EuroDIG 2021 – FocalPoints

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Session Session title/working title FocalPoint(s) FocalPoint(s) Affiliation
FS 1 Green IG and Sustainability Minda Moreira Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC)
Michael J. Oghia  
FS 2 Governing digital interdependence – the role of Europe Auke Pals GÉANT
FS 3 New European proposals – NIS and cybersecurity agenda Peter Van Roste CENTR
FS 4 European mediascape – How to (re)create a trusted public sphere? Nicola Frank European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
WS 1 European Digital Service Act (DSA) and Digital Market Act (DMA) presentation and discussion Velimira Nemiguentcheva-Grau European Commission
Vittorio Bertola Open-Xchange
WS 2 Quantum internet in Europe – What are the benefits and challenges for unleashing potential of quantum technologies? Rosario Fazio The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste
WS 3 Data Sovereignty and Trusted Online Identity Kristin Little IEEE
Miguel Pérez Subías Spain Internet Users Association
WS 4 New perspectives on data protection (with regard to AI) Peter Kimpian Council of Europe
WS 5 Encryption debate revisited – Is a principle of security through encryption and security despite encryption an oxymoron? Andrew Campling 419.Consulting ltd
Diego Naranjo EDRi
WS 6 Copyright – Implementation of the EU directive Gregory Engels Pirate Parties International
WS 7 Value and rules based use of AI – (ethical aspects, predictability, fairness, inclusiveness, accountability, transparency) Elena Dodonova Council of Europe
Yannick Meneceur Council of Europe
WS 8 International access to research content and sensitive data Hendrik Ike GÉANT
WS 9 Content moderation on the Internet infrastructure level – Where does censorship begin? Sebastian Schwemer Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR), University of Copenhagen
WS 10 Media Literacy and Digital Skills Maia Simonishvili The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia
Sabrina Vorbau European Schoolnet
WS 11 Recent studies on accessing educational content Alex Culliere  
WS 12 Self- and co-regulation initiatives by platforms Giacomo Mazzone EDMO / Eurovisioni
WS 13 Doing everything online – mental wellbeing vs. digital addiction effects on human interaction Ekaterina Potekhina University Moskow
Vlad Ivanets University Moskow
WS 14 Privacy impact of COVID19-related shift to online activities (payments, virtual meetings …) Olga Stepanova Winheller
WS 15 5G User perspective and implementation Pierpaolo Marchese Independent Consultant
WS 16 Delay-Tolerant Network (DTN) Roberto Gaetano EURALO individual Members
WS 17 Competition in the digital ecosystem – in Europe and beyond Christoph Riedmann EURO Chambers

Biographical Information

Auke Pals

Auke Pals is a Project Manager at GÉANT, an e-infrastructure organisation providing cutting-edge pan-European networking, and trust and identity services exclusively for the research and education community. In this role he is responsible for the delivery of externally funded projects, delivery of project management support and Internet Governace activities with the focus on enabling and stimulating research. Auke has over 8 years’ experience working in the IT and Internet governance industry prior to joining GÉANT and holds a BSc in Information Science and an MSc in Information Studies (Major: Information Systems).

Hendrik Ike

Hendrik Ike is a Public Affairs Specialist who works for GÉANT, a European association which serves the research and education networking community by providing connectivity and developing services. GÉANT's essential terabit-ready network is the most advanced and well-connected research and education network in the world. Hendrik is responsible for developing and maintaining channels of communication with European institutions and the National Research and Education Network community, and is also responsible for GÉANT’s positioning towards global Internet Governance.

Michael J. Oghia

Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He is the External Relations Coordinator at the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), a member of the Steering Committee of the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC), a contributor to EuroDIG's Greening Internet Governance intersessional work, and an Associate Member of the EuroDIG Support Organisation.

Vittorio Bertola

Vittorio Bertola is the Head of Policy & Innovation at Open-Xchange, the world’s leading provider of open source email and DNS solutions for hosting, service provider and telecommunication companies, where he develops and promotes new technical standards and advocates an open Internet based on user choice, privacy and federation. In the last twenty years he was involved with several Internet startups and served in many Internet governance organizations, including the ICANN Board and the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance.