[NCUC-DISCUSS] Interesting workshops at IGF

[Tomslin Samme-Nlar]

Thanks Milton.
Keen to dial-in to this one!

Cheers,
Tomslin


On Thu., 14 Nov. 2019, 07:58 Mueller, Milton L, <milton at gatech.edu> wrote:

> This workshop was organized by two NCUC/NCSG members and has another
> member as a speaker, and may be of interest to others here if they are
> attending or remotely monitoring the Berlin IGF:
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> TECH NATIONALISM, 5G, CYBERSECURITY AND TRADE
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> Tuesday, November 26 • 11:30 - 13:00
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> IGF Sched listing:
> https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU0s/ws-41-tech-nationalism-5g-cybersecurity-and-trade
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> This session will discuss the competition over 5G and other “strategic”
> ICTs that are alleged to be critical to national power. The workshop is
> structured as a debate, but the speakers are not polarized and will be able
> to appreciate the claims of either position. The debate will explore how
> the securitization of software and equipment affects Internet governance
> and the digital economy. The panel will include perspectives from the USA,
> Europe, India, Australia and China.
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> The panel will debate and discuss the following questions:
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> - What is tech nationalism and how widespread is it in the developed and
> developing world?
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> - What cybersecurity threats, if any, are posed by the national origin of
> 5G infrastructure suppliers?
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> - Many observers have detected a subcategory of tech nationalism called
> "data nationalism" that views data as a 'national resource' to be protected
> by the state. What are the arguments for and against this approach?
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> - How much of the concern about foreign equipment, software and data use
> is motivated by economic protectionism rather than cybersecurity?
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> - Is it possible to reconcile national cybersecurity with globalized
> markets for software, services and equipment?
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> - Is tech nationalism compatible with multistakeholder governance of the
> Internet?
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> Speakers:
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>  - Milton Mueller, Director of the Internet Governance Project at the
> Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (co-moderator)
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> - William Drake,  International Fellow and Lecturer in the Media Change &
> Innovation Division of the Department of Communication and Media Research
> at the University of Zurich (co-moderator)
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> - Jyoti Panday , Researcher, India Telecom Center of Excellence, Indian
> Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
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> - Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Project Director IT Security in the Internet of
> Things, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
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> - Tobias Feakin, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs of the Australian Government
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>  - Huawei Corporation representative (invited)
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> Dr. Milton L Mueller
>
> Georgia Institute of Technology
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> School of Public Policy
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