View source for Welcome to YOUthDIG & Introduction to Internet Governance – YOUthDIG 2024 webinar 01

13 May 2024 | 18:00–20:00 CEST<br />
[[YOUthDIG_2024_programme|'''YOU<sup>th</sup>DIG 2024 programme''']]<br /><br />
== Session teaser ==
During the first webinar of YOUthDIG 2024, we will introduce the Org Team and they will share their YOUthDIG experiences. An introduction to
EuroDIG and the EuroDIG wiki will also be made. This is followed by a session led by Prof. Berna Akcali Gur, who will give an introduction to Internet Governance, and Daniele Turra, who will introduce youth participation in Internet Governance. YOUthDIGers are expected to contribute to the discussion on the topics, so prior preparation/contributions are needed.

== Format ==
Online Lectures with Q&A

== Further reading ==
General Introduction
* Internet Governance (ISOC):
https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/internet-governance/
* How the Internet Works:
https://edri.org/files/2012EDRiPapers/how_the_internet_works.pdf
* Declaration for the future of the Internet:
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/declaration-future-internet

From Berna's webinar:
* [https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html The Tunis Agenda]
* [https://dnsrf.org/blog/net-effects--an-evidence-led-exploration-of-igf-impact/index.html Net Effects: An evidence-led exploration of IGF impact]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Schrems About Max Schrems]
* [https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/232/ Brussels Effect]

From Daniele's presentation:
* [https://www.internetsociety.org/policy-programs/youth-ambassadors/ Youth Ambassador Programme]
* [https://www.youthigfitaly.org/ Youth IGF Italy]
* [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/How%20to%20get%20involved EuroDIG How to get involved guide]

Additional possibilities for youth involvement in Internet Governance (Daniele Turra) <br>
* Civil Society
<ol>
<li> [https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives NRIs (such as EuroDIG)] </li>
<li> [https://eurossig.eu/eurossig/ Summer Schools on IG (EUROSSIG)]  </li>
<li> [https://www.internetsociety.org/ Internet Society]  </li>
<ol>
<li> [https://www.internetsociety.org/get-involved/ Join local chapter] </li>
<li> Join a standing group or any other special interest group (like the Youth Standing Group) on [https://t.me/+-_JqHx4eatM1OTUx Telegram] </li>
<li> [https://www.internetsociety.org/policy-programs/youth-ambassadors/ Youth Ambassador]  </li>
<li> [https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/early-career/ Early Career Fellowship]  </li>
<li> [https://www.internetsociety.org/learning/ E-learning platform]  </li>
</ol>
<li> [https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/youth-coalition-on-internet-governance-ycig Youth Coalition on Internet Governance]  </li>
</ol>
* Also worth mentioning
<ol>
<li> [https://edri.org/ EDRi] </li>
<li> Youth Atlas </li>
<li> [https://www.theglassroom.org/youth/ The Glass Room] </li>
</ol>
* Technical Community
<ol>
<li> [https://www.ietf.org/participate/guides/ IETF] </li>
<li> ICANN </li>
<ol>
<li> [https://www.icann.org/en/beginners/courses-and-learning E-learning]  </li>
<li> [https://www.icann.org/public-responsibility-support/nextgen Nextgen@ICANN]
(If you are a student, it is an important source for identifying potential future community members who will eventually begin to participate once they have completed their studies.) </li>
<li> [https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram Fellowship Program]  
(Fostering opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.) </li>
</ol>
</ol>

== People == 
'''Focal Points'''
* Pilar Rodriguez, YOUthDIG Org Team

'''Speakers'''
* Nadia Tjahja, YOUthDIG and EuroDIG Secretariat
* Prof. Berna Akcali Gur, United Nations University – CRIS and Queen Mary University of London. Dr Akcali Gur is the LLM module convenor for Outer Space Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. Dr Akcali Gur's research focuses on public international law, world trade law, and EU Law implications of the advancements in ICTs. Her earlier work identifies, analyzes, and critically evaluates legal and policy problems arising from the global flows of data and the cross-border provision of digital content. In her more recent work, she also assesses and emphasizes the relationship of these problems with the geopolitics of global communications infrastructure. Berna Akcali Gur also conducts research in collaboration with the Digital Governance Cluster of the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies, where she is an Associate Research Fellow.
* Daniele Turra, Business Analyst, Former ISOC Youth Ambassador. Daniele Turra is a ICT consultant and digital activist from Italy. He has a mixed educational background, with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Management of public administrations with a focus on management information systems. He has a strong passion for digital rights, free and Open Source Software, and freedom of speech. He has been an Internet Society's youth ambassador in 2023 and with his work he wants to achieve a fairer Internet, stronger democracies, and more accountable institutions and corporations worldwide.

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