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Pacific Islands to be heard at the Internet Governance Forum
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Pacific Islands to voice their opinion about how the Internet should be
run through the remote hubs from the 27 - 30 September, 2011.
The Pacific will contribute and participate in the Internet Governance
Forum (IGF), which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 27 – 30
September 2011. Workshop topics align with the pillars of the Pacific
Plan, which include good governance, security, sustainable development,
and economic growth.
To continue to build this participation regionally and globally, local
organisations host local hubs where anyone can watch and participate.
In the Pacific region, the Pacific ICT community will be hosting remote
hubs, using state of the art videoconference rooms, e.g. in Fiji at the
Japan-Pacific ICT centre at the University of the South Pacific (USP)
and at other country campuses. Pacific stakeholders can take part
remotely via a moderator and be a part of the diverse and rich resources
the IGF offers.
The theme of this years Forum is “The Internet as a catalyst for change,
access, development, freedoms, and innovation”. Tenanoia Simona, the Hub
Coordinator in Tuvalu pointed out that a key role the IGF will play
going forward is to enable access to the “next billions” of users who
will come online, the majority of them which are likely to be from the
Asia Pacific region.
“It is essential that developing economies have the ability to access
the Internet. The IGF provides the space where local and regional
collaboration catalyses these changes”.
The Internet Governance Forum is a yearly meeting where Internet
stakeholders (including Civil Society, Government, the Technical
Community and Business) from around the world discuss the latest
issues about the Internet they want. It follows an open, multi-
stakeholder governance model, enabling developing economies like
the Pacific to engage with these stakeholders to enhance their
understanding of topical issues and share relevant best practice
information. It is a place of robust discussion where decisions
made are not binding.
Herman Kunsei, the Hub Coordinator in Papua New Guinea and
Rajiv Prasad, the Hub Coordinator in Fiji stressed that powerful
collaboration, outreach, and inclusiveness has helped to bring
about these discussions in a more harmonious way.
The remote hub in Tuvalu is gathering government departments, church
groups, communities, representatives from remote islands.
To see the list of Plenaries, Open Forums and Workshops at the Internet
Governance Forum, or to participate, see
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011/list-of-workshops-2011 .
For information on the remote hub nearest to your location, see
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation-2011/list-of-remote-hubs...
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This initiative is supported by members of the Pacific ICT community
through PICISOC, the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association
(PITA), the University of the South Pacific, APNIC, Internet New
Zealand, Pacific Internet Partnerships and the United Nations Internet
Governance Forum Secretariat.
For more information send an email to the Pacific IGF Outreach Team via
prepacigf@gmail.com
Kind regards,
Elly
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Elly Tawhai email: elly@apnic.net
Senior Internet Resource Analyst/ sip: elly@voip.apnic.net
Liaison Officer(Pacific), APNIC phone: +61 7 3858 3188
http://www.apnic.net fax: +61 7 3858 3199
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