Capacity development in Internet governance

1. Capacity development
in Internet governance
Learning and engagement opportunities
Sorina Teleanu
DiploFoundation | SEEDIG
ArmIGF
5 Oct.2016|

2. A puzzle or maybe a Tower of
Babel?
Internet governance

3. Theory
 Internet governance is the development and
application by governments, the private
sector and civil society, in their respective
roles, of shared principles, norms, rules,
decision-making procedures, and
programmes that shape the evolution and
use of the Internet.
Tunis Agenda for the Information Society

4. Practice

8. Putting the pieces together

9.  Online courses
 Introduction to IG
DL for applications: Dec. 2016/Jan. 2017
 Cybersecurity
 Cybersecurity for SEE
 E-diplomacy
 Internet Technology and
Policy: Challenges and Solutions
 Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy
with Internet governance specialisation
DL for applications: 31 Oct.

10.  INFORUM: Learn Online
 Shaping the Internet - History and Futures
 Spam and Online Threats
 Introduction to Network Operations

11.  ICANN Learn
 Visual Guide to Internet
Governance
 Visual Guide to the History
of Internet
 Intro to ICANN
 Beginner’s Guide to Domain Names / DNS
 Digital Trade and Global Internet Governance
 [and many more]

12. Fellowship programmes
 European Summer School on IG
 July/August | Meissen, Germany
 ICANN Fellowship Programme
 Each ICANN meeting (3/year)
 Internet Society
 IGF Ambassadors Programme
 Fellowship to the IETF

13. Becoming part of the puzzle

14. Global level
 Internet Governance Forum
 Discussions on public policy issues
related to the Internet - open to everyone
 IGF 2016: 6-9 December, Guadalajara
 ICANN meetings
 Policy making – mainly DNS-related
 Find your place in one of the supporting
organisations or advisory committees.
 ICANN 57: 3-9 November, Hyderabad

15. Global level
 IETF meetings
 Development of Internet standards
 IETF 97: 13-18 November, Seoul
 WSIS Forum
 Discussions on ICT and sustainable
development
 WSIS Forum 2017: 11-16 June, Geneva

16. Regional level
 EuroDIG
 Discussions on Internet governance
issues – pan-European
 EuroDIG 2017: June, Tallinn
 SEEDIG
 Discussions on Internet governance
Issues - SEE and neighbouring area
 SEEDIG 2017: 18 May, Ohrid
 Inter-sessional activities all year long

17. Regional level
 RIPE NCC
 Policy making – Internet number resources
 RIPE 73: 24-28 October, Madrid
 RIPE SEE 5: 12-13 June 2017, Budva

18. Local level
 ArmIGF
 ISOC Armenia
 What else? 

19. Keeping up with
developments

20.  An initiative of Geneva Internet Platform, operated by
DiploFoundation
 Includes three pillars:
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21. Internet governance and digital policy
observatory
 Maintains a comprehensive live summary of the latest
developments in digital policy
 Provides an overview of issues, actors and ongoing
process
 Maintains a live calendar of upcoming and past events
 Provides access to the latest research and data on
Internet policy

23. Also on each issue page:

26. Monthly newsletter including:
 Round-up of developments
 Articles on various digital policy areas
 Interviews with prominent IG experts
 Latest issue published on 30 Sept.
 Next issue: end of Oct.
Digital Watch Newsletter

27.  Monthly briefings providing a 'zoomed-out' update of the
major global digital policies and Internet governance
developments.
 Every last Tuesday of the month (at 13.00 CET).
 Join online, in Geneva, or from one of the hubs
worldwide.
 Next briefing: 25 Oct.
Briefings on Internet governance

28. Internet governance developments in SEE
Monthly summaries of IG and digital
policy developments in SEE and the
neighbouring area
 Overview of developments
 Past and upcoming events
 First issue published on 26 Sept.
 Next issue: end of Oct.

29. Internet governance developments in SEE
SEE hub for monthly Internet governance
briefings
 In Belgrade and online
 Next briefing:
 25 October 2016

30.  DiploFoundation courses: http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGcourses
 ISOC INFORUM: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/inforum-learn-
online
 ICANN Learn: http://learn.icann.org/
 EuroSSIG: www.euro-ssig.eu
 ICANN Fellowship: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-
02-25-en
 ISOC IGF Ambassadors : http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-
do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-
ambassadors-programme
 IGF: wwww.intgovforum.org
 ICANN: www.icann.org | https://meetings.icann.org/en/
Resources
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31.  IETF: https://www.ietf.org
 WSIS Forum: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/
 EuroDIG: www.eurodig.org
 SEEDIG: www.seedig.net
 RIPE NCC: https://www.ripe.net
 GIP Digital Watch Observatory: http:// dw.giplatform.org
 Geneva Digital Watch newsletter: http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/newsletter
Resources
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32.  GIP briefings on Internet governance: http://giplatform.org/briefings
 Monthly summaries of IG developments in SEE+: http://www.seedig.net/ig-
summary/
 SEE hub for monthly IG briefings: http://www.seedig.net/see-hub-for-ig-
briefings/
Resources
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33. Thank you!
sorinat@diplomacy.edu
Be part of the puzzle! 