Internet Governance Forum: Participate Remotely

The IGF is a multi-stakeholder forum that addresses public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance. The overall theme of the meeting will be ‘Internet as a Catalyst for Change: Access, Development, Freedoms and Innovation'. The various themes are as follows:

• Internet Governance for Development
• Emerging Issues
• Managing Critical Internet Resources
• Security, Openness and Privacy
• Access and Diversity
• Taking Stock and the Way Forward

Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of the Centre for Internet and Society, will be participating in the following workshops:

• Use of Digital Technologies for Civic Engagement and Political Change: Lessons Learned and Way Forward
• The Impact of Regulation: FOSS and Enterprise
• Putting Users First: How Can Privacy be Protected in Today’s Complex Mobile Ecosystem?
• Privacy, Security, and Access to Rights: A Technical and Policy Analyses

Shyam Ponappa, Fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society, will be presenting remotely for the following workshop:

• Open Spectrum for Development in the Context of the Digital Migration

Nishant Shah, Director Research at Centre for Internet and Society, has organized the following workshop:

• Use of Digital Technologies for Civic Engagement and Political Change: Lessons Learned and Way Forward

We are not limited to following specific workshops. Please follow the link for more information on workshops of your interest, program details and the schedule:

http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/schedule-a-programme-2011

Participation is free. However, we would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance by emailing Natasha Vaz “n[email protected] or Tom Dane at “[email protected]”. We hope you will join us to watch the web cast and contribute your own insights on the various workshops.

Looking forward to welcoming you at the workshops!