The IGF pre-week online discussions may be of interest to some. Two sessions will be held this week, one on Tuesday 20 October, and the other on Wednesday 21 October. If interested, please read on and register accordingly. Fahd Date: Monday, October 19, 2020 at 7:53 AM Subject: On this week! pre-IGF online discussions - register now This week's pre-IGF online discussions IGF strategy and strengthening in 2020: A series of pre-IGF online discussions convened by the IGF MAG chair and the MAG Working Group on IGF Strategy and Strengthening during September and October 2020 The IGF's mandate was renewed for a further 10 years by the UN General Assembly in December 2015. The current year, 2020, marks the midway point of this extended mandate. In addition, the recently released UN Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation and its support for a strengthened and expanded IGF (the IGF+) presents the opportunity for deeper engagement on the IGF's achievements and challenges and for exploring approaches for addressing emerging Internet policy issues. To reflect on the IGF's achievement of its mandate and contribute to the discussion on the architecture for digital cooperation, the IGF MAG chair, in collaboration with the IGF MAG Working Group on IGF Strengthening and Strategy, is convening a series of online discussions during September and October 2020. UPCOMING THIS WEEK: 1. Frameworks for addressing emerging Internet issues in the context of cooperation in policy design - Tuesday 20 October 2020 13:00-15:00 UTC - Register at https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/98663242064<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/intgovforum.zoom.us/j/98663242064__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pSaFuan-A$> 2. Perspectives on IGF outcomes and outputs: Representation, legitimacy and follow-up in multistakeholder policy processes - Wednesday 21 October 2020, 13:00-15:00 UTC- Register at https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuf-yqrTwjHdwR8XmOMGoDksogCfEd_XiH<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuf-yqrTwjHdwR8XmOMGoDksogCfEd_XiH__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pRFjn-PwQ$> For next week's discussions and recordings of previous discussions visit https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-chair-activities<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-chair-activities__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pQihY7APQ$> DETAILS BELOW: Frameworks for addressing emerging Internet issues in the context of cooperation in policy design - Tuesday 20 October 2020 13:00-15:00 UTC - Register at https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/98663242064<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/intgovforum.zoom.us/j/98663242064__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pSaFuan-A$> Overview of topic Discussion on frameworks for addressing emerging Internet issues. Several organisations and academic institutions are currently developing such frameworks which can have an important impact on how policy is designed. Why is this important? While we have all accepted that the Internet is an essential part of our societies, it is hard to provide a single definition of what it is. The Internet is not 'one' thing and it is not a monolith. At the same time, in the absence of a definition, it is often hard to analyze its evolution, explain which developments are healthy and which are not, and understand how some approaches could be problematic. On top of that, there is also the tangible danger that the Internet with a capital "I" might simply disappear from the discourse, subsumed by higher level concepts, such Digital economy, Digital transformation, etc.. One promising way to address these issues is to look at some of the properties that characterize the Internet. These properties should not be seen in isolation but in conjunction with the benefits they generate. This will allow us to better understand their relationship to the Internet's successful evolution. There are several efforts that follow this approach, for instance the work by the MIT team (W. Lehr, D. Clark et al "Wither the Public Internet"), "The Idealised Internet vs. Internet Realities" by the New America's Cybersecurity Initiative. Finally, the Internet Society work on "Internet Invariants: What Really Matters" and now its further development in the "Critical Properties of the Internet Way of Networking (IWN)". The goal of this discussion is to: a. solicit feedback on the properties that are identified by these frameworks and b. to work with the IGF<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/...> community to identify use cases and case studies that could use such a framework as a guide. Discussion leads Leslie Daigle,Leslie Daigle, Global Technical Officer, Global Cyber Alliance Justin Sherman, Justin Sherman is a fellow at the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative David Clark, technical director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative at CSAIL Konstantinos Komaitis, Senior Director, Policy Development and Strategy Andrei Robachevsky, Senior Director, Technology Programmes Laura DeNardis, Professor and Interim Dean of the School of Communication at American University in Washington, DC<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/...> (moderator) Co-conveners MAG<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/...> Chair and the Internet Society Background reading Leslie Daigle: https://www.thinkingcat.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2019-InvariantsUpdated.pdf<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.thinkingcat.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2019-InvariantsUpdated.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pR6qPAd6g$> David Clark: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jinfopoli.9.2019.0001#metadata_info_tab_contents<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jinfopoli.9.2019.0001*metadata_info_tab_contents__;Iw!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pSMQv_nfQ$> Robert Morgus and Justin Sherman: https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/reports/idealized-internet-vs-internet-realities/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/reports/idealized-internet-vs-internet-realities/__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pS1KtrtCw$> Konstantinos Komaitis and Andrei Robachevsky (Internet Society): https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/internet-way-of-networking/internet-impact-assessment-toolkit/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/issues/internet-way-of-networking/internet-impact-assessment-toolkit/__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pRI0OEguQ$> 2. Perspectives on IGF outcomes and outputs: Representation, legitimacy and follow-up in multistakeholder policy processes - Wednesday 21 October 2020, 13:00-15:00 UTC - Register at https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuf-yqrTwjHdwR8XmOMGoDkso<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuf-yqrTwjHdwR8XmOMGoDksogCfEd_XiH__;!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pRFjn-PwQ$> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Overview of topic This session will consider how the IGF can evolve towards more focused policy discussions which lead to outcomes that can be then be considered by decision-making bodies. It will also consider the challenge of how to frame the IGF outputs when not all stakeholders or views are represented in the sessions that produce them. Equally, BPFs and DCs can only be said to represent the views of those who participate (and generally have specific interests for doing so). That's not to say that any policy recommendations that come out of such sessions or processes are invalid. But it can be used to question their value and legitimacy. This session will discuss the challenges the IGF faces in producing multiple outcomes and policy suggestions, from multiple sources, without any single way of having a community-wide endorsement of the outputs. Discussion leads Moderator: Dr. William Drake, University of Zurich Speakers: Flavio Wagner, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, CGI.br and member of the IGF WG [intgovforum.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/8*WG__;Iw!!PtGJab4!r3UqUoT5n2RLtlEMlzxz1N_6pbbnGc-pdYk6aGNga9yp8eY0m7howyEGogxSOX2Z0pSQw8LObg$>-strategy Anriette Esterhuysen, MAG chair Wai Min Kwok, UNDESA [intgovforum.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/...> Timea Suto, ICC-Basis and member of the IGF MAG (tbc) Paul Charlton, Senior Policy Advisor, International Telecommunications and Internet Policy Directorate, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and member of the IGF MAG Fiona Alexander, Distinguished Policy Strategist, School of International Service, American University in Washington, DC Raul Echeberria, member of the IGF WG-strategy Markus Kummer, co-coordinator, IGF Dynamic Coalitions and past IGF MAG chair and IGF Executive Secretary Co-conveners MAG chair and IGF MAG-WG strategy