The Global Internet Governance Academic Network
(GigaNet) is a scholarly community which aims:
(i) to promote the development of Internet
Governance as a recognized interdisciplinary
field of study and (ii) to facilitate the
informed dialogue on policy and issues in a multistakeholder approach.
Fourth GigaNet Annual Symposium
Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt
14 November 2008
<http://giganet.igloogroups.org/2009annual>http://giganet.igloogroups.org/2009annual
Symposium Program
KEYNOTE SPEECH:
Ronald J. Deibert and Rafal Rohozinski, ?Beyond
Denial: Introducing the Next Generation of Internet Controls?
8:00 ? 9:00 CREDENTIALS
9:00 ? 9:15 ? OPENING SESSION
9:15 ? 10:00 PANEL 1 ? WHAT IS INTERNET GOVERNANCE?
Conceptualizing Internet Governance
William J. Drake, Centre for International
Governance, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Why the Field of Internet Governance is not About Internet Governance
Michel van Eeten, Delft University of Technology
MODERATOR: Hans Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:00 ? 11:00 - KEYNOTE SPEECH
?Beyond Denial: Introducing the Next Generation of Internet Controls?
Ronald J. Deibert, Professor and Director, The
Citizen Lab, Munk Centre for International
Studies, University of Toronto, Canada.
Rafal Rohozinski, CEO at Psiphon Inc., Principal
and CEO at The SecDev Group, Ottawa, Canada.
11:00 ? 11:30 MORNING COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER SESSIONS
11:30 ? 12:30 PANEL 3 - CYBERSECURITY
More than a feeling ? conceptualizing Internet security governance
Andreas Schmidt, Delft University of Technology
Who Provides National Cyber Security?
Y.J. Park, Delft University of Technology
Do the Internet Security Alerts Have an Impact
on Lowering ccTLD Security Level?
Jay Rajasekera and Suvashis Das, both from International University of Japan
MODERATOR: John Laprise, Northwestern University in Qatar
12:30 ? 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 ? 15:30 PANEL 2 ? FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INTERNET BILL OF RIGHTS
The Internet Bill of Rights Project: A Way to
Reconcile Natural Freedoms and Needs for Regulation?
Francesca Musiani, Centre de Sociologie de l?Innovation, MINES ParisTech
The ethical dimensions of internet governance:
the utility of the human rights framework.
Lisa Horner, GLOBAL PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES, LONDON
Max Senges, Stanford University, Palo Alto
Governmental Filtering of Websites: the Dutch Case
W.Ph. Stol, NHL-University of Applied Sciences
Leeuwarden and Open University of the Netherlands,Chair Police Studies;
H.K.W. Kaspersen, Free University Amsterdam, Computer Law Institute;
J. Kerstens, NHL-University of Applied Sciences Leeuwarden
E.R. Leukfeldt, NHL-University of Applied Sciences Leeuwarden
A.R. Lodder, Free University Amsterdam, Computer Law Institute;
Assessing Internet Controls in a Comparative
Perspective: The development of Freedom House's
pilot index of global internet and digital media freedom
Karin Deutsch Karkelar and Sarah G. Cook, both from Freedom House
Social Media and Global Internet Governance: innovations and limitations
Robert Bodle, College of Mount St. Joseph, USA.
MODERATOR: Meryem Marzouki, LIP6/PolyTIC - CNRS
15:30 ? 16:45 PANEL 4 ? Multistakeholderism and New Approaches
Evaluating Internet Governance innovation: the
Internet Governance Forum and the construction of collaboration
Nanette S. Levinson, International Communication
Program, School of International Service, American University,
Derrick Cogburn, Syracuse University and American University
Down on the mapping road.] - Progresses and
challenges of mapping Internet governance within
theGlobal Media and Communication Governance landscape.
Elena Pavan, DSRS Unversity of Trento, Italy
Claudia Padovani, DSSP University of Padova, Italy
Defining the elephant: Discourse analysis of the
Internet Governance - Debate at the World Telecommunication Policy Forum 2009
Dmitry Epstein, Communication, Cornell University, USA
MODERATOR: Prof. Olga Cavalli, University of Buenos Aires
16:45 ? 17:15 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER SESSIONS
17:15 ? 18:30 PANEL 5 ? EMERGING ISSUES AND CLOSING SESSION
Before the sky falls down: a 'constitutional
dialogue' over the depletion of Internet addresses
Jeanette Hofmann, London School of Economics and Political Science,
Extension of Traditional ?Internet Governance? to the Internet of Things
Prof. Rolf H. Weber, University of Zurich
Internet Governance and Social Development: Is
this the Forgotten Key? The Impact on Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean
Marsha Guthrie, DiploFoundation
MODERATOR: Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus
POSTERS
Thoughts on the future of ICTs, human social behaviour and global governance.
Andrew Gordon, GlobalVote
The Law & Economics of cyber-security and privacy
Sergio Alves Júnior, University of Brasília - Department of Economics - Brazil
Internet Governance Typology: A Conceptual
Framework for Practical Policy Analysis
Hans Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology
Internet Governance: a complex approach
Antonella Giulia Pizzaleo, Institute of
Informatics and Telematics of CNR Italian
National Center for Research and Nexa Center for
Internet and Society, Politecnico of Turin
From cyberpiracy to cyberattacks: Political
science and the challenge of cyberwarfare
Jean-Loup Samaan, French Ministry of Defense
Regulating Internet Cafes in Mainland China: The
Issues of Special Administrative Measures
Jing Xu, School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
Stunting Economic Development south of the
Mediterranean: The impact of internet censorship on e-business and e-commerce
Ben Wagner, Public Administration: International
and Development Administration, Universiteit Leiden.
Nothing new under the sun: Jose Ortega y Gasset
and the governance of the internet.
Deirdre Williams, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Castries St Lucia
