What Will Be Addressed
- How standards, policies and procedures on the Internet and its use are formulated using the “Internet model” by loosely cooperating, open, multi-stakeholder and bottom-up consensus driven organizations such as IETF and ICANN
- Why the issues of Internet governance and policy have far-reaching implications for business and development, especially in countries like the Philippines
- What the potential impact of multilateral/transnational agreements could be to business and development, and in particular for developing countries
Who Should Attend
- The business sector
- Trade and industry organisations
- Civil society
- Policymakers and
- Anyone interested in the Internet and its use professionally or personally.
Agenda
Time | Session |
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8:00 | Registration |
8:30 | Opening and Welcome Remarks and Keynote |
9:00 | Presentation: Global Internet Governance Rajnesh Singh, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society |
9:30 | Presentation: The Internet and Business – why you should worry David Appasamy, Specialist, Digital Business Strategies and past member of Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) |
10:00 | Coffee and snack break |
10:15 | Summary overview of Internet issues facing the Philippines |
10:30 | Panel & Open Forum / Q&A |
12:00 | Lunch |
13:00 | General Meeting – Philippine Chapter of the Internet Society |
14:30 | Close of Meeting |