperation, the Global Digital Compact should signal a commitment for member states to support the renewal of the IGF’s mandate, to continue its work in bringing together diverse stakeholders to address policy matters in an open discussion, with non-binding outcomes.
With this in mind and given its global reach and convening power, as well as the breadth of knowledge and experience collected throughout the years, the IGF should be a relevant driver of the development of the Global Digital Compact.
Throughout the 2023 IGF process further options for community input to the Global Digital Compact should be explored (consultation, roundtables, comments on drafts, etc.). This would foster a bottom-up approach through which all stakeholders could participate on equal grounds. This is not only relevant for the quality of the final outcome, but also to ensure buy-in from all stakeholders necessary for its future implementation. At the 2023 IGF there should be a plenary that enables IGF participants to discuss how the work of the IGF can and should inform development of the Global Digital Compact by 2024.
With this in mind and given its global reach and convening power, as well as the breadth of knowledge and experience collected throughout the years, the IGF should be a relevant driver of the development of the Global Digital Compact.
Throughout the 2023 IGF process further options for community input to the Global Digital Compact should be explored (consultation, roundtables, comments on drafts, etc.). This would foster a bottom-up approach through which all stakeholders could participate on equal grounds. This is not only relevant for the quality of the final outcome, but also to ensure buy-in from all stakeholders necessary for its future implementation. At the 2023 IGF there should be a plenary that enables IGF participants to discuss how the work of the IGF can and should inform development of the Global Digital Compact by 2024.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: As the 2023 SDG Summit is planned to take place before the 18th Annual IGF Meeting, past learnings and messages derived from the yearly IGF Meetings would be a valuable resource of input in support to the review of the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda and SDGs. In particular, the IGF messages can bring targeted and expert input from the community, including on delivering digitalisation and transformation for the attainment of the SDGs. Since IGF output documents provide comprehensive, top-level highlights of all the IGF workshops, these documents should be brought to the attention of the relevant UN offices following elements of the 2030 Agenda. It should be noted that the many workshops focused on capacity building and development present useful metrics and case studies that demonstrate progress or gaps in realizing the 2030 SDGs – these might be relevant resource for the work of these organizations.
ID179
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: At the annual meeting , there could be more sessions and workshops highlighting how we can tackle issues towards achieving the set agenda in areas like protecting the climate(we could have climate sessions and how to promote more green solutions), the need to promote peace and prevent conflicts, including women or putting women at the center so that their views and voices could be heard and so on.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: In relation to the Agenda and the summit, we could have talks or review the call to actions in groups and also the SDG goals and targets.
Additional ideas: Thé workshop, sessions and talks could be mixed so that it’s collaborative and less exhaustive.
Also, group work per table to promote participation could be great .
Also, group work per table to promote participation could be great .
ID180
Digital Cooperation
Suggestion for a thematic input: Enabling the socio-ecological and feminist digital transformation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: IGF 2023 should be structured in a way that reflects objectives set out in “Our Common Agenda”. It should facilitate discussions on how the goals defined in “Our Common Agenda” and activities associated to their attainment can be driven forward. Since Digital Commons and Digital Public Infrastructure are goals in “Our Common Agenda” itself, and because of their relevance as enablers for the attainment of most SDGs, these two topics should be placed prominently. Other activities and goals associated with the “Summit of the Future” should also be positioned prominently. Especially, the Global Digital Compact and the consultations that have been taking place should be included at IGF 2023.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: IGF sessions and themes should be closer linked to development objectives, such as enabling a socio-ecological and feminist digital transformation. IGF should contribute to showing how digitalisation can accelerate sustainable development and is not an end itself. IGF should contribute to aligning programs and objectives of global digital development to this end. Significant space should be given to discussions around digital commons and digital public infrastructure. By promoting commonly used structures and setting regulatory standards as a global community as well as securing the access to digital skills for everyone, IGF would contribute to fair and inclusive growth in the global south cooperation. This would enable IGF to build on global momentum, while focusing on topics with high relevance for the attainment of the SDGs.
Additional ideas: The suggestions laid out here concern the implementation and planning of IGF. It is crucial that the IGF website is made more user-friendly. Participants should easily be able to identify interesting sessions, where they will be able to exchange with relevant stakeholders. For IGF 2022, online participants could only join online sessions if they registered online, added sessions to their schedule and had a zoom account with the same e-mail address as they registered with on the IGF website. This is too difficult and disincentivizes participation.
ID181
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Digital Cooperation
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: - to map the multistakeholder initiatives that contributed to a better world, encompassing economic and social development. This evidence will be crucial for the continuation of the institutional support for a multistakeholder approach to Internet governance.
- to contribute to ensure that the Internet continues to evolve as an open network of networks, a single interconnected communication system for all of humanity
- to contribute to a future for an Internet that is open, stable, free, global, interoperable, reliable, secure and green
- to demonstrate that restrictions of and on the Internet threaten global and open cyberspace, as well as the rule of law, human rights, freedom and democracy
- The Global Digital Compact (via the Summit of the Future) will be finalised one year ahead of WSIS+20 so the IGF should carefully follow in its intersessional work and in Japan, the preparation and the outcomes of the Ministerial meeting, to be held in Sept 2023
- The GDC may inform the WSIS+20 negotiations and contribute to outcomes - the IGF 2023 and 2024 have to demonstrate their importance and influence, to shape IG post 2025.
- to contribute to ensure that the Internet continues to evolve as an open network of networks, a single interconnected communication system for all of humanity
- to contribute to a future for an Internet that is open, stable, free, global, interoperable, reliable, secure and green
- to demonstrate that restrictions of and on the Internet threaten global and open cyberspace, as well as the rule of law, human rights, freedom and democracy
- The Global Digital Compact (via the Summit of the Future) will be finalised one year ahead of WSIS+20 so the IGF should carefully follow in its intersessional work and in Japan, the preparation and the outcomes of the Ministerial meeting, to be held in Sept 2023
- The GDC may inform the WSIS+20 negotiations and contribute to outcomes - the IGF 2023 and 2024 have to demonstrate their importance and influence, to shape IG post 2025.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: - to map the multistakeholder initiatives that contributed to a better world, encompassing economic and social development. This evidence will be crucial for the discussions both for the 2023 Ministerial and the 20-year review of WSIS and its agreements (including the Tunis Agenda)
Additional ideas: - To streamline the sessions and to avoid overlaps within the same themes. The calendar must be simplified. The shape of the different sessions deserve a new attention, bearing in mind their simplification and perception of each session/theme.
- to realize that the hybrid model cannot have a moderator in situ, while all the speakers are remote. This prevents IGF from good discussions and from engaging debates in-situ.
- to realize that the hybrid model cannot have a moderator in situ, while all the speakers are remote. This prevents IGF from good discussions and from engaging debates in-situ.
ID182
Rights and Freedoms, Media and Content, Data Governance
Data collectives
Transparency
Transparency
Additional ideas: Seek to bring different tracks that are potentially in opposition to each other or working on the same set of issues from a different perspective into conversation with each other. Break down barrier, disciplinary walls. Make those working on child rights engage with freedom of expression, those focused on cybersecurity to interact with gender or data. Break down thematic silos rather than reinforcing them
ID183
Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Web3
Additional ideas: The internet is changing not only due to industrial use, but also due to the added values developed from networks and 5G uses, blockchain, metaverses, which encompass the concept developed by Web3. Under this context, it is highly relevant to discuss the future of Internet governance in a context of digital spatiality and Web3.
ID184
Rights and Freedoms, Data Governance
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: We suggest that the IGF focus on bringing the ethos of inclusive multi-stakeholder governance squarely to bear on the global digital compact to improve digital collaboration. We believe that this can be best accomplished by exploring and asserting the empowerment of individuals to engage with their digital future through principles of data sovereignty and digital agency.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: We suggest that the IGF include a focus on sustainable business models in the digital transformation. This speaks directly to the increasing attention that the sustainability movement has paid to emerging technologies, digital literacy, and the digital transformation of societies. Inclusive and human-centric data governance is essential for the social and economic sustainability of digital innovations and the digital transformation of societies and economies. The IGF is well positioned to amplify key voices industry and civil society in articulating this argument in a way that can capture otherwise diffuse attention to digital transformation issues in the sustainable development discourse.
ID185
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms, Economic Issues and Development
ID186
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content
In line with the UN Secretary General’s report on Our Common Agenda, UNESCO supports the implementation of Member States-adopted standards on openly licensed digital education tools through the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) 2019. This Recommendation addresses five objectives: (i) building capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER; (ii) developing supportive policy; (iii) encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER; (iv) nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER, and (v) facilitating international cooperation.
UNESCO supports the widespread adoption and use of Open Education Resources and capacity-building regarding their access and use for an open, free and secure digital future for all in line with the Global Digital Compact. In this regard, the important role of OER as a digital public good was underscored at the UN Transforming Education Summit, and the implementation of this Recommendation is a key contribution to ensuring open solutions as a means to promote sustainability models and innovation.
UNESCO supports the widespread adoption and use of Open Education Resources and capacity-building regarding their access and use for an open, free and secure digital future for all in line with the Global Digital Compact. In this regard, the important role of OER as a digital public good was underscored at the UN Transforming Education Summit, and the implementation of this Recommendation is a key contribution to ensuring open solutions as a means to promote sustainability models and innovation.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: In line with the UN Secretary General’s report on Our Common Agenda, UNESCO supports the implementation of Member States-adopted standards on openly licensed digital education tools through the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) 2019. UNESCO supports the widespread adoption and use of Open Education Resources and capacity-building regarding their access and use for an open, free and secure digital future for all in line with the Global Digital Compact. In this regard, the important role of OER as a digital public good was underscored at the UN Transforming Education Summit, and the implementation of this Recommendation is a key contribution to ensuring open solutions as a means to promote sustainability models and innovation.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The UNESCO Recommendation on OER 2019 contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, namely SDG 4 (Quality education), SDG 5 (Gender equality), SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities within and across countries), SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals).
ID187
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Rights and Freedoms
Local Internet Policymaking
Local Internet Policymaking: Leave no one behind
Local Internet Policymaking: Leave no one behind
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Engage all key stakeholders in Intersessional work and the planning discussions to include the 12 commitments and the contents of Summit of the Future 2024
Additional ideas: Current format design is great. It only requires minor improvements. For example, in speaking slots the Secretariat can include vulnerable groups like PWDs and Youth
ID188
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Aligner l’IgF 2022 avec les objectifs du pacte numérique mondial.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Développer le multilinguisme poir une implication plus grande des parties-prenantes.
Additional ideas: Améliorer la prise en compte de la diversité linguistique.
ID189
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
CYBERSECURITY AND TRUST
- Cyber attacks and conflicts
- Cyber diplomacy
- Trust and accountability measures
We are in a time of great geopolitical tension around the world – from the invasion and war in Ukraine to the proliferation of cyberattacks and cybercrime – all of which has been influenced in significant ways by digital technologies and requires greater engagement across governments, the private sector, civil society and academia to address.
Issues related to cyberattacks and conflict, cyber diplomacy and trust and accountability measures would greatly benefit from meaningful and substantive multistakeholder involvement. The goals would be, respectively, to advance an understanding of the impacts, influences and implications of cyber operations in conflict; to increase industry and broader engagement in cyber norm debates worldwide; and to build out and engage civil society knowledge on cybersecurity to enhance trust and accountability.
Given the importance of the IGF, it is a vital global multistakeholder forum at which to delve into these issues and have such discussions. Tying these themes together, and in light of increasing offensive cyber activity, what are ways to meaningfully engage the multistakeholder community to promote compliance with existing rules online with the goal of building trust and improving accountability overall?
UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIVITY
- Access and connectivity
- Digital inclusion
- Gender inclusion
Technology can change lives, but only if it is available, accessible and affordable. With governments, private industry and nonprofits looking to drive historic investments in digital opportunity, it is crucial to take a holistic approach to digital equity that will ensure access to affordable internet, affordable devices and digital skilling resources. What elements do policy-makers need to consider when pursuing universal and meaningful access to the Internet – e.g., how best to fill remaining coverage gaps to ensure access is affordable, and how can that be done in an inclusive way that ensures Internet access is relevant and can be taken advantage of? What policies, regulations and practices should be enacted to ensure everyone has access to affordable internet service, meaningful devices and the digital skilling resources necessary to drive universal access and empower digital transformation?
In order to accomplish universal access, policies and investments which drive meaningful connectivity are vital, and public-private partnerships between governments, private industry and nonprofit organizations should be leveraged to invest in sustainable broadband infrastructure. However, financing is often expensive and difficult in developing countries and for smaller businesses and organizations. What can be done to ensure a fairer, more inclusive international financing system that will foster meaningful connectivity? What role should public-private partnerships play in this space and how can they be optimized to drive impact? Also, how can financing efforts address all aspects of digital equity including affordable internet access, affordable devices and access to digital skilling resources while targeting key groups including women and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)?
While the digital divide impacts all segments of society, the gender digital divide is particularly pronounced. Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. However, ITU data continues to show a gender gap in Internet use. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieving peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development. Moreover, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth. How can we promote policies and investments that secure equal access for women to technologies empower education, economic opportunities, and better health outcomes for women and girls? What is the best way to gather, listen to, and include as many perspectives as possible, with the goal of discovering how to bring out the best in each other?
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- AI
- Data sharing and research
At Microsoft, we have long recognized that AI is a tool created by humanity for humanity. As AI becomes even more integral to the world in 2023, it is even more important to engage with people with diverse perspectives in a range of fora to help drive AI innovations that positively impact society. AI technology is already being used to do much good and promises to bring much more (see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-good for examples). But any tool can become a weapon, making it critical to ask - including at discussions at IGF 2023 - how to ensure that this new technology serves humanity and is created and governed by humanity. How can we ensure that AI systems are designed, developed and deployed responsibly? This can include ethical safeguards to govern the use of AI, to ensure that it’s transparent, that it’s inclusive, that it’s controlled and governed with human interests in mind. It is also important for those developing and using AI to do so with a broad perspective on its societal impact, to think about what it will do for people and their jobs, and to ensure that it serves everyone.
Technology is too important to be left to the technologists and tech companies alone. But its governance is also too important to move forward without the active participation of technology leaders. We must bring the whole of society together to create a common understanding of what we need to do, and to chart a path forward on ethical AI to lead to valuable, human-centered insights. IGF 2023 provides a valuable venue to contribute to those discussions.
In relation to data sharing and research, we should think about data as infrastructure – a strategic part of our infrastructure that needs to be used, maintained and protected to unlock insights to help us build a healthier and safer planet.
Taking health as one example, we have seen many vivid examples during the pandemic of the value of data infrastructure and its extraordinary potential to help humanity through necessary advances in health care and research. In many cases, this required finding ways to enable more immersive sharing of data while building trustworthy frameworks that enhanced privacy. We have also seen that the lack of clarity around regulatory requirements for health data inhibited responsible sharing and, in some parts of the globe, important research has been suspended or is at risk.
With regard to digital health, one international question that the IGF could helpfully explore is how to responsibly share basic personal and medical data about individuals at a time when the climate crisis and global political landscape is increasing the number of displaced persons. An International Patient Summary (IPS) standard being developed can enable people on the move to keep important health information on hand and easily share it with providers.
- Cyber attacks and conflicts
- Cyber diplomacy
- Trust and accountability measures
We are in a time of great geopolitical tension around the world – from the invasion and war in Ukraine to the proliferation of cyberattacks and cybercrime – all of which has been influenced in significant ways by digital technologies and requires greater engagement across governments, the private sector, civil society and academia to address.
Issues related to cyberattacks and conflict, cyber diplomacy and trust and accountability measures would greatly benefit from meaningful and substantive multistakeholder involvement. The goals would be, respectively, to advance an understanding of the impacts, influences and implications of cyber operations in conflict; to increase industry and broader engagement in cyber norm debates worldwide; and to build out and engage civil society knowledge on cybersecurity to enhance trust and accountability.
Given the importance of the IGF, it is a vital global multistakeholder forum at which to delve into these issues and have such discussions. Tying these themes together, and in light of increasing offensive cyber activity, what are ways to meaningfully engage the multistakeholder community to promote compliance with existing rules online with the goal of building trust and improving accountability overall?
UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIVITY
- Access and connectivity
- Digital inclusion
- Gender inclusion
Technology can change lives, but only if it is available, accessible and affordable. With governments, private industry and nonprofits looking to drive historic investments in digital opportunity, it is crucial to take a holistic approach to digital equity that will ensure access to affordable internet, affordable devices and digital skilling resources. What elements do policy-makers need to consider when pursuing universal and meaningful access to the Internet – e.g., how best to fill remaining coverage gaps to ensure access is affordable, and how can that be done in an inclusive way that ensures Internet access is relevant and can be taken advantage of? What policies, regulations and practices should be enacted to ensure everyone has access to affordable internet service, meaningful devices and the digital skilling resources necessary to drive universal access and empower digital transformation?
In order to accomplish universal access, policies and investments which drive meaningful connectivity are vital, and public-private partnerships between governments, private industry and nonprofit organizations should be leveraged to invest in sustainable broadband infrastructure. However, financing is often expensive and difficult in developing countries and for smaller businesses and organizations. What can be done to ensure a fairer, more inclusive international financing system that will foster meaningful connectivity? What role should public-private partnerships play in this space and how can they be optimized to drive impact? Also, how can financing efforts address all aspects of digital equity including affordable internet access, affordable devices and access to digital skilling resources while targeting key groups including women and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)?
While the digital divide impacts all segments of society, the gender digital divide is particularly pronounced. Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. However, ITU data continues to show a gender gap in Internet use. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieving peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development. Moreover, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth. How can we promote policies and investments that secure equal access for women to technologies empower education, economic opportunities, and better health outcomes for women and girls? What is the best way to gather, listen to, and include as many perspectives as possible, with the goal of discovering how to bring out the best in each other?
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- AI
- Data sharing and research
At Microsoft, we have long recognized that AI is a tool created by humanity for humanity. As AI becomes even more integral to the world in 2023, it is even more important to engage with people with diverse perspectives in a range of fora to help drive AI innovations that positively impact society. AI technology is already being used to do much good and promises to bring much more (see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-good for examples). But any tool can become a weapon, making it critical to ask - including at discussions at IGF 2023 - how to ensure that this new technology serves humanity and is created and governed by humanity. How can we ensure that AI systems are designed, developed and deployed responsibly? This can include ethical safeguards to govern the use of AI, to ensure that it’s transparent, that it’s inclusive, that it’s controlled and governed with human interests in mind. It is also important for those developing and using AI to do so with a broad perspective on its societal impact, to think about what it will do for people and their jobs, and to ensure that it serves everyone.
Technology is too important to be left to the technologists and tech companies alone. But its governance is also too important to move forward without the active participation of technology leaders. We must bring the whole of society together to create a common understanding of what we need to do, and to chart a path forward on ethical AI to lead to valuable, human-centered insights. IGF 2023 provides a valuable venue to contribute to those discussions.
In relation to data sharing and research, we should think about data as infrastructure – a strategic part of our infrastructure that needs to be used, maintained and protected to unlock insights to help us build a healthier and safer planet.
Taking health as one example, we have seen many vivid examples during the pandemic of the value of data infrastructure and its extraordinary potential to help humanity through necessary advances in health care and research. In many cases, this required finding ways to enable more immersive sharing of data while building trustworthy frameworks that enhanced privacy. We have also seen that the lack of clarity around regulatory requirements for health data inhibited responsible sharing and, in some parts of the globe, important research has been suspended or is at risk.
With regard to digital health, one international question that the IGF could helpfully explore is how to responsibly share basic personal and medical data about individuals at a time when the climate crisis and global political landscape is increasing the number of displaced persons. An International Patient Summary (IPS) standard being developed can enable people on the move to keep important health information on hand and easily share it with providers.
ID190
Digital Cooperation, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
ID192
Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Data Governance
It is essencial the focus on cybersecurity techniques that can be applied to Internet of things (IoT) devices to promote a healthy and safe environment on the Internet. In this regard, we discuss the more appropriate cybersecurity techniques for implementing data encryption in IoT devices.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Regarding the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, including the Summit of the Future in 2024, the debate on encryption of IoT devices provides security and privacy to users. This aligns with digital cooperation, trust, and confidence in the use of digital technologies, particularly in areas such as cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy. Encryption ensures the protection of sensitive information transmission through IoT devices, considering digital technologies will shape our common future and the importance of assuring responsible and ethical usage.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Encryption of IOT devices relates to SDG Goal 16, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, in the following ways:
Data privacy: Encryption helps to protect the personal data of users, which is essential for ensuring the right to privacy and freedom from arbitrary surveillance.
Cybersecurity: Encryption helps to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and prevent cyberattacks, contributing to a safer and more secure online environment.
Trust in technology: Encryption helps to build trust in technology and its applications, particularly in the context of IOT devices, which are becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives.
