Consolidated programme 2020

Towards a sustainable governance of the Internet
(as of 29 May 2020)

EuroDIG Partners agreed to adapt the programme to a virtual meeting and it was advised to reduce the number of sessions.

Therefore the following Workshops will not take place.

• WS 1: National implementation of copyright (working title),
• WS 8: (Decentralised) digital identity (working title) and
• WS 13: Security and data protection in SEE region and in relation to EU regulations (working title)

WS 12: Community networks in rural areas – best practice (working title) and WS 16: (as follow up to WS 12) Community networks in rural areas – regulatory frameworks (working title) have been merged into one session.

Categories

Access & literacy	Development of IG eco system	Human rights	Innovation and economic issues
Media & content	Security and crime	Technical & operational issues	Cross cutting / other issues

YOUthDIG – Webinars

Time (CEST)	Sessions
	YOUthDIG – Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance

Day 0 / 10 June 2020 – Pre-event

Time (CEST)	Sessions
09:30 - 12:30			09:30 - 12:30 PRE 12: High Level Group on Internet Governance (multistakeholder open session) Please note: You need to register separately by email for this event. Details can be found at the session page.
13:45 - 14:00	Pre opening
14:00 - 16:00	14:00 - 16:00 PRE 5: NRI ASSEMBLY Studio The Hague Digital cooperation architecture and approaches for the future with input from Dr. Rudolf Gridl from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy – Co-Champion on Recommendation 5A/B #43, #66, #116, #123, #130, #135, #144, #169, #170, (#39, #67, #74, #98, #124) Best practice on possible NRIs legal entities #163 IGFs as think-tanks for legislative action? #60, #67, #88
		14:30 - 16:00 PRE 10: COVID-19 pandemic – lessons learned for children’s safety Studio Berlin #9, #78, #119, #157, #171 (#14)
			Side Event at ICTP 15:00 - 16:00 ICTP Colloquium by Prof. Paolo Carloni on "Computational molecular medicine: from neurobiology to Covid-19" Please note: You need to register separately for this event at the ICTP Website
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break – Music relaxation
16:30 - 18:00	PRE 3: Quantum technologies – from basic research to market Studio The Hague #145	PRE 11: Youth Coalition on Internet Governance – Creating synergies and the way forward Studio Berlin #35, #124
18:00 - 18:30	Coffee break – Music relaxation
18.30 - 20:00	PRE 2: East-West relationships in the Internet age Studio The Hague #142 (#19)	PRE 7: IoT and Core Internet values Dynamic Coalition – Internet successes and failures to support a world living under COVID19 lockdown Studio Berlin

Day 1 / 11 June 2020

Time CEST	Sessions
9:30 - 10:00	Welcome Studio The Hague Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, UNESCO Atish Dabholkar, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Stefano Fantoni, EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) Stefano Ruffo, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA) Roberto Di Lenarda, University of Trieste Vint Cerf, Chief Evangelist, Google (Video) Paola Pisano, Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitalisation Moderation: Sandra Hoferichter, Secretary General, EuroDIG
10:00 - 11:00	PL 3: European Digital Economy and COVID-19 pandemic – current state of affairs, risks, and opportunities Studio The Hague #8, #31, #41, #59, #76, #108, #136, #156, #158, #167, #173, #177, #179 (#64, #139, #149)
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break – Music relaxation
11:30 - 13:00	WS 3: The Impact of DNS Encryption on the Internet Ecosystem and its Users Studio The Hague #58, #132, #143 (#161)	WS 2: Enhancing users’ confidence in cyberspace – risks and solutions #75, #86, #155 (#121, #160, #166)	WS 4: Innovative uses of blockchain for public empowerment #109, #140, #150, #183 (#148)
13:00 - 14:30	BigStage Studio The Hague Presenter 1 (á 18 min.) Presenter 2 (á 18 min.) Presenter 3 (á 18 min.)	Lunch break – Networking area	Lunch break – Music relaxation
14:30 - 16:00	WS 5: Should public policy priorities and requirements be included when designing Internet standards? #10, #40, #45 (#120, #161)	WS 7: Criminal justice in cyberspace – what’s next? #46, #47, #48, #51, #92 (#68)	WS 6: Social media – opportunities, rights and responsibilities #20, #27, #56, #77, #90, #99, #108, #112, #125, #139, #167 (#5, #12, #16, #18, #28, #34, #186)
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break – Music relaxation
16:30 - 17:00	Keynote: Roberto Viola, Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission (including Q&A) (30 min)
17:00 - 18:00	PL 2: Digital sovereignty – from users’ empowerment to technological leadership #42, #67, #129, #158, #168, #178 (#133)

Day 2 / 12 June 2020

Time CEST	Sessions
9:30 - 10:00	Keynote: Noel Curran, Director General, European Broadcasting Union, (15 min) Alessandra Todde, Undersecretary, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy, (15 min) Moderation: Sandra Hoferichter, Secretary General, EuroDIG
10:00 - 11:00	PL 1: 5G – the opportunities and obstacles #53, #64, #168 , #184 (#38, #105, #166)
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break – Music relaxation
11:30 - 13:00	WS 9: Privacy in Europe – GDPR vs. information freedom? #93, #151, #152, #158, #159 (#86, #155)	WS 11: Challenges and uptake of modern Internet standards (including, but not limited to IPv6, DNSSEC, HTTPS, RPKI) #107, #146	WS 12 and WS 16 (merged): Community networks and smart solutions in remote areas – a bottom-up approach to digital citizenship #23, #33, #44, #61, #69, #70, #91, #95 (#55, #83)
13:00 - 14:30	BigStage Presenter 4 (á 18 min.) Presenter 5 (á 18 min.) Presenter 6 (á 18 min.)	Lunch break – Networking area	Lunch break – Music relaxation
14:30 - 16:00	WS 14: Fighting COVID19 with AI – How to build and deploy solutions we trust? (follow up from last years plenary) #52, #80, #82, #96, #160 (#76, #86, #106, #181)	WS 15: Universal Acceptance – a technical or a cultural issue? #30, #36, #57, #87, #174	WS 10: How to turn challenges into opportunities for education transformation? #17, #26, #62, #81, #97, #101, #103, #121, #131, #137, #138, #153, #180 (#9, #15, #37, #78, #157, #171)
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee break – Music relaxation
16:30 - 17:00	Keynote: Presenting Youth Messages (30 min)
17:00 - 18:00	PL 4: Greening Internet governance – Environmental sustainability and digital transformation #100, #126, #127, #128, #154
18:00 - 18:30	Wrap Up