[Pal-dc] Internet Governance Forum best practice discussion on the creation of an enabling environment for the development of local content

Tue Jul 8 09:07:59 BST 2014

Dear Colleagues

I am writing to alert you to a recently started discussion list on local content which is being run prior to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul in September 2014. The purpose of the list is to identify best practice in creating an enabling environment for the development of local content. Lead experts, supported by independent consultants, are engaging with interested individuals  with a view to exchanging existing practices and discussing ways to further collaborate. A discussion of unintended consequences, both positive and negative, of mistakes that have been made and of lessons learned will further enrich an understanding of what has been accomplished. The means employed to achieve a solution are as important as a learning experience as the actual ends achieved.

Between now and beginning of September, the community will work through mailing lists, online virtual meetings and through the IGF Community section<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/community/groups/display?categoryid=8> of the IGF Website. The discussion will be documented by independent experts and feed into five 90 minute sessions in Istanbul, that will in turn report into a Best Practices wrap up session.  A summary booklet/handout on each Best Practices discussions/sessions is also one of the intended outcomes to be published after the IGF 2014 meeting. The Internet Society (ISOC) will be organizing an Internet Governance Webinar (date tbc) to discuss further this important development for the IGF.

A reporting template is attached to this mail so you can see how the results of the discussions will feed into the IGF.

If you are interested in participating in this discussion then please join the mailing list here: http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_localcontent_intgovforum.org

The list archives can also be accessed through the interface. Library and information professionals are particularly encouraged to sign up to share views - I think it's fair to say that copyright will inevitably come up, but input from library staff working at community levels on providing local content will also be helpful! Furthermore, if you know other parties, particularly creators, who might wish to participate, please pass this message along.

I am facilitating the list along with my colleague Susan Chalmers. Below I am sharing a mail from Susan which sets out the schedule for the discussion (you will note that right now we are at the beginning, discussing definitions). I hope that some of you will join in!

Kind regards,

Stuart

Dr. Stuart Hamilton
Deputy Secretary General
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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Today's Topics:

   1. Introduction, discussion & meeting schedule (Susan Chalmers)

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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 11:24:17 -0400
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Greetings everyone,

My name is Susan and I am pleased to serve, alongside Stuart, as a facilitator of our discussion on local content.

In the way of brief introduction, I am an independent Internet Policy consultant based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, and a member of the MAG. I was the Policy Lead for InternetNZ for two years. I am a lawyer who, prior to law school, devoted my life to music as a classically-trained pianist, cellist, and director of a chamber music festival.

I think that our topic is a fascinating, multifaceted issue. I look forward to learning from this esteemed group, and to producing a well-informed, balanced, comprehensive and, above all, useful document on best practices for enabling the development of local content.

Constance provided an 8-point template for our discussion. Because this topic involves a broad number of issues, from Layer 1 up through the stack, I propose that we take each item at a time in order to focus the discussion. This approach should also make it easier for the consultants who are synthesising the discussion into a background paper, and help us all avoid a mad rush at the end of August before the meeting in Istanbul begins.

> 1.     Definition of the issue *2 - 9 July*

Call on 10 or 11 July

> 2.     Regional specificities observed (e.g. Internet industry development) *10 - 16 July*
> 3.     Existing policy measures and private sector initiatives, impediments *17 - 23 July*

Call on 24 or 25 July

> 4.     What worked well, identifying common effective practices *24 - 30 July*
> 5.     Unintended consequences of policy interventions, good and bad *31 July - 6 August*
> 6.     Unresolved issues where further multistakeholder cooperation is needed *7 - 13 August*

Call on 14 or 15 August

> 7.     Insights gained as a result of the experience and 8.  Proposed steps for further multistakeholder dialogue *14 - 20 August*

This will leave a week and a half for concluding thoughts and to work with the consultants to finalise our draft.

We should begin our substantive discussion shortly on defining the issue, provided there aren't any strenuous objections to the above schedule. Either Stuart or I shall send out an email tomorrow on item no. 1. In the meantime I propose that we all reflect on how to define the issue. If you are seeking some reference materials to spark some thought, a search for "local content" at www.friendsoftheigf.org<http://www.friendsoftheigf.org> will provide you with some past IGF discussions on the topic.

Many thanks all.

Sincerely,
Susan Chalmers

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