The 2016 Ministerial Meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) takes place June 21-23, 2016 in Cancun, Mexico. The full title of the event is the “OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy: Innovation, Growth and Social Prosperity“.
Quick links:
- OECD Ministerial web site
- Ministerial agenda
- Live video stream
- Hashtags: #OECDdigitalMX, #digitaleconomy
Internet Society or IETF Activities
The Internet Society had a team at the OECD Ministerial active in a range of workshops and sessions. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Chair Jari Arkko was also present.
The table below indicates ISOC or IETF participation in sessions.
All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5). Note: This is one hour different from the eastern United States that is using Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC-4).
Tuesday, 21 June – ITAC Forum
The OECD’s Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) held an all-day ” ITAC Forum“. The Internet Society is one of the 27 member organizations of ITAC.
| TIME | SCHEMA |
| 9:00-9:30 | Opening and Keynote address IETF Chair Jari Arkko delivered the keynote |
| 9:30-10:45 | Panel: Getting the Ball Rolling: IPv6 Adoption Since 2008 Internet Society Board of Trustees member Hiroshi Esaki on panel |
| 11:00-12:15 | Panel: Open Standards for an Open Internet of Things |
| 11:30-12:30 | The Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) held a press conference launching their final report. Internet Society President and CEO Kathy Brown will be in attendance. |
| 14:00-15:30 | Panel: A collaborative approach to Internet Security Robin Wilton moderating Sebastian Bellagamba on panel |
Wednesday, 22 June
| TIME | SCHEMA |
| 11:40-13:00 | Opening Plenary and OECD Stakeholders’ Armchair Discussion Internet Society President and CEO Kathy Brown speaking as the ITAC representative |
| 16:45-18:30 | Panel: Stimulating Digital Innovation across the Economy Internet Society Board of Trustees member Hiroshi Esaki on panel |
Thursday, 23 June
| TIME | SCHEMA |
| 9:00-10:45 | Panel: Improving networks & services through convergence IETF Chair Jari Arkko on panel |
| 11:15-13:00 | Panel: Skills for a digital world Internet Society Board of Trustees member Walid Al-Saqaf on panel |
Videos
- Full video recording of ITAC Forum on June 21
- Kathy Brown’s remarks at the OECD Ministerial
Documents
- A policy framework for an open and trusted Internet
- OECD 2016 Ministerial Meeting on The Digital Economy: Background Paper
Blog Posts
We published these posts with reports about activities, news, or remarks:
- If we lose trust, we lose the power of the Internet to change lives for the better (Remarks at OECD Ministerial) by ISOC President and CEO Kathy Brown
- The Value of Openness for Building Tomorrow’s Digital Economies – Reflections on the OECD Ministerial 2016 – a summary of the week
- Read the Internet Society’s trust framework and share your views – the launch of the beta version of our new policy framework on trust
- Innovations at the edge of the OECD’s Ministerial Meeting in Cancun – a report on the OECD Hackathon
- OECD Ministerial: Technical community highlights key enablers for the future of the Digital Economy – a report on the ITAC Forum on 21 June
- Internet and blockchain technology: expectations of what is to come – by ISOC Board member Walid Al-Saqaf about his OECD remarks
We published these posts about the event and activities of the week:
- CLT starts today! Telecommunications regulatory challenges for the Digital Ecosystem is a key them
- ISOC@OECD, Day 2: Kathy Brown’s speech about trust, Hiroshi Esaki speaking about innovation
- ISOC@OECD, Day 3: Walid Al-Saqaf on Blockchain; IETF Chair Jari Arkko on Network Convergence
Additionally, IETF Chair Jari Arkko published the text of his remarks at the ITAC Forum over on the IETF blog: