Understanding the risks of Internet fragmentation – TOPIC 02 Sub 01-02 2023
20 June 2023 | 15:00 - 15:45 EEST (Subtopic 1) | Auditorium
Consolidated programme 2023 overview / Main Topic 2
Proposals: #3 #14 #18 #22 #29 #41
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The session dedicated to the Risks of Internet fragmentation will introduce the topic, consider recent work and discussions, and shed light on the challenges posed by fragmentation, looking at the current state of events.
Session description
Internet fragmentation is a complex phenomenon that has been a major topic in Internet governance in recent years. This introductory session will be dedicated to unravelling the contentious topic, not sufferming the discussion on specific definitions, but focusing more on the effects of Internet fragmentation. This conversation will be shaped by four panellists, which will be able to bring different perspectives to the multi-layered situation and its impacts on the Internet:
1) Sheetal Kumar, PNIF Co-facilitator
2) Elena Plexida, Vice President for Government and IGO Engagement, ICANN
3) Zoe Hawkins, Technology Policy Specialist
4) Julf Helsingius, Co-chair for the RIPE Cooperation Working Group, ICANN GNSO Council, Chair of Finnish ISOC national chapter
Format
To allow a high level of interaction before and during the event, the session will be structured in the following way:
- Initial 3 minutes of “punchy statements” by each panellist (10/15 minutes);
- Speakers briefly answer questions provided before the session in max 3 minutes per speaker (10-15 minutes). Follow this link (add link to Mentimeter) to submit your questions to the panellists;
- Questions from the public (Interactive 15-20 minutes).
Further reading
- Internet Fragmentation: What’s at Stake?, by Dr. T. Tropina
- Internet Fragmentation: An Overview, by Drake, William J; Vinton, Cerf G; Kleinwächter, W.
- Internet Fragmentation Exists, But Not In the Way That You Think, by Dr. M. Mueller
- Internet Governance Doublespeak: Western Governments and the Open Internet, by Zoe Hawkins
- The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation, by Mike Masnick
- Addis Ababa IGF 2022 Messages, p. 5-6
- Misguided policies the world over are slowly killing the open internet, by Andrew Sullivan
- EU Dimensions of the ‘Splinternet’ Question, by Elena Plexida
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SME
- Tatiana Tropina
- Yrjö Länsipuro
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Focal Point
- Claudia Leopardi
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- Amali De Silva-Mitchell
- Chris Buckridge
- David Frautschy
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