South Eastern European Dialogue (SEEDIG)

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About

The South Eastern European Dialogue on Internet Governance is a regional IGF initiative dedicated to open, inclusive and informal dialogue on Internet governance issues among all interested stakeholders in South Eastern Europe (SEE) and the neighbouring area. SEEDIG is scheduled to take place in Sofia, on 3 June 2015, as a pre-event to the eight European Dialogue on Internet Governance – EuroDIG (4-5 June 2015), and is organised by a committee representing various stakeholder groups from the region, with the cooperation of the EuroDIG Secretariat, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, and UNICART.

SEEDIG's overarching theme is "Multistakeholder Internet governance: from the global debates to South Eastern European realities".

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Objectives

  • Raise awareness and promote a better understanding of Internet governance among stakeholders from South Eastern Europe and the neighbouring area
  • Build or strengthen the capacity of these stakeholders to actively participate in national, regional and international Internet governance processes
  • Facilitate multistakeholder discussions and exchanges on Internet-related challenges and emerging issues that are particularly relevant to the region.

Programme outline

Time

Main track

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 09:30

Welcoming address

  • Representative of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Bulgaria (tbd)
  • Sandra Hoferichter, EuroDIG Secretariat
  • Iliya Bazlyankov, Unicart, Bulgaria

09:30 - 11:00

Introduction to Internet governance (“What is Internet governance and why should I care?”)

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 - 13:00

Multistakeholder Internet governance mechanisms/approaches at national level

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30

Human rights for Internet users: theoretical approaches vs realities in the region

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 - 17:30

The domain name space in South Eastern Europe – the case of IDNs

17:30 - 18:00

Conclusions and final remark

Contact

see@intgovforum.org

Preparatory process

Details about the preparatory process and summaries of the planning meetings are available on the discussion page.

Call for expressions of interest for financial support to attend SEEDIG and EuroDIG

The EuroDIG Secretariat and the SEEDIG organising committee can fund a limited number of stakeholders to attend the SEEDIG and EuroDIG meetings in Sofia, on 3-5 June. This is thanks to a last-minute contribution from the IGF Support Association.

Interested stakeholders are invited to express their interest in attending SEEDIG/EuroDIG and in benefiting from travel and/or accommodation support, by sending an email to see@intgovforum.org, indicating:

  • name, title and affiliation;
  • a brief motivation (expectations from attending SEEDIG and EuroDIG; a description of how the applicant intends to make use of his/her participation in SEEDIG and EuroDIG in order to further engage in Internet governance processes at national, regional and international level, etc.).
  • whether he/she has previously attended an EuroDIG meeting;
  • whether he/she requests financial support for travel or accommodation, or both;
  • if financial support for travel is requested, an estimation of the costs involved.

Deadline for applications is: 14 May 2015.

Eligibility criteria:

In order to be considered for funding, a candidate must meet the following criteria:

  • is affiliated with one of the following stakeholder groups: civil society, government, technical community, private sector;
  • is from a least developed country, developing country or transitional economy in South Eastern Europe or the neighbouring area;
  • submits an expression of interest, as mentioned above.

If the requests for funding (meeting the above criteria) exceed the available funds, a selection of funded participants will be made on the basis of the expressions of interest provided, and taking into account the need to achieve a diversity of participants, in terms of:

  • geography (countries represented);
  • stakeholder groups represented;
  • gender balance;
  • youth representation;
  • balance between newcomers (individuals who have not previously participated in EuroDIG meetings) and experienced participants.

Preference may be given to requestors who only require partial funding (i.e. a request to cover only the cost of the airfare ticket or the cost of accommodation).

Please note that participants selected for financial support will have to:

  • make their own travel arrangements. Cash reimbursement will be made on site, in Sofia, on the basis of an invoice (to be submitted in advance).
  • make their own hotel bookings (preferably, at the venue hotel - Kempinsky Hotel Marinela, using the form available here). As payment in advance is not required, all rooms will be paid on site, directly to the hotel, by the Secretariat.

Selected participants will have to attend and actively participate in both SEEDIG and EuroDIG.