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Subject: OII News [2007.11.05]: News and events for November (and the
IGF 2007)
Dear friends and colleagues,
As the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2007 will be taking place shortly
in Rio de Janeiro, we thought it might be timely for a newsletter that
highlights some of the OII's efforts to inform and stimulate debate on
issues of Internet Governance. These include: a new working paper, OII
involvement in the IGF 2007, and two key events to be held in London.
These forthcoming activities add to our ongoing programme of seminars,
forums and conferences on this topic, which we regard as central to
ensuring that the Internet realises its full potential.
Best wishes,
Bill Dutton, Director
1. The IGF 2007: The OII at Rio
2. New Working Paper on Internet Governance
3. Webcasts on Internet Governance
4. Events Diary
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1. The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2007: The OII at Rio
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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder forum set up
after the UN's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to
facilitate the international discussion of governance issues relating to
the Internet. The first IGF was held in Athens in 2006, and the second
will take place shortly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (12-15 November 2007).
IGF: http://www.intgovforum.org/
DPhil student Marcelo Thompson's proposal for a workshop 'Human Rights
and Neutrality in the Internet' at the IGF has been welcomed by the IGF
Secretariat. The workshop (13 Nov, 16:30-18:00) will seek to address the
question: 'In which sense are technologically neutral laws and policies
suitable to harness the development of a people-centred Information
Society and to protect and fulfil the human right of access to knowledge
and technology?' The workshop is being co-organized by the Center for
Technology and Society (CTS) at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro.
Speakers: Michael Geist (University of Ottawa), Ronaldo Lemos (CTS/FGV,
iCommons), Andrew McLaughlin (Google, Berkman Center), Claudio Prado
(Brazilian Ministry of Culture), Marcelo Thompson (OII), Moderator:
Pedro Paranagua (CTS/FGV).
The proposal is at:
http://info.intgovforum.org/yoppy.php?poj=86
OII Research Fellow Dr Ian Brown has also co-organised a workshop:
'Managing security issues: authentication at the transaction level'.
Download the flyer (pdf, 74kb):
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/IGF2007_IanBrown_Flyer.pdf
Marcelo will represent Ian on this panel, and OII Visiting Fellow Mary
Rundle on two other panels:
'Privacy in Internet Identity Management: Emerging Issues and New
Approaches'
http://info.intgovforum.org/yoppy.php?poj=42
'Fundamental Freedoms in the IGF: Protecting and Promoting Freedom of
Expression, Freedom of Assembly and Association, and Privacy in the
Information Society'
http://info.intgovforum.org/yoppy.php?poj=20
Ian Brown will also give a paper on 'Co-regulating Internet Security:
The London Action Plan' at the Global Internet Governance Academic
Network's (GigaNet) second annual symposium. This takes place the day
before the IGF in Rio. Download the paper (pdf, 1mb):
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/GigaNet_IanBrown_LondonActionPlan.pdf
Vicki Nash supported the UK's contributions to the IGF by acting as a
judge for the BERR/Nominet Best Practice Challenge. This joint
initiative between Nominet and the Dept for Business, Enterprise and
Regulatory Reform sought to identify UK organisations, groups or
individuals that have delivered a safer, more accessible, diverse
Internet experience and who will be showcased as examples of best
practice in Rio. Details:
http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/bestpracticechallenge/
Two other events coming up are:
1. The first of what we hope to be an annual 'Global Status of the Net'
conference (30 November)
We will be working with the US Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory
Committee (ICAC) to provide a neutral platform for a policy dialogue on
challenging technology policy issues, including Internet Governance. The
conference will feature parliamentary leaders from across Europe,
Members of the US Cogressional Internet Caucus and other government
officials, leading tech policy academics, industry executives and
representatives from NGOs.
2. What's in a name? (28 January)
A lecture and discussion to provide an oportunity to commemorate Jon
Postel by looking back at the history of the Domain Name System (DNS),
explain its management and its significance to different actors, and
discuss the merits of alternative scenarios in the future, including
proposals for such innovations as Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
(more details to follow). This event will be sponsored primarily by
Afilias, a global leader in advanced registry services.
Jon Postel: http://www.postel.org/postel.html
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2. New Working Paper on Internet Governance
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We have a new working paper on Internet Governance by Terje Rasmussen
(OII Visitor in 2007): 'Techno-politics, Internet Governance and some
challenges facing the Internet'. It addresses the Internet as a terrain
of 'techno-political controversies' which have influenced the
development of the Internet since the start. Download the paper (pdf,
125kb):
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/publications/RR15.pdf
Fragments: 'We have entered the fourth phase of the Net's history,
characterised by several opposing tendencies: increasingly advanced
technical solutions that bring new terminals and platforms and a greater
awareness of what the Net represents in a social sense, but also a
closer legal and political intervention in the Net by the IT
bureaucrats.'