Therefore, encryption of IOT devices can help to promote peace, justice, and strong institutions by ensuring data privacy, cybersecurity, and trust in technology, which are all key components of sustainable and secure societies.
Data privacy: Encryption helps to protect the personal data of users, which is essential for ensuring the right to privacy and freedom from arbitrary surveillance.
Cybersecurity: Encryption helps to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and prevent cyberattacks, contributing to a safer and more secure online environment.
Trust in technology: Encryption helps to build trust in technology and its applications, particularly in the context of IOT devices, which are becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives.
Therefore, encryption of IOT devices can help to promote peace, justice, and strong institutions by ensuring data privacy, cybersecurity, and trust in technology, which are all key components of sustainable and secure societies.
Additional ideas: About IGF´s design would be interesting the proposition of a post-panel engagement strategy that the primary discussion keys can be referred, collected and systematized by the proponent as a form of multisectoral contribution in order to provide technical material to different actors.
ID193
Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Under Emerging Technologies and Innovation - Artificial Intelligence, the Metaverse and Beyond
Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and applications derived from the Metaverse will have a profound impact on how internet governance is defined and how the sustainable development goals will be achieved. It will be important to discuss the governance structure and ethical approaches needed to enable technical advances to thrive in a global online environment.
Under Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Implementation: Sustainable Stewardship
Addressing climate change and adopting sustainable practices is complex and necessitates that there be a thorough implementation strategy developed to determine and measure success. As such the governance process needs to evolve to identify best practices, and tools to address practical climate change implementation solutions. The multistakeholder internet governance model should consider how to facilitate information sharing on the tools needed and the implementation measurements required to contribute to the successful achievement of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Under Economic Issues and Development - Economic Resilience, and Collaborative Sustainability
Economic viability and the global economy are being impacted by the convergence of technology, the effect of climate change. Standards and approaches to the multistakeholder model of internet governance will need to adapt. A future governance structure should support both an ethical approach and enable technological innovation to thrive across all industries and sectors, contributing to reshaping the economy and global society.
Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and applications derived from the Metaverse will have a profound impact on how internet governance is defined and how the sustainable development goals will be achieved. It will be important to discuss the governance structure and ethical approaches needed to enable technical advances to thrive in a global online environment.
Under Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Implementation: Sustainable Stewardship
Addressing climate change and adopting sustainable practices is complex and necessitates that there be a thorough implementation strategy developed to determine and measure success. As such the governance process needs to evolve to identify best practices, and tools to address practical climate change implementation solutions. The multistakeholder internet governance model should consider how to facilitate information sharing on the tools needed and the implementation measurements required to contribute to the successful achievement of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Under Economic Issues and Development - Economic Resilience, and Collaborative Sustainability
Economic viability and the global economy are being impacted by the convergence of technology, the effect of climate change. Standards and approaches to the multistakeholder model of internet governance will need to adapt. A future governance structure should support both an ethical approach and enable technological innovation to thrive across all industries and sectors, contributing to reshaping the economy and global society.
ID194
Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Digital Cooperation
A dedicated main session on Digital Cooperation could cover several issues including crisis response, multistakeholderism and multidisciplinarity as well as IGF organisation and role, etc. These governance issues require vertical and horizontal discourse in workshops as well as in main sessions.
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: The IGF annual meeting in 2023 can hold sessions to reflect on the 12 commitments in the UN Secretary General's our Common Agenda. IGF does provide a platform for the discussion where contributions can be made by to major global initiatives such as the Summit of the Future or the WSIS 20+. Therefore the IGF 18 discussions can inform the Summit of the Future in 2024.
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: The IGF intersessional work as well as the annual meeting should invite all stakeholders to share their experiences in implementing SDGs. A special Best Practice Forum or intersessional working group could be established to collect data on the progress of SDGs.
Additional ideas: The IGF 18 messages can inform the Global Digital Compact agenda so it would be good to keep some of the same thematic tracks constant.
ID195
Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Digital Infrastructure sharing
Relation with UN SG's Our Common Agenda and 2024 Summit for the Future: Adopt a citizen centric grassroots approach. The focus of the IGF has to shift in the direction of the grassroots communities
Relation with UN 2030 Agenda for SD and the 2023 SDG Summit: Take a more serious approach to solving data issues in developing countries. Adopt a data road maps for developing countries
Additional ideas: Give equal opportunities to all stakeholders groups