Meissen, 17 – 23 July 2022
Self study – Online lecture: The history of the Internet
Sunday, 17 July 2022 – Arrival
20.00 – 21.00
Welcoming dinner
21.00 – 22.30
Opening and introduction
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus and Chair of EuroSSIG
- Sandra Hoferichter, Chair of Medienstadt Leipzig e.V.
Monday, 18 July 2022 – The Internet governance and geo-strategic policy
09.00 – 10.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 1): A holistic approach
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 2): Global Digital Compact (GDC)
- Video Speech Barack Obama, former US President, on the Future of the Internet, Stanford Cyber Policy Center (April 2022)
- Regine Grienberger, Cyber Ambassador, German Federal Foreign Office
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 14.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 3): Digital Sovereignty, the future of the Internet and how to shape it
- Fadi Chehade, Member of the UN High Level Panel (ONLINE)
- Fiona Alexander, American University Washington (ONLINE)
- Pearse O’Donohue, European Commission (ONLINE)
- Peixi (Patrick) Xu, Communication University China (ONLINE)
(self study material) - Intro and moderation: Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc
14.30 – 16.00
Breakout sessions (2×2 45 min in exchange)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
17.00 – 17.30
Internet governance and geo-strategic policy (part 4): IGF+ and WSIS+20
- Paul Mitchel, IGF MAG Chair (ONLINE)
17.30 – 19.00
Guided city tour
19.00 – 22.00
Dinner at Burgkeller
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 – Technical regulation and management
09.00 – 10.00
Codes, standards and protocols – How the Internet is regulated
- Welcome note by Maarten Botterman, Chair of the ICANN Board (ONLINE)
- Avri Doria, ICANN Board
Presentation
10.00 – 10.30
The Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- Christopher Mondini, ICANN org (ONLINE)
Presentation about ICANN
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.00
IP address management
- Alena Muravska, RIPE NCC
Presentation
12.00 – 12.30
Root server management
- Keith Drazek, Verisign (ONLINE)
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Peter Koch, DENIC
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.00
The management of TLDs – roles of registries, registrars
- Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation - Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc
15.00 – 16.00
Break out sessions (2x 60 min)
- How the Internet is regulated – Codes, standards, protocols and IP assress management
- Avri Doria, ICANN Board
- Alena Muravska, RIPE NCC
- The management of TLDs – roles of registries, registrars
- Peter Koch, DENIC
- Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 17.30
Blocking, filtering and content moderation
- Peter Koch, DENIC
Presentation
17.30 – 18.30
DNS Abuse
- Graeme Bunton, DNS Abuse Institute (ONLINE)
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc
18.30 – 19.30
Dinner
19.30 – 21.00
Practicum I: Public comment on GDC – Framing
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 – Cyber security, crime and human rights – efforts of the United Nations
09.00 – 10.30
Cyber security, cybercrime and the protection of the public core of the Internet
(see self study material)
- Tatiana Tropina, University of Leiden
- Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Digital Society Institute Berlin, former Estonian Ambassador for Cyber Diplomacy
Presentation - Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
Human rights – freedom of expression and privacy
- EuroSSIG Fellows with input from Avri Doria, ICANN Board
Presentation
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch and group picture on the terrace
13.30 – 14.30
World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) and the role of the ITU
- Robert Pepper, Facebook (ONLINE)
Presentation - Comment by Uchenna Orji, American University of Nigeria
14.30 – 16.00
Breakout sessions (2×2 45 min in exchange)
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.45
Leaving to the Porcelain Manufactory
17.30 – 18.15
Guided tour through the Porcelain Manufactory workshops
18.45 – 20.00
New Top-Level Domains – Between public interest and shareholder value
- Dirk Krischenowski, dot.Berlin
Presentation
20.00 – 22.00
Dinner at the Porcelain Manufactory (sponsored by dot.Berlin)
Thursday, 21 July 2022 – Business and Internet governance
09.00 – 10.00
The digital economy – free flow of data, digital taxation and the role of the WTO
- Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
10.00 – 11.00
The perspective of telecommunication service provider
- Thomas Grob, Deutsche Telekom (ONLINE)
Presentation
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee (11.30 leaving to the Dom)
12.00 – 12.30
Organ concert in the Meissen Dom
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 14.45
Q & A on DNS market development
- Chris Disspain, Identity Digital Inc
14.45 – 16.00
Internet governance and national jurisdiction
- Bertrand de la Chapelle, Internet and Jurisdiction (ONLINE)
- Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 18.00
Practicum II: Public comment on GDC – Discussion
18.30 – 19.30
Dinner
20.00 – 22.00
Practicum II: Public comment on GDC – Discussion
Friday, 22 July 2022 – Future challenges in the framework of international principles
09.00 – 10.30
International guidelines on artificial intelligence (see self study material)
- Intro and moderation: Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor Emeritus
Presentation - Recommendation on the ethics of artificial intelligence, Maximilian Müngersdorff, UNESCO (ONLINE)
Presentation - Council of Europes Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Livia Walpen, Swiss OFCOM (ONLINE)
Presentation
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee
11.00 – 12.30
Practicum III: Public comment on GDC – Agreement
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.30
Practicum III: Public comment on GDC – Agreement
Please find the results of this practicum here.
15.30 – 16.00
Wrap up, handover of certificates and feedback
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee
16.30 – 18.30
Free time
18.30 – open end
BBQ and dance floor at the Monastery (Bring your instrument!)