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[ecrea] Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) Fourth Annual Symposium Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt 14 November 2008

Sat Oct 17 21:12:44 GMT 2009



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



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