[NCUC-DISCUSS] Interesting workshops at IGF

[Hakikur Rahman]

Noted with interests.

Thanks,
Hakikur Rahman


On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 6:37 AM Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Prof,
> This is an exciting session worth participating in. I hope to check in
> remotely.
> Thanks for sharing.
> Kind regards,
> Benjamin
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:58 PM 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:
>>
>>
>>
>> TECH NATIONALISM, 5G, CYBERSECURITY AND TRADE
>>
>> Tuesday, November 26 • 11:30 - 13:00
>>
>>
>>
>> IGF Sched listing:
>> https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU0s/ws-41-tech-nationalism-5g-cybersecurity-and-trade
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> The panel will debate and discuss the following questions:
>>
>> - What is tech nationalism and how widespread is it in the developed and
>> developing world?
>>
>> - What cybersecurity threats, if any, are posed by the national origin of
>> 5G infrastructure suppliers?
>>
>> - 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?
>>
>> - How much of the concern about foreign equipment, software and data use
>> is motivated by economic protectionism rather than cybersecurity?
>>
>> - Is it possible to reconcile national cybersecurity with globalized
>> markets for software, services and equipment?
>>
>> - Is tech nationalism compatible with multistakeholder governance of the
>> Internet?
>>
>>
>>
>> Speakers:
>>
>>  - Milton Mueller, Director of the Internet Governance Project at the
>> Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (co-moderator)
>>
>> - 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)
>>
>> - Jyoti Panday , Researcher, India Telecom Center of Excellence, Indian
>> Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
>>
>> - Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Project Director IT Security in the Internet of
>> Things, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung
>>
>> - Tobias Feakin, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs of the Australian
>> Government
>>
>>  - Huawei Corporation representative (invited)
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Milton L Mueller
>>
>> Georgia Institute of Technology
>>
>> School of Public Policy
>>
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>>
>>
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