Regional IGF Online Debate

September 5th, 2008 Tags: eLAC, IGF, LACNIC Posted in News

According to the outcomes of the Regional IGF Preparatory Meeting that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay on 20 August, an online platform has been convened to debate and identify relevant issues and priorities for Latin America and the Caribbean that need to be included in the discussions and agenda of the Third Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that will meet at Hyderabad, India, in December 2008.

The online discussions, taking place during 8-11 September, will be structured around four subjects: ‘How to reach the next billion users?‘, ‘Promoting Cybersecurity and Trust‘, ‘Critical Internet Resources‘, and ‘Emerging Issues‘. Each topic will be developed during one-day online discussions.

Click here to access the registration form for the four lists and for further information.

Click here to access panellist presentations and the webcast files of the Montevideo meeting.

Click here for the reflections and conclusions of the meeting organised and presented by Alicia Richero and Valeria Betancourt.

LACNIC, the Association for the Progress of Communications (APC) and the Information Network for the Third Sector (RITS) are in charge of collecting the Latin America and the Caribbean contributions.

-How to reach the next billion users?
Monday, September 8, 2008 from 2.00 pm. to 7.00 pm UTC

-Promoting Cybersecurity and Trust
Tuesday, September 9, 2008, from 2.00 pm. to 7.00 pm UTC

-Critical Internet Resources
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, from 2.00 pm. to 7.00 pm UTC

-Emerging Issues
Thursday, September 11, 2008, from 2.00 pm. to 7.00 pm UTC

The organisers request that people who are interested in following and participating in the four debates must subscribe to the mailing lists via the online form and selecting the topics of interest.