[Air-L] Fwd: [ciresearchers] FW: [APC Forum] APC Reflections on the Sixth Internet Governance ForumNairobi, Kenya September 27-30 2011

[gene loeb]

this should be of interest to many in our group.
gene
Gene Loeb, Ph.d.

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Date: Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Subject: [ciresearchers] FW: [APC Forum] APC Reflections on the Sixth
Internet Governance ForumNairobi, Kenya September 27-30 2011
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*Subject:* [APC Forum] APC Reflections on the Sixth Internet Governance
ForumNairobi, Kenya September 27-30 2011

Hello everyone,

The sixth annual global meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
which took place in Nairobi in September 2011 was the first global IGF in
Africa. The location of the global IGF in Africa meant that for the first
time ever over half of attendees were from the Africa region. The large
number of participants from African countries meant that issues of
importance to the global south pertaining to all the themes in the IGF
agenda had greater prominence than in previous events. The high incidence
of African panelists brought new perspectives to a discussion that had
lacked immediacy in previous IGFs.

The main theme of the IGF was Internet as a catalyst for change: Access,
development, freedoms and innovation. APC strongly supported the focus on
access, development and freedom, viewing all three as critical issues if
the internet is to fulfill its potential to contribute to social justice
and development. The Nairobi IGF demonstrated that this forum remains a
creative and influential space for policy dialogue.

Prior to the IGF, APC released a briefing paper outlining our priorities
for the IGF2. In this report, we reflect on those priorities and on the
Sixth Forum in general. We also renew our proposal to have human rights be
the central theme for the next IGF.

Download the PDF here:
http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APCIGF2011Reflections_EN_0.pdf

If you'd like to receive more updates like this about our work, be sure to
sign up for APCNews on www.apc.org

Kind regards,

    Lisa Cyr
Communications, Media and Promotions Associate
Adjointe aux communications, médias et promotions
Equipo de comunicación
Skype/yahoo: lisac_apc
www.apc.org
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