[IRPCoalition] Communication of the European Commisson: "Internet Policy and Governance - Europe's role in shaping the future of Internet Governance"

Thu Feb 13 13:11:03 EET 2014

Dear Marianne,

thanks a lot for this information. We were not aware. I hope there will be
a report of the discussion. :)

Best,

Andrea

On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Marianne Franklin <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk
> wrote:

>  Dear Andrea
>
> Thanks for posting this. The EU statement will be part of the discussions
> today at the UK IGF
> http://ukigf.org.uk/uk-internet-governance-forum-13-february-2014/
>
> I will be representing the IRP Coalition on the afternoon panel on
> Internet Governance Principles where this announcement will be tabled for
> discussion.
>
> Am pasting in below the full agenda for the workshops. The keynote address
> before the lunch break is from Ed Vaizy, Minister for Culture,
> Communication, and the Creative Industries.
>
> best
> MF
>
>  *Event:                         *UK-IGF Spring 2014
> http://ukigf.org.uk/uk-internet-governance-forum-13-february-2014/
>
> *Date:                           *Thursday 13th February 2014
>
> *Location:                   *Central Hall, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NH
>
> *Timings:*                    Registration at 9am.  The forum will run
> 9.30-5pm.  Lunch will be provided.
>
> *Event purpose:*       Nominet is pleased to be sponsoring the 2014
> spring messaging session of the UK-IGF.  This event is intended to kick off
> preparations for the Global IGF which will be held on 2nd-5th September
> in Istanbul.  The topics on today's agenda have been identified by the
> UK-IGF committee.  The afternoon workshops on Child online protection,
> Internet Governance Principles and law enforcement & Surveillance have all
> been organised by members of the community.  The discussions at this event
> will feed into other global discussions, as well as the IGF in September.
>
> *Workshops:*             There are three parallel workshop sessions
> scheduled at the UK-IGF.  This will be held 2-3.30pm, with the session
> moderators reporting back to the main room at 3.45pm.  The full agenda for
> the day is attached along with the speaker profiles.
>
>
>
> *The workshop details are*:
>
>
>
> *a)      **Is the UK setting the standards for child online protection or
> going over the top? - **Robert Perks Room (Main room)*
>
>  Panel:
>
> ·         Simon Milner, Facebook (Moderator)
>
> ·         Dan Butler, Virgin Media
>
> ·         Will Gardner, Childnet International
>
> ·         Jim Killock, Open Rights Group
>
> ·         Jeremy Olivier, OfCOM
>
>
>
> *b)      **Will Internet governance principles enable a better Internet?
> - Maurice Barnett Room*
>
>
>
> Panel
>
> ·         Matthew McDermott, Access Partnership (Moderator)
>
> ·         Paul Blaker, DCMS
>
> ·         Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths (University of London)
>
> ·         Nigel Hickson, ICANN
>
> ·         Jean-Jacques Sahel, Microsoft
>
> ·         Matthew Shears, Center for Democracy and Technology
>
> *c)       **Surveillance and Law Enforcement - **Dinsdale Young Room*
>
> Panel:
>
>
>
> ·         Ian Fish, BCS (Moderator)
>
> ·         John Doody, BCS
>
> ·         David Williams, BCS
>
>
>
> I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.  Please do let me know if you
> have any questions or need any further information.  My mobile number is
> below, in case of any issues on the day.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Laura Hutchison
> Policy Executive
>
> T: +44 (0) 1865 332242
> M:  +44 (0)7931 384082
> E: laurah at nominet.org.uk
> W:  www.nominet.org.uk
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> On 12/02/2014 15:08, Andrea Glorioso wrote:
>
>     [ Apologies for cross-posting. Please share as you deem appropriate ]
>
>  Dear all,
>
>  I would like to let you know that today (12 February 2013) the European
> Commission has adopted its formal policy position on Internet governance,
> via a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European
> Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: "Internet
> Policy and Governance - Europe's role in shaping the future of Internet
> governance" (COM(2014) 72/4).
>
> The press release of the adoption is available at
> http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm .
>
>  The text of the Communication is available at
> http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453.
>
>  The statement by Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission
> and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, is available at
> http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I086325 .
>
>  I hope you find this information useful and the content of the
> Communication interesting.
>
> Best,
>
>  Andrea
>
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