Update on IGF2016 by Izumi Okutani. A presentation given at Cooperation SIG session on Tuesday, 4 October 2016.

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Update on IGF 2016

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Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
pUN organized event from 2005
Ø Based on World Summit of Information Society(WSIS)
Tunis agenda
pOpen for anyone to participate
pFocus on “Multistakeholder” dialogue
Ø Government, Civil society, Technical community,
Business
pCovers internet governance issues
comprehensively
pMultistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) makes
open call for “workshop” sessions and selects

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MAG Members from Our community
pBilly Cheon
pGerman Valdez
pSumon Ahmed Sabir
pMyself (Izumi Okuatni)

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http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/

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IGF2016
p 6-9 December 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico
pDay 0 event: High Level Meetings
pNew Chair
Ø Lynn St.Amour

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MAG Meeting
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IGF2016 - Theme
pMain theme
Ø Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
p Main Session Themes
p Assessing the Role of Internet Governance in the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
p Sustainable Development, Internet and Inclusive Growth
p Human Rights: Emphasizing Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights on the Internet
p Trade Agreements and the Internet
p Shaping the Future of Internet Governance

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Workshop sessions
p Submission & Selection figures
Ø Total of 260 submissions (17% from the APAC region,
19% from Technical Community)
Ø 96 workshop sessions selected & will be organised
pPopular themes
pFreedom of Expression Online
p Access and Diversity
pInternet & ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals
p Cybersecurity
pHuman Rights Online
pPrivay

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RIR related sessions
p170: The Network of Networked Things: Finding
the Internet in IoT
Ø Looks into additional considerations needed in IoT
p132: NetGov, please meet Cybernorms. Opening
the debate.
Ø Looks into UN Group of Governmental Experts on
Information Security as a key forum for discussing
global cybersecurity, and to build a bridge between the
Cybernorms discourse and Internet governance
debates.
pOther
Ø 6: Can Law enforcement catch bad actors online
anymore ?

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Intersessional Work
pDiscussions on certain themes online several
months before the IGF
Ø It is not just one time discussions at the meeting
pConnecting the Next Billion Online Phase II
Ø http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/policy-
options-for-connecting-and-enabling-the-next-billions-
phase-ii
pDynamic Coalitions
Ø http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynami
c-coalitions-4
pBest Practices Forum
Ø http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/best-
practice-forums-4

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Themes for Best Practices Forum 2016
pIPv6
Ø Continued from 2015
pIXPs
Ø Continued from 2015
pGender and Access
Ø Building on 2015 BPF on Countering Online Abuse
Against Women Online
pCybersecurity
Ø On 2014-2015 BPFs on SPAM and CERTS

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IPv6 Best Practices Forum (IPv6 BPF)
pCollect stories of IPv6 Case Studies and
document as non-technical reference
pSumon & myself serving as MAG coordinators
Ø With support from experts from RIR community and
IGF BPF Consultant
pIn 2015, the IPv6 BPF published document
compiling various measures which encourage
IPv6 deployment
pIn 2016, focus on economic incentives and
business cases for IPv6 deployment (target
policy makers and business stakeholder)

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IPv6 BPF Current Status
pCollecting case studies of successful cases from
each RIR region
pWe also want to hear about challenges from
countries with low IPv6 deployment rate
pDevelop the draft document
Ø Publish for comments (late Oct)
Ø Discuss at IGF in Dec (remote participation possible)
Ø Finalise document, published on IGF website (late
Dec/early Jan)
Ø Outreach document to key stakeholders

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IPv6 BPF: How to participate
pShare your case studies through Survey
Ø From our region, contributions fromTMNet (Malaysia),
SKTelecom (Korea), Kakao (Korea), NTT(Japan)
Ø https://goo.gl/forms/Lj4t9rPROcjRkl4Y2
pProvide feedback to the draft document
Ø https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GTH8A5veAMM
NjmxtvRmV3ruV31UCHk9a1NhW_glJV9I/edit?usp=sh
aring
pMailing list
Ø http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_int
govforum.org
pRegular calls (Call schedule on IPv6 BPF page)
http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-ipv6

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Features of this year
pReport published & call for comments on IGF
improvements
Ø The first year after the approval in UN General
Assembly to organize IGF for the next 10 years
pCollaboration with National Regional IGFs (NRIs)
Ø Mailing list Open for subscription:
http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals
_intgovforum.org
Ø Stronger collaboration with APrIGF from our region
Ø Main session, dedicated booth at IGF
Ø Toolkit to set up a National or Regional IGF
pContinued focus on intersessional work

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How you can participate
pJoin an Intercessional Activity(ies)
Ø http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/themat
ic-work
pAttend the Meeting in Mexico
Ø Registration (until 24th Nov):
http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-
2016-online-participant-registration
pJoin remotely
Ø You can also organize remote hubs yourself:
http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-
2016-remote-hubs
pNext year, may be submit a workshop proposal?