Latin America Regional Internet and Development Dialogue 2016

Part 1: Connecting the unconnected

Focused on the access challenges for Infrastructure and affordability in bringing the next billion users online in the LAC region, governments are making efforts to facilitate, industry is trying to remain competitive while the future users from rural and underserved locations are eager to become part of the digital society.

This session will feature discussions on issues, challenges and future outlook of Internet access and affordability in the LAC region.

Keynote speech: Greg Wyler, OneWeb
Moderator: Sebastian Bellagamba, Internet Society
Rappourteur: Romina Florencia Cabrera, ISOC Argentina

Part 2: Issues beyond access: What we need once we are connected?

This session will provide an insight on best practices, experiences and knowledge related to overcome the access’ challenges beyond connectivity, such as local content, multilingualism, digital literacy, capacity building.

Keynote Speech: Joyce Dogniez, Internet Society
Moderator: Juan Antonio Ketterer, Inter-American Development Bank
Rappourteur: Romina Florencia Cabrera, ISOC Argentina

Part 1: The Internet and SDGs, LAC and beyond.

This session will provide an action-driven overview of public policy steps required to put the region on track to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals and its linkages within the Internet development in the region.

Keynote speech: Alejandro Patiño CEPAL
Moderator: Carolina Aguerre, Universidad San Andres
Rappourteur: Daro Rosa, ISOC Argentina

Part 2: Quality Education and Internet for the Development in LAC

This panel focus on providing meaningful Internet access and equipping people with the tools and knowledge to turn that access into an opportunity for economic growth and social inclusion. Lessons learned from key examples in LAC region allow us to discuss a forward thinking future to accomplish SDG 4 and beyond.

Keynote speech: Mercedes Miguel, Minister of Education, Argentina
Moderator: Enrique Iglesias, IDB
Rappourteur: Daro Rosa, ISOC Argentina

This session will look at the benefits and challenges as we move towards a digital economy that cuts across all sectors, especially at the interplay of security and trust, and the policy choices. It also aims to tackle the impact of the digital economic revolution, with its associated costs and externalities.

Keynote Speech: Carolina Limbatto, Cullen International
Moderator: Agustin Garzon, Enacom
Rappourteur: Johanna Caterina Faliero, ISOC Argentina

Moderator: Antonio Garcia Zaballos, IDB