Confronting the digital divide (2) – Refugees, human rights and Internet access – WS 10 2016

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Session teaser

In light of discussions in Workshop 2, if human rights indeed should apply online as they do offline (UNHRC 2014) then what sort of techno-legal and sociocultural challenges arise in order to enable, and protect the rights of minorities - in particular migrants, refugees and newcomers to Europe - to access the internet and, once online, to be able to participate fully in the online environment?

Session description

This workshop is in tandem with workshop 2. Themes discussed will draw on the following submissions to the EuroDIG program:


For some commentators a striking feature of the current refugee and migrant crisis is how central a role mobile phones and internet access play in providing information, and contact with family back home as they seek refuge from war and conflict. Keeping these devices working, and being able to use various sorts of social media, is a vital lifeline for displaced persons on the road. They also play an integral role in being able to start a new life as newcomers in another part of the world.

But providing internet and mobile phone access to these communities raises a number of questions for policy makers and service providers, be it for physical access and online service provision for people on their way to safety, whilst awaiting the outcome of their applications throughout the world, or for their needs such as education and information on public services once resettled. This flash panel brings together a range of views and expertise on the legal and technical challenges that arise when providing internet access and mobile phone provisions to refugees.

Keywords

refugeerights, internetaccess, netrights, humanrights, refugeesandminorities, digitaldivide, digitalinclusion, disabilityrights, publicaccess

Format

Roundtable Discussion with key participants, and invited audience members; Proposed output to be up to 6 recommendations to the European Parliament, EC and Council of Europe.

Further reading

Until 30 April 2016. Links to relevant websites, declarations, books, documents. Please note we cannot offer web space, only links to external resources are possible.

People

Name, institution, country of residence

  • Focal Point
    • Marianne FRANKLIN, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition/Goldsmiths (University of London), UK
  • Key participants
    • Fatuma Musa Afrah; Civil society (tbc)
    • David Krystof, Freifunk Rhein-Main; Civil Society (tbc)
    • Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths/Internet Rights and Principles Coalition; Academic
    • Nick Ashton-Hart - Technical Community (tbc)
    • Amnesty International Sweden Representative (tbc)
    • Youth Representative
  • Moderator
    • Julia Reda, MEP (European Pirate Party)
  • Remote moderator

Until 15 May 2016. The remote moderator is in charge of facilitating participation via digital channels such as WebEx and social medial (Twitter, facebook). Remote moderators monitor and moderate the social media channels and the participants via WebEX and forward questions to the session moderator. Please contact the EuroDIG secretariat if you need help to find a remote moderator.

  • Org team

All are welcome on this organizing team. Those listed below have confirmed their participation at this time.

If you have any questions or want to get involved, please contact the focal point (Marianne Franklin) via ws8@eurodig.org

    • Marianne Franklin, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition/Goldsmiths, UK
    • Frederick Donck, ISOC
    • Maarit Palovirta, ISOC
    • Wolf Ludwig, EuroDIG Programme Director
    • Julia Brungs, IFLA
    • Stuart Hamilton IFLA
    • Stephen Wyber, IFLA
    • Julia Reda, MEP
    • Sebastian Raible. European Parliament
    • Mattias Bjarnemalm, European Parliament
    • Justus Roemeth, European Parliament
    • Olivier Crepin-Leblond, GIH
  • Reporter

Until 15 May 2016. The reporter takes notes during the session and formulates 3 (max. 5) bullet points at the end of each session that:

  1. are summarised on a slide and presented to the audience at the end of each session
  2. relate to the particular session and to European Internet governance policy
  3. are forward looking and propose goals and activities that can be initiated after EuroDIG (recommendations)
  4. are in (rough) consensus with the audience
  5. are to be submitted to the secretariat within 48 hours after the session took place

Please provide short CV of the reporter of your session at the Wiki or link to another source and contact the EuroDIG secretariat if you need help to find a reporter.

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Mailing list

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Remote participation

Final report

Deadline 2016

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