South Eastern European Dialogue (SEEDIG)
Curious to know what happened at SEEDIG 2015? The meeting report is available.
Take a look at the SEEDIG Messages.
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 eighth 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 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
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Time |
Main track |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Welcoming address
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09:30 - 11:00 |
Introduction to Internet governance (“What is Internet governance and why should I care?”) Alias: Internet governance SEEduction |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 - 13:00 |
Multistakeholder Internet governance mechanisms/approaches at national level Alias: Multi-SEE model |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Human rights for Internet users: theoretical approaches vs realities in the region Alias: SEErights |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee break |
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16:00 - 17:30 |
The domain name space in South Eastern Europe – the case of IDNs Alias: IDN SEEssion |
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17:30 - 18:00 |
Conclusions and final remarks
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SEEDIG Meeting Report
The SEEDIG 2015 meeting report is available.
SEEDIG Messages
Take a look at the SEEDIG Messages.
Video recordings
Video recording of SEEDIG sessions are available:
- Welcoming address and Introduction to Internet governance. Where is Internet governance and why should I care?
- Multistakeholder Internet governance mechanisms/approaches at a national level
- Human rights for Internet users: theoretical approaches vs realities in the region
- The domain names space in South Eastern Europe - the case of IDNs
SEEDIG evaluation survey
SEEDIG participants are kindly invited to fill in the SEEDIG evaluation survey.
This is addressed to all participants who would like to share their impressions, degree of satisfaction and views on how SEEDIG went, whether it should continue and how it could improve.Thank you very much for taking the time to fill it in.
Twitter hashtag
Hashtag: #seedig2015
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 a fellowship at the IGF Secretariat
SEEDIG has been invited to nominate a number of candidates from South Eastern Europe for a fellowship at the IGF Secretariat in Geneva. Stakeholders from South Eastern Europe who have a strong interest in Internet governance and would like to be considered for such a fellowship were invited to submit their expressions of interest. The deadline for submissions (7 June 2015) has passed. For further details, please go to: Call for expressions of interest for a fellowship at the IGF Secretariat.