'The Net's architecture assumed moral surroundings - which the same
architecture's success is now in the process of weakening. An increasing
number of functions are being installed on the Net to protect users
against breakdowns, sabotage and contamination of information, but such
measures distance the Net from its original principle.'
Other OII working papers that address Internet Governance:
Dutton / Palfrey / Peltu: 'Deciphering the Codes of Internet Governance:
Understanding the Hard Issues at Stake' Summary of an event organised
around the topics of openness, security, diversity and access and
providing an overview of the IGF and the issues it plans to address
(Sept 2006).
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/publications/FD8.pdf
Dutton / Peltu: 'The emerging Internet governance mosaic: connecting the
pieces' Summary of a forum attended by members of the WGIG Secretariat
(May 2005).
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/resources/publications/FD5.pdf
You can see more governance work at:
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/project.cfm?id=35
Our working papers can be found at:
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/publications.cfm
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3. Webcasts on Internet Governance
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Much of our research on Internet Governance has centred on a programme
of seminars, forums and conferences. Resulting webcasts are listed
below:
Internet Governance for Development: Focusing on the Issues
Focus: Summary of an event organised around the topics of openness,
security, diversity and access and providing an overview of the IGF and
the issues it plans to address. Open discussion (rec. 31 Aug-1 Sept
2006)
http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20060831_157
Recent Developments in FCC Internet Regulation
Focus: Summarising the swift move of the US Federal Commmunications
Commission in removing old rules (common carriage) and imposing new ones
(E911, CALEA), and assessing the current US debate about network owners'
provision of a 'prioritized Internet' (rec. 18 April 2006)
Speaker: Susan Crawford (a member of the ICANN board of directors)
http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20060418_142
Internet Governance for Dummies
Focus: What aspects of the Internet need to be governed, and how
effectively are ICANN, the IETF, and the ITU dealing with the key issues
of Internet governance? (rec. 4 July 2005)
Speaker: John Levine (a member of ICANN's At Large Advisory Committee)
http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20050704_77
The Future of the Internet - and How to Stop It
Focus: What lies around the corner for the Internet, how to avoid it,
and how to study and affect the future of the Internet using the
distributed power of the network itself, using privacy as a signal
example (rec. 25 April 2005)
Speaker: Professor Jonathan Zittrain
http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20060411_141
Webcast site:
http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/
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4. Events Diary
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Exploring the distributed development of Grid infrastructure for
Particle Physics at the LHC: A case of Scaled Agility?
Speaker: Will Venters, Dept of Information Systems, LSE
Focus: Describing research undertaken within the EPSRC-funded Pegasus
project to explore the working practices of the UK particle physics
community in their development of Grid infrastructure to support their
research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Date: Tues 6 November (15:00 - 17:00)
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=163
Digital Diplomacy: the impact of the Internet on international relations
Speaker: Dr Nicholas Westcott, CMG (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Focus: Exploring how the Internet contributes to the fraying of the
power of the state in international relations, how non-state actors
exert influence, and how the Internet changes both the dynamic of
traditional diplomatic negotiations, and the way foreign ministries and
embassies operate.
Date: Wed 14 November (12:15 - 13:30)
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=162
The Internet and the Delegalization of Law
Speaker: Professor Fred Schauer, Harvard University
Focus: Technological changes, such as the Internet, have made access to
nonlegal information, such as newspaper reports and general interest
books far less costly. Professor Schauer discusses the issues raised by
this trend, such as whether it foreshadows the decreased dominance of
traditional canon of legal information within the courts.
Date: Thurs 15 November (15:00 - 16:30)
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=166
The 2008 Democratic Global Primary: How Democrats Abroad will use the
Internet to encourage political participation and increase overseas
voting
Speakers: Jon Cooper and Meredith A. Gowan Le Goff (American Democrats
Abroad)
Focus: In June of 2007, Democrats Abroad voted to kick-off the 2008
delegate selection process with a global primary, so that Democrats
around the world can easily participate. It is the first time that
Internet-based voting is going to be used on such a large scale for a
primary election: according to Democrats Abroad, e-voting will make
voting easier and increase participation in the Democratic primary and
in the general election in 2008, especially amongst overseas Americans
living in remote rural areas.
Date: Wed 28 November (15:00 - 17:00)
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=167
Networked Information Processing and Changing Attitudes to Privacy in
Japan
Speaker: Dr Andrew A. Adams, School of Systems Engineering, Reading
University
Focus: There is a myth amongst researchers that there is no such thing
as 'Privacy' in Japan. Dr Adams refutes that and shows that the advent
of networked information processing of personal data has brought
Japanese attitudes to information privacy to a highly similar position
to Western attitudes.
Date: Thurs 14 February (15:30 - 17:00)
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=165
Please register for any of these events by sending your name and
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