Подробнее:

1. Civil society &
Internet governance
Михајло Ј. Огхиа
(Michael J. Oghia)
@mikeoghia

2. Part I: Civil society involvement

3. Outlined in 2005 Tunis Agenda
“Civil society has also played an
important role on Internet matters,
especially at [the] community level, and
should continue to play such a role.”

4. Why involve civil society?
• Governance model
• Provide expert voices
• Accountability & transparency
• Represent interests

5. Civil society ultimately gives voice to
communities and people, which is why
policy-making and decisions should be
inclusive and holistic

6. Part II: How to get involved

7. Many ways to get involved – locally,
regionally, and internationally – in
person or from home

8. • Consists of one
annual meeting, and
multiple
national/regional
meetings
• Civil society is a
1. Internet Governance
Forum (IGF)
• Important for setting
the policy agenda
and engaging
across communities
• Next IGF: Dec. 18-22 in
Geneva, Switzerland

9. 2. European Dialogue on
Internet Governance (EuroDIG)
• Agenda is set by the
community in a
bottom-up way
• Next EuroDIG: June 2018
in Tbilisi, Georgia

10. 3. RIPE community
• Responsible for IP
address policy for
Europe, Middle East,
and Central Asia
• RACI programme
• Next meeting: May 2018
Marseille, France

11. 4. DiploFoundation & Digital Watch
• Follow developments
• Stay updated about Internet policy
• Take courses & more
https://dig.
watch

13. Journalists too!
It’s important that journalists and media
professionals get involved
https://bit.ly/CIMA-IG

14. Guide to getting involved
https://bit.ly/ParticipateNetGov

15. Next steps
• Civil society is most effective when we work
together and with other stakeholders
• Know that Russian civil society is welcome!
• Help bridge the language gap
• Submit a proposal, join a mailing list, and give
voice to the Russian Internet community

16. Cпасибо!
Twitter: @mikeoghia
Email: mike.oghia[at]gmail.com
Sources:
https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html
http://www.un.org/en/sections/resources-different-audiences/civil-society/index.html
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/why-civil-society-should-care-about-internet-governance-
issues-series-of-events-in-washington-address-question
https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs/geneva/civil-society-declaration.pdf
http://archive1.diplomacy.edu/pool/fileInline.php?IDPool=129