INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM

Multistakeholder Advisory Group Meeting

Geneva, 17-18 September 2008

Summary Report


1.
The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) met in Geneva on 17-18 September 2008. The
discussion was based on the agenda for the Open Consultations held on the preceding day.

2.
The MAG took up the discussions on the relationship between the two types of main sessions
which had been termed ‘open session workshops’ and ‘main session debate’. It was agreed to
rename these sessions to reflect better their nature. The morning sessions are now named ‘panel
discussions’ and the afternoon sessions ‘open dialogue’.

3.
The ‘panel discussion’ sessions wil consist of a chairperson and a moderator and about four
panel ists. The panel ist wil be asked to give an initial presentation of not more than seven minutes.
Power point presentations are discouraged. The panel discussions attempt to explore an issue in
some depth and produce a set of questions that can be taken up in the afternoon sessions. They will
al ow for adequate interaction with participants.

4.
The ‘open dialogue’ sessions are designed for maximum interaction among the participants.
There wil be no panel ists. The sessions wil be lead by a chairperson and animated by a moderator.
It was general y felt that a person with substantive knowledge of the issues under discussion would be
best suited as a moderator.

5.
The order in the schedule for the last day was reversed and it was suggested compressing the
‘Taking stock the way forward session’ with the closing ceremony.

6.
A revised schedule for the main session is attached as an Annex to this report.

7.
As regards Dynamic Coalitions, it was agreed that they would only be scheduled for a meeting
slot in Hyderabad if they had submitted a report describing significant activities in the last year. They
are given an extension of the deadline for submitting such a report until 30 September.

8.
A final version of the rol ing document with the revised draft programme outline wil be posted
shortly.

9.
The fol owing deadlines were set:

25 September:
• Lists of panel ists for the panel discussions.

30 September:
• Submission of final programme for al workshops, best practice forums, open forums and
Dynamic Coalition meetings.
• Submission of Dynamic Coalition activity reports.

12.
The MAG also discussed how to approach the “formal consultations with Forum participants”
on the “desirability of the continuation of the Forum” as stipulated by Para 76 of the Tunis Agenda. It
was agreed to set aside one day during the next February consultations to gain a common
understanding on how best to conduct this process. It was concluded that it was the Secretary-
General’s prerogative to decide on how to hold these formal consultations, including whether or not to
request an outside evaluation.

13.
A list of participants is attached to this report.

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Hyderabad Schedule

Time
Main Session Hall
Other areas
Day 1- 3 December 2008
Reaching the Next Billion
Panel Discussion:

Morning
 Access
Tutorials /Workshops/
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Multilingualism
Other events
Lunch
Afternoon
Opening Ceremony


Open Dialogue
Workshops/Other events
Day 2 – 4 December 2008
Promoting Cyber-Security and Trust
Panel Discussion:
Morning
 Dimensions of cyber security and cyber-crime
Workshops/Other events
 Fostering security, privacy and openness
Lunch
Afternoon
Open Dialogue
Workshops/Other events
Day 3 - 5 December 2008
Managing Critical Internet Resources
Panel Discussion:
Morning
 Transition from IPv4 to IPv6
Workshops/Other events
 Global, regional and national arrangements
Lunch
Afternoon
Open Dialogue
Workshops/Other events
Day 4 - 6 December, 2008
Main Session:
Morning
 Emerging issues: The Internet of tomorrow:
Workshops/Other events
Innovation and the evolution of the Internet.
Lunch
Main Session:
Afternoon
 Taking Stock and the Way forward
Workshops/Other events
 Closing Ceremony
















MAG MEETING 17 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS



Name
Position

Chairman


Desai, Nitin
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Internet Governance

Members
Al Shatti, Qusai
Deputy Chair of Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS)

Director of Telecom Planning and Services, National Telecom Regulatory
Arida, Christine
Authority (NTRA), Egypt

Coordinator of the Communication and Information Policy Programme in
Betancourt, Valeria
Latin America, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Cavalli, Olga del

Carmen
Adviser for Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
Diop Diagne, Ndéye
Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of
Maimouna
Posts, Telecommunications and ICT, Senegal

Chief Executive Officer, .AU Registry; Chair, Council of Country – Code
Disspain, Chris
Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination,
Dryden, Heather
Telecommunications Policy Branch, Industry Canada

Executive Director/CEO, Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses
Echeberría, Raúl
Registry (LACNIC)
Ermolaev, Artem
Deputy Director, Scientific, Technical and Strategy Development
Department, Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian
Federation

Consulting Engineer, Cisco Systems; Member, Board of Internet Society;
Fältström, Patrik
Member Swedish Government IT Advisory Group
Graham, Bill
Global Strategic Engagement, Internet Society (ISOC)
Hansem, José Vitor
Deputy Head, Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of External
Carvalho
Relations, Brazil

