Agenda
IGF 2014 sub theme that this workshop fall under IGF & The Future of the Internet Ecosystem |
Description Critics of multistakeholder Internet governance have long focused on ICANN accountability and transparency. But issues of who is accountable to whom exist throughout the Internet governance ecosystem. Traditionally, Internet technical organizations have prided themselves on the way that people participated as individuals, rather than as representatives of organizations or businesses, when developing standards and policy. However, as the Internet has grown and become more integrated with all aspects of life, more stakeholders are wishing to participate. Resource limitations, however, mean individual voices are becoming less common and more organizations are beginning to represent, or claim to represent, their communities in wider Internet governance discussions. In addition, as more stakeholders enter Internet governance discussions, it becomes more difficult to assess via direct experience whether the individuals and those stating that they representing wider groups of stakeholders are acting as responsible stakeholders or have other reasons for engaging in processes. |
Name(s) and stakeholder and organizational affiliation(s) of institutional co-organizer(s) Samantha Dickinson |
Has the proposer, or any of the co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? no |
Type of session Panel |
Duration of proposed session 90 minutes |
Subject matter #tags that describe the workshop #multistakeholder #governance #accountability |
Names and affiliations (stakeholder group, organization) of speakers the proposer is planning to invite Anne-Rachel Inné |
Name of Moderator(s) Maria Farrell |
Name of Remote Moderator(s) Mark McFadden |
Description of how the proposer plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and remote participants The workshop organizers will post a list of questions for discussion in advance of the session and encourage participants to “BYO” (bring your own) examples of accountability successes and not-such-successes from their own experiences. |
Description of the proposer's plans for remote participation The organizers will use a Twitter hashtag, #accountableIG, before and during the workshop, to encourage remote engagement in the workshop. Any panelists unable to travel to IGF 2014 will be included as remote panelists. To cater for potential network connectivity issues that may prevent realtime participation, remote panelists will be encouraged to produce a short video that can be played onsite. |
Background paper |