Governance and Regulation Summit The Governance summit will include panels and presentations on content regulation and censorship, intellectual property and peer-to-peer networks, ICANN, a policy slam on Internet development, and reports from international organizations and businesses.
GS1 6 June 11:00-12:00 |
Content Regulation and the Internet |
As the Internet becomes a mass medium and as broadband networks capable of delivering audio and video become more affordable, governments are growing increasingly concerned about illegal, adult, or harmful content being distributed over the Internet. In many cases, they are responding to parents' concerns about the need to protect children. In other cases, government seek to repress "subversive" political speech or harmful content being distributed over the Internet. In many cases, they are responding to parents' concerns about the need to protect children. In other cases, government seek to repress "subversive" political speech. |
Moderator: |
Peng Hwa Ang, Nanyang Technological Univ. Singapore |
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Peter Coroneos, Internet Industry Assn, Australia |
Jacques Berleur, Institut d'Informatique, Cellule interfacultaire de Technology Assessment (CITA), BELGIUM |
Richard Swetenham, European Commission, Information Society DG, Luxemburg |
Parry Aftab, Cyberangels USA |
Michael Geist, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada |
GS2 6 June 14:00-15:30 |
Global Cyberdemocracy? Civil Society participation in global policy |
Globalization in areas like e-commerce, trade, environment, and law Globalization in areas like e commerce, trade, environment, and law enforcement has been accompanied by growth in frameworks for global coordination. For the most part, these organizations unite governments and/or industry. Is there is role for civil society (non-profit, non-governmental voluntary associations)? What models and practices are emerging? |
Chair: |
Shalini Venturelli, George Washington University USA |
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Steven Clift, Democracies Online, USA |
Revitalizing Politics: From the Very Local Level to Global Affairs. |
Hans Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
ICANN and Global Democracy |
Karl Auerbach, ICANN Director At Large, |
The ICANN At Large Membership |
Christine Maxwell, ISTF Chiliad, France |
ICANN Director at Large |
GS36 June 16:00-17:30 |
The Role of International Organizations in Accelerating the Internet and e-Business |
The Internet was "born global." It is not constrained by national boundaries and often by-passes national regulations. As a result,
in recent years various international organizations have launched efforts to facilitate the growth of the Internet by addressing key policy issues and by promoting e-business and other uses of the Internet. This panel will examine the roles of the World Trade Organization, UNESCO, and other intergovernmental organizations as well as those of private sector groups such as the Global Business Dialogue on E-business and the Global Internet Project. |
Moderator: |
Mike Nelson |
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Mark Engelman, Domain Network |
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P.D. Kaushik, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, India |
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Stéphane Ducable, Alcatel, France |
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Phillipe Queau, UNESCO, France |
UNESCO's Internet programs |
GS4 7 June 11:00-12:30 |
International Development Slam |
Back by popular demand, this lively and interactive session allows any participant three minutes at the microphone to propose a plan, project, or policy to speed up the spread of the Internet. The audience votes
on the best plan. |
Moderator: |
Izumi Aizu |
GS57 June 14:00-15:30 |
Privacy and surveillance in Cyberspace |
Governments are growing increasingly concerned about the use of the Internet for criminal activities and are starting to take steps to ensure that law enforcement agencies can intercept and read digital communications.
Internet users concerned about the privacy of their communications are vigorously opposing government regulations that would give the police and others access to their e-mail. How best to reconcile these conflicting goals? |
Moderator: |
David Sobel, EPIC (Nelson) |
Panelist: |
Ravi Kumar Dhar, Punjam Agricultural Univ, India |
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GS67 June 1600 |
E-commerce Case Studies |
What is the state of e-commerce outside of the US? Wireless services, government intervention, and new models for e-commerce in Asia will be covered. |
Moderators: |
Madanmohan Rao <madan@inomy.com> |
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Hong Liang Hiew, Murdoch U, Australia |
3G Wireless Services for E-commerce |
Lee Si-Si, Lora, Nanyang Tech. Univ, Singapore |
Role of government in Singapore's business-tobusiness Internet commerce development |
Juan Zapardiel, Spanish Government, Spain |
E-commerce: new challenges to the European Tax system |
Rex Hughes, University of Washington |