Workshop Proposal Approved by IGF (August 14, 2009)
It just been announced that our proposal is officially approved. This is really the good news. Credit should go to whole At-Large Community in Asia/Australia/Pacific. I thanks all the APRALO colleagues who kindly spent tremendous time and energy on the proposal and coordination. We are still facing challenging tasks: a) finalizing the program by the end of August 31, 2009; and b) seeking funding for participants. Let's keep working on this.
h4. Confirmation of Completion of the Workshop Proposal by the IGF Secretariat (June 29, 2008)
Dear Prof. Hong,
thank you for this message - we have updated your workshop proposal including the answers b) and c). http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2009View&wspid=117
We will contact workshop proponents as soon as we have more information.
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Finalizing the workshop proposal and answering to IGF query (June 15, 2009)
IGF asked all the workshop proposers to answer the following three questions.
a) Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite. Describe the main actors in the field and whether you have you approached them about their willingness to participate in the proposed workshop.
b) Describe how you will take steps to adhere to the multi-stakeholder principle, including geographical diversity.
c) Does the proposed workshop provide different perspectives on the issues under discussion?
A Draft Program, which is self-explanatory, has submitted to IGF Secretariat on June 15, 2009 to answer those questions.
Moderator:
Prof. Hong Xue, Director of the Institute for the Internet Policy and Law, Beijing Normal University, China
Panelists:
IGO Representative
> Dr. Xuan Li, Director of Access to Knowledge Program, South Centre, Switzerland
Civil Society Representatives:
> Mr. Karaitiana Taiuru, Chair of Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organiztion, New Zealand
> Ms. Yoke Ling Chee, Officer of Third World Network, Malaysia
Academic Representative
> Prof. V.C.Vivekanandan, Head of Distance Education Department, National Law School of India University, India
Private Sector Representative
Mr. James Seng, CEO of Zodiac Holding Limited, Singapore
Notice from the IGF Secretariat (May 18, 2009)
This year we received an overwhelming response to the call for workshop proposals and unfortunately there is not enough room to accommodate all workshops.
We noticed that many of the workshop proposals cover similair topics and, like last year, we are therefore as a first step incouraging the merging of workshops. Merged workshops will get priority in the allocation of slots and rooms.
In addition to that, depending on the nature of the merged workshops, special slots will be made available, where best practices can be identified around the session.
Please note that the workshops should ideally be balanced in terms of geography and stakeholder representation. This is an important element that will be considered in the allocation of workshops.
Taking this into account, please kindly let us know if you are interested in getting in touch with other workshop organizers. We will then provide you the contact details for that purpose.
About deadlines
You will recall that 15 of June was set for submitting final proposals, but that workshop organizers could send the list of workshop speakers by 30 of June.
Accordingly, the deadline to inform us about the merge is 15 of June.
Workshop Proposal Submitted to IGF by April 21, 2009
1. Propose a title for a workshop (not more than 10 words)
Flourishing Asia-Pacific Indigenous & Traditional Knowledge on the Internet
2. Provide a concise description of the workshop (not more than 200 words)
The long history and wide geographical distribution grant Asia-Pacific Region a rich, diversified and robust culture tradition, in which the indigenous and traditional knowledge that has been building up generation by generation during thousands of years is the most precious culture heritage that deserves special preservation and protection. The Internet technology brings up brand new opportunity to document, display or even rescue such knowledge (such as http://www.wdl.org/en/), particularly some of which are being lost against the predominating western culture. The workshop will not only provide the valuable opportunity to discuss the current practices and exchange the experience on protection and preservation of indigenous and traditional knowledge on Asia-Pacific networks, but address critical issue of stimulation of new knowledge production on the Internet through reviving and resurrecting such knowledge sources, which is still a missing prospective at the IGF. The discussion will range from adoption of indigenous Internet identities and identifiers to development of online content and communication tools. The workshop will expect to arouse cross-region multi-stakeholder support for flourishing Asia-Pacific indigenous and traditional knowledge on the Internet.
