YOUthDIG 2017
The Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance (YOUthDIG) is the youth programme of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), and features a two-day, pre-event track that prepares youth participants (between the ages of 18-30) for the EuroDIG process. Participants have the opportunity to:
- Experience peer-learning and networking with youth residing in Europe
- Learn about Internet governance and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) process
- Discuss and exchange ideas with experienced Internet politics practitioners
- Develop youth messages and present them at EuroDIG and the global UN IGF
The YOUthDIG programme is partially shaped by the interests of the chosen participants. Although Internet governance and the general IGF process is a required module in the programme, this year's participants were most interested in:
- Human rights
- Security
- Media
In addition the Young Pirates of Europe are organising a concurrent youth programme called Copyfighters [1], which is focusing more specifically on copyright. Together, these programmes replace the New Media Summer School (NMSS), which was organised since 2011.
People
For each of the categories there is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) ready to share the knowledge. From the fellows side there are Focal Points collecting questions and input from the group to be forwarded to the SME for preparation. The idea is that the SME and the Focal Point are jointly organising an interactive session.
- Subject Matter Experts (SME)
- Internet governance – Sorina Teleanu
- Human rights – Mart Susi
- Security – Tatiana Tropina
- Media – Yrjö Länsipuro
- Focal Points
- Internet governance – Oliana Sula
- Human rights – Elisabeth Schauermann
- Security – Michael J. Oghia
- Media – Daniel Waugh
Programme
You can find the programme at: https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=715