Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Time: 16:00 - 17:30 UTC For the time in various time zones click here
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Participants:
EN: Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Ali Hussain, Amine Hacha, Avri Doria, Berna Akcali Gur, Betty Fausta,
Bill Jouris, Charles Baduya, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chris Mondini, Dan York, Denise Hochbaum, Dr. Vladimer Svanadze, Elias Mane, Eric Annor Donkor, Eunice Perez, Faheem Soomro, Gabriel Quiles, Gangesh Varma, Glen de Saint Gery, Glenn McKnight, Hosein Badram, Israel Agordor, Jane Coffin, Joanna Kulesza, Joly MacFie, Jonathan Zuck, Judith Hellerstein, Laura Margolis, Marita Moll, Michel Tchonang-Linze, Monika Ermert, Mouloud Khelif, Musa Bangura, Nabeel Yasin, Natalia Filina, Natalia Vicente, Oksana Prykhodko, Oscar Giudice, Pari Esfandiari, Pavlo Burdiak, Peter Micek, Rabie Bouyahiaoui, Ricardo Holmquist, Roberto Gaetano, Samwel Kariuki, Sandra Rodriguez, Sebastien Bachollet, Shah Zahidur Rahman, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy, Vernatius Ezeama, Waqar Ahmad, Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, Yrjo Lansipuro
ES: Harold Arcos
FR: Michel Tchonang Linze
RU: none
Apologies: Hadia Elminiawi
Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Gisella Gruber, Michelle DeSmyter
Interpreters ES: Marina & David
Interpreters FR : Camila & Dominique
Interpreters RU: Ekaterina & Galina
Observer: none
Call Management: Michelle DeSmyter
Action Items: EN
Audio Recording: EN, ES, FR, RU
Zoom Recording: EN
Zoom Chat: EN
This cross-community session aims to explore the evolving landscape of new internet infrastructure, focusing on their potential impact on individual end users, their role in multistakeholder governance as well as the role of the community in ensuring equitable internet access globally.
AGENDA:
Housekeeping - 2min - At-Large Staff
Introduction and Welcome - 8min - Joanna Kulesza, ALAC/EURALO
Brief overview of the session's objectives and importance of new internet infrastructures in the context of MSM governance and global connectivity.
Satellite Enabled Broadband Technologies: Revolutionizing Internet Access - 15min - Dan York, Internet Society
Exploration of the SpaceX Starlink, IRIS2 and other satellite broadband projects, their current status, and potential impact on bridging the digital divide through MSM governance.
Promoting Equitable Access: UN SDGs and Broadband Commission - 15min - Berna Akcali Gur, Queen Mary University of London
Discussion on how these new infrastructures align with UN Sustainable Development Goal 9 and insights from the Broadband Commission's efforts.
Interplanetary Internet Governance – a role for ICANN? - 15min - (TBC, ICANN org)
Discussion: MSM Implications of New Internet Infrastructures and the Role of the ICANN Community - 30min - Moderator: Joanna Kulesza, ALAC/EURALO
End users discuss the potential opportunities and challenges presented by these infrastructures and their role in ensuring internet access for all.
Summary and Call to Action - 5min - Joanna Kulesza, ALAC/EURALO
Summary of key insights from the session and a call to action for collaboration in leveraging new internet infrastructures for equitable global connectivity.
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Background Documents and References:
- L. DeNardis: Interplanetary Internet Governance, CIGI Paper No. 277, 2023,https://www.cigionline.org/publications/interplanetary-internet-governance/ [cigionline.org]
- ISOC: “Perspectives on LEO Satellites” , https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Perspectives-on-LEO-Satellites.pdf [internetsociety.org]
- ISOC Foundation study report: Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadbandhttps://www.cyber.uni.lodz.pl/fileadmin/LODZ_CYBER_HUB/OUTPUT_1_full_report.pdf [cyber.uni.lodz.pl]
- European Commission, IRIS2: Advancing Global Internet Connectivity - https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space-policy/iris2_en [defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu]
- Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development - "State of Broadband" Reports;https://www.broadbandcommission.org/publication/state-of-broadband-2022/ [broadbandcommission.org]
