[Pal-dc] IFLA at the 2013 Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

[Stuart Hamilton]

Dear Colleagues

Next week (22-25 October ) is the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Indonesia.  IFLA's new Manager of Digital Projects and Policy, Ellen Broad, IFLA Leaders Associate Margaret Allen and myself will be in attendance on behalf of IFLA and participating in a number of workshops - we will send more information to IFLA-L and other lists in the coming days but I thought you might be interested to know that IFLA is involved in the following IGF events:

Tuesday 22 October

*         WS 166: Internet Copyright Policy: Multistakeholder vs. Multilateral? 1100 - 12.30 [Room 6] - IFLA as co-organiser (http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=166)

Wednesday 23 October

*         WS 59: Content Creation, Access to Information, Open Internet, 09.00 - 10.30 [Room 2] - Ellen as Panellist (http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=59)

*         WS 276: Rights Issues for Disadvantaged and Indigenous Peoples, 11.00 - 12.30 [Room 5] - Stuart as Panellist (http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=276)

*         WS 340: Network Neutrality: From Architecture to Norms, 14.30 - 16.00 [Room 4] - Ellen as Panellist (http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2013/workshop_2013_status_list_view.php?xpsltipq_je=340)

*         Flash session 59: IGF Outcome - Recommendations for Global Strategy on better inclusion of vulnerable groups in the Information society, 14.30 - 15.15 [Room 5] - Stuart as Co-moderator (http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/open-forums/list-of-open-fora)

*         Dynamic Coalition on Public Access through Libraries, 16.30 - 18.00 [Room 10] - IFLA and EIFL Co-organisers (information forthcoming)

Thursday 24 October

*         IGF 2013: Focus session on Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and the Free Flow of Information on the Internet, 14.30 - 18.00 [Main Hall] -Stuart as contributor (more details to come: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/121-preparatory-process/1343-human-rights-freedom-of-expression-and-free-flow-of-information-on-the-internet-)

You do not have to be in Indonesia to participate! All sessions are webcast and transcripts are available. There are even facilities for you to ask questions to panellists and make comments. Details on remote participation are here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation

Further to all of this, I wanted to draw your attention to the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Rights and Principles: http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/

Their Charter on Internet Rights and Principles is just released: http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/wpcharter/

I think there is a lot which will be interesting for members of IFLA's FAIFE and CLM Committees, and those of us in the community interested in Internet governance and public access to the Internet. There are, of course, references to digital inclusion, freedom of access to information and freedom of expression, and also copyright and licensing.

The Dynamic Coalition organisers are looking for crowdsourcing help to print the Charter and distribute it at the IGF. If you are interested you can visit: http://www.razoo.com/br/causes/Charter-Of-Human-Rights-And-Principles-For-The-Internet-Irp-Coalition-At-The-Un-Internet-Governance-Forum

I hope that some of you will be able to remotely participate in the IGF sessions and bring the library viewpoint to the Internet governance debate! If you need more information on what the IGF is all about please visit IFLA's page on libraries and information society: http://www.ifla.org/information-society

And remember that earlier this year IFLA released its revised position on Internet Governance: http://www.ifla.org/node/7515

More soon and kind regards,

Stuart



Stuart Hamilton
Director of Policy and Advocacy
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
P.O. Box 95312
2509 CH The Hague
Netherlands

00 31 70 314 0884

Twitter: @ifladpa

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