On the picture (left to right): Norbert Bollow, Sheba Mohammid, Jeremy Malcolm, Michael Katundu, David Souter

At Nairobi IGF: "Mapping Internet Governace" workshop

Internet Governance is primarily about solving real-life problems.

There is one need that you have in common with all other stakeholders,
regardless of what internet-related challenges they want to contribute
to solving:

In order to develop an effective strategy for your efforts, you need a
lot of information about the various issues that are related to your
particular points of concern, and about the complex landscape of
Internet Governace institutions and fora.

The "Mapping Internet Governace" workshop at the IGF in Nairobi
(Wednesday September 28, 09.00-10.30 East African Time, Conference Room 4)
has explored the needs for a "Map" containing such information and what
is desired regarding the structure and content of such a Map, from
various perspectives.

The panelists were:

  Andrea Glorioso: Coordinator of the Internet Governance team at
    the European Commission - Directorate-General Information Society
    and Media [EU]
 
  Thomas Lowenhaupt: Founder & Chair, Connecting.nyc Inc. [USA]
    -> Notes

  Jeremy Malcolm: Consumers International, Kuala Lumpur Office for
    Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
    -> Slides

  Sheba Mohammid: ICT Policy Specialist in Trinidad and Tobago,
    focusing on Digital Inclusion in Small Island Developing States.

  Michael Katundu: Communications Commission of Kenya

  Douglas Onyango: CTO, Lake Victoria IT & Bio-tech Park (LAVIT), Kampala
    (Uganda); AfriNIC, IANA, EA-IGF, ISOC

  David Souter: Managing Director, ict Development Associates; author
    of http://www.apc.org/en/pubs/books/mapping-internet-public-policy ;
    Visiting Professor in Communications Management, Business School,
    University of Strathclyde; Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of
    Media and Communications, London School of Economics; Associate of
    the International Institute for Sustainable Development

The remote moderator was:

  Ginger Paque: DiploFoundation, ISOC, IGC, RPWG

A preliminary report is available here.


Many thanks to everyone who contributed!

Norbert Bollow
(organizer of the workshop on behalf of the Civil Society Internet Governance
Caucus and Consumers International)