InterCommunity 2016 - Barbados' Interactive Node

Internet Society (ISOC), Barbados (BB) Chapter

Internet Society Barbados (ISOC BB) Chapter

DESCRIPTION
We will tap the power of the global Internet to bring our members together for conversations on the issues we all care deeply about – connecting the unconnected and increasing trust in the Internet.
WHY:
To help build a world that supports everyone’s right to use the Internet to share knowledge, innovate and get their voices heard.
See more: <A TITLE="InterCommunity 2016" HREF="https://icomm16.internetsociety.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://icomm16.internetsociety.org</A>
WHEN: 21 September 2016, 9am - 5pm
WHERE:
- Everywhere there is Internet. - Barbados' Interactive Node beaming to the world from 3W's Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill Campus. - Several other globally distributed nodes.
 
AGENDA (Draft):
• 9:00AM – 9:10AM: Welcome and Introductory Remarks • 9:10AM – 11:00AM: Local discussion on topics: o 9:10AM – 10:05AM:Access – Connecting the Unconnected  9:10AM – 9:20AM: Access Introduction  9:20AM – 10:05AM: Discussion o 10:05AM – 11:00AM: Trust - Restoring and Building Trust in the Internet  10:05AM – 10:15AM: Trust Introduction  10:15:AM – 11:00AM: Discussion • 11:00AM – 12:00PM: LUNCH • 12:00PM – 2:00PM: Participation in Local & Intra-Regional Forum – Argentina, Barbados, Mexico o 12:00PM – 12:10PM: Introduction (Regional Moderator: Olga Cavalli) o 12:10PM – 12:45PM: Panel on Access (Moderator: Alejandro Pisanty – Mexico) o 12:45PM – 1:20PM: Panel on Trust (Moderator: Rodney Taylor – Barbados) o 1:20PM –1:30PM: Recap (Regional Moderator: Olga Cavalli) • 1:30PM – 2:00PM: AFTERNOON BREAK • 2:00PM – 4:00PM: Participation in Global Forum o 2:00PM –2:20PM: Opening Session & Highlights from Regional Session 3 o 2:20PM –2:30PM: The importance of the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance towards building an open, global Internet (Speaker: Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce) o 2:30PM –2:50PM: DISCUSSION – Why and How the Multistakeholder Model Works – Actions from the Internet Society Community (Moderators: Sally Wentworth, Vice President of Global Policy Development and Lawrence Strickling) o 2:50PM – 3:00PM: Break o 3:00PM – 3:30PM: OPEN FORUM – Why and How the Multistakeholder Model Works – Actions from the Internet Society Community – Join Internet Society Trustees – Olga Cavalli, John Levine, and Sean Turner – along with Mark Buell, Regional Bureau Director for North America to highlight the importance of community engagement and involvement in the multistakeholder model. Additional topics and questions from the Interactive Nodes and Online participants will be also addressed in this segment. o 3:30PM – 3:35PM: LOOK TO THE FUTURE – Hear the latest on our plans to celebrate the Internet Society’s 25th Anniversary in 2017, and learn more about the insights and trends coming to light in the Future Internet Scenarios project. o 3:35PM: Closing of Global Session
• 3:45PM – 4:15PM: Local Discussion on topic: Future Internet Scenarios – Using the Internet to drive National Development
o 3:45PM – 4:00PM: Fostering engagement in the multi-stakeholder process o 4:00PM – 4:40PM: Discussion • 4:40PM – 5:00PM: Next Steps and Wrap Up
 
GLOBAL AGENDA:<A HREF="https://icomm16.internetsociety.org/agenda" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> https://icomm16.internetsociety.org/agenda</A>
 
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
Participation in Local & Intra-Regional Forum – Argentina, Barbados, Mexico
<OL STYLE="padding-left: 30px;">
<LI>Strategies to assure meaningful growth in Internet access in countries/regions:</LI>
<OL STYLE="padding-left: 30px;">
<LI>Incentives to improve investment in Internet infrastructure.</LI>
<LI>The influence of local content development.</LI>
<LI>Reaching unconnected communities.</LI>
<LI>Documenting the transformative power of Internet access.</LI>
<LI>Ensuring that access translates to use.</LI>
</OL>
<LI>Strategies to improve trust on the Internet:</LI>
<OL STYLE="padding-left: 30px;">
<LI>Interventions by government and law enforcement.</LI>
<LI>Global law enforcement of cross border crimes</LI>
<LI>Factors affecting user privacy, trust, rights to be forgotten.</LI>
<LI>Factors affecting the use of secure applications, services and devices.</LI>
<LI>Policies to improve the use of Internet protection mechanisms.</LI>
<LI>Strengthening Internet infrastructure against threats.</LI>
<LI>Respect for human rights and values.</LI>
</OL>
<LI>Coordinating the efforts of multiple Internet stakeholders effectively.</LI>
</OL>
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