Senior Policy Manager, E – Business, IT, and Telecoms, Executive in charge

of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy, International
Hassan, Ayesha
Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Professor, Institut Supérieur des Télécommunications de Rabat; President
Hilali, Aziz
Internet Society, Morocco

Senior Partner and Barrister-at-law, Jamil and Jamil, Chairman, Domain
Jamil, Zahid Usman
Name Dispute Resolution Center

Assistant Director, Information Technology Communications Commission,
Kadundu, Michael
Kenya
Kārkliņš, Jānis
Ambassador of Latvia to France and Permanent Representative to UNESCO
de La Chapelle,

Bertrand
Special envoy for Information Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
Lau, Stephen K.M
Chairman, Electronic Data System (EDS), Hong Kong

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Lohento, Ken-Gemma
Coordinator, Panos Institute West Africa, Center for International ICT
Brice
Policies for Central and West Africa (CIPACO)
Senior Adviser to the Minister of Communication and Information
Moedjiono, Sardjoeni
Technology of the Republic of Indonesia for International Relations and
Digital Divide
Oliver, Colin
Assistant Secretary, International Branch, Department of Broadband,
Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia
Papadatos, George
Minister – Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
Park, Youn Jung
Senior Research Fellow, Delft University of Technology

Head of International Affairs Department, Undersecretariat of
Piñeiro, Lorena
Telecommunications, Chile


Pisanty, Alejandro
Professor, National Univeristy of Mexico; Chair, Internet Society Mexico

National ICT Policy Advocacy Coordinator, Association for Progressive
Primo, Natasha
Communications (APC)

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Network Computer Systems;
Quaynor, Nii
President, Internet Society of Ghana

Director, Global News Division, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC);
Sambrook, Richard
Vice President, European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

Executive Coordinator, Núcleo de Pesquisas, Estudos e Formação da RITS,
Selaimen, Graciela
(NUPEF), Rio de Janeiro
Sha’ban, Charles
Executive Director, Regional Office, Abu – Ghazaleh Intellectual Property

Joint Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Communications and
Shanker, N. Ravi
Information Technology, Department of Information Technology

Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships, Internet Corporation for
Swineheart, Theresa
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Deputy Director for International Organizations, Department of International
Tang, Zicai
Cooperation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
Taylor, Emily
Director of Legal and Policy, Nominet.UK

Vice President, Technology Policy and Regulation, Lockheed Martin
Warren, Jennifer A.
Corporation

Members Participating Remotely
Filip, Ondrej
Chief Executive Officer, CZ.NIC
Gross, Robin D.
Executive Director, IP Justice

Senior Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science
Hofmann, Jeanette
(LSE)/Social Science Research Center, Berlin

Intergovernmental Organizations and the European Commission
Nisbet, Miriam
UNESCO
Beccalli, Andrea
UNESCO
Casini, Gherardo
UNDESA
Hibbard, Lee
Council of Europe
Meudal Leenders,

Sophie
Council of Europe
Seger, Alexander
Council of Europe
Niebel, Michael
EC
Markot, Elizabeth
EC
Sarrocco, Claudia
OECD
Ouedraogo, Pierre
OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie)

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Regional Coordinators
Boyke, Nurclin
Asia (Indonesia)
Schneider, Thomas
WEOG (Switzerland)

Advisors to the Chair and Others
Afonso, Carlos Alberto Head of Technological Development, RITS
Glaser, Hartmut
Director of NIC.br
Heather, Shaw
United States Council of International Business
Kleinwächter,
Professor, International Communication Policy and Regulation, University
Wolfgang
of Aarhus
Kurbalija, Jovan
Director, DiploFoundation
Miloshevic, Desiree
Afilias, ISOC Board Member
Singh, Parminder Jeet
Executive Director, IT for Change


Dr. Govind
Indian Delegation
Shailendra, Joshi
Indian Delegation
Cade, Marylin
AT & T (Workshop Organizer - morning of 17 Sept)
Hellmonds, Peter
Nokia Siemens Network (Workshop Organizer - morning of 17 Sept)

Advisor to the Chair Participating Remotely
Sadowsky, George
Executive Director, Global Internet Policy Initiative

Secretariat
Kummer, Markus
Executive Coordinator
Masango, Chengetai
Programme and Technology Manager
Doria, Avri
Consultant
Peake, Adam
Consultant
Kabani, Asif
Fellow
Nyasulu, Ulemu
Fellow
Agaiava, Sovala
Fellow
Collins, Teara
Intern
Arata, Seiiti
Intern

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