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Multistakeholder Round Table (By Invitation only)
Multistakeholder Round Table (By Invitation only) Multistakeholder Round Table (By Invitation only)
The Oxford Internet Institute
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The New Partnership for Africa's Development
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The Internet Number Registry for Africa
Cordially invite you to a Roundtable on Multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Internet African Summit, Nalikwanda Room, Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia
Program
| 08:30 - 9:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome & introductions |
| 09:10 - 09:20 | Opening remarks & Roundtable objectives |
| 09:20 - 09:30 |
Report from the OII Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities of Multistakeholder approach to Internet governance. Lead discussants: Adiel Akplogan, Theresa Swinehart |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
What is the future of the multi-stakeholder approach? Lead discussants: Towela Nyirenda-Jere, Nnenna Nwakanma, Dawit Bekele Participants are invited to contribute to the open discussion by answering some of the following questions: • What are the origins of Multistakeholder approach to Internet governance? • What does Multistakeholder approach mean for our participants? • What are the lessons learnt in the region and in Africa? |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Open discussion Moderator: Desiree Miloshevic • How does a Multistakeholder engagement relate to development of policies within your organisation? • What are the challenges for Multistakeholder engagement? • Is there an opposition to the Multistakeholder approach among some developing nations? • Do you coordinate with other Multistakeholder organisations? How? How frequently? On what issues? • Do you coordinate with organisations of traditional governance regimes, i.e. state governments and/or intergovernmental and international organisations? • Is there a space for co-evolution of the two models or one that may take the best of both worlds? |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break / Networking |
| 10:45 - 11:05 |
African case studies on Internet geographies and content development in Africa, Rwanda and Kenya, Dr Mark Graham, OII |
| 11:05 - 11:55 | Open discussion |
| 11:55 - 12-30 | Final Points of Summary and Closing Remarks |
