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# IGF 2018 WS #355 Empowering Change with Data:Measuring Youth Digital Mobility

Format:

Round Table - 60 Min

Theme:

Development, Innovation & Economic Issues

Subtheme:

INTERNET FOR DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Organizer 1: Yannis Li, DotAsia Organisation
Organizer 2: Sherry Shek, NetMission.Asia
Organizer 3: Xianhong Hu, UNESCO
Organizer 4: Guy Berger, UNESCO

Speaker 1: Edmon Chung, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 2: Shanthi Robertson, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Guy Berger, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
Speaker 4: Malcolm Jeremy, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 5: Sherry Shek, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group

Additional Speakers:

Ms. Angel Ng, Hong Kong Youth IGF Ambassador 2018

Ms. Faith Lee, Hong Kong Youth IGF Ambassador 2018

Relevance:

Data empowers communities and inform policy changes. Comparative quantitative analysis provide important data for communities to champion for an affordable, inclusive, open and secure Internet. There are a number of different efforts to measure the development of the Internet beyond the basic indicators of Internet access and e-commerce penetration. Such indices are important for supporting sustainable development in relation to the SDGs. Building on the CSTD WG Report on Improvements to the IGF, to develop more tangible outputs (I.1.), and to promote and enhance linkages with NRIs (V.3.), this round table explores existing indices that are relevant, and aims to go on to identify possible actions to utilize, expand and improve upon them through local and regional initiatives. In particular the round table is focused on empowerment of effective Internet governance for development (in support of the SDGs) through the utilization of actionable data.

Session Content:

Effective policy advocacy and development is supported by actionable data. The Internet has enabled youth to connect people, resources and ideas globally, enriching lives and enhancing opportunities. Increasingly, youth digital mobility determines the economic competitiveness of a locality, especially in attracting talent. Digital mobility straddles infrastructure readiness, openness of the network, social tolerance and effectiveness of mobilizing resources and people online. This session will briefly introduce frameworks and efforts measuring Internet openness and digital mobility across borders:

- Internet Universality Index (UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality/about)

- Youth Mobility Index (DotAsia: https://www.ymi.asia)

- Freedom of the Net (Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/report-types/freedom-net)

- Open Data Barometer (W3C: https://opendatabarometer.org/)

Thereupon to engage in an open discussion about how such methodologies, indexes and data can be used and expanded locally:

1. Inform policy development processes and/or advocacy actions

2. Serve as a foundation for in-depth local studies

3. Improvement of local data and in turn collaboration back to the international frameworks

The goal is to identify concrete action plans from the above discussion areas for one or more (or in combination) of indexes relevant to Internet Governance. For example, potential implementation of the IU framework locally, improvements of the YMI methodology, or local case studies based around Open Data.

Reference Indices:

- Internet Universality Index (UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality/about)

- Youth Mobility Index (DotAsia: https://www.ymi.asia)

- Freedom of the Net (Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/report-types/freedom-net)

- Open Data Barometer (W3C: https://opendatabarometer.org/) Linkage to other Internet Governance initiatives:

- Asia Pacific Regional IGF: http://apps.2018.rigf.asia/submission/proposaldetail?id=257

- RightsCon: https://rightscon2018.sched.com/mobile/#session:2ad5c5f54ada0c30f8bf82fd... (included here for more information, as there is no free-form text box for section XVIII.)

XVIII. Connecting with IGF Intersessional Groups & NRIs A preparatory session is being held at the Asia Pacific Regional IGF this year (http://apps.2018.rigf.asia/submission/proposaldetail?id=257), which will feed into this session.

Furthermore, this is a follow on and spin off session from the series of activities for the Internet Universality Indicators from UNESCO, including the session at this year’s RightsCon (https://rightscon2018.sched.com/mobile/#session:2ad5c5f54ada0c30f8bf82fd...) The output of the session is aimed at inspiring actions locally and regionally, that is, to spark interest in developing further activities to utilize Internet development indices to support advocacy and policy development, as well as, in the reverse, to inform and enhance international indices. Any connection to grassroots (advocacy) and government (policy) initiatives that focuses on Internet and/or youth development are relevant.

Interventions:

Since the proposed session is a Round table, it is expected that “speakers” will only be highlighting the topic with some examples to spark the discussion and inviting the participation from the room.

1. Introduction: 15 min

The moderator will start the session with an introduction of the various Internet development indices, inviting specific guests (Guy Berger, UNESCO) to specifically add to the particular index. The floor will then be opened to seek clarification questions about the various indices, and to encourage the audience to think about success cases of using data to support policy changes and to also imagine how the Internet development indices can be used in the future.

2. Round table Discussion: 30 min

Then the moderator will invite the guests (including Prof. Robertson, Jeremy Malcolm and youth representative from NetMission.Asia) to share success cases and thoughts on how data is used for advocacy and to support policy change. The sharing will be kept to 2-3 minutes each, flowing into a round table discussion focused on case sharing. To enhance the discussion, further discussants are identified to facilitate a robust discussion (see X. Diversity) from different view points.

3. Action & Output: 15 min

Finally, based on the collective experience from the room, the moderator will move the discussion towards potential next steps and actions to enhance and/or test out the Internet development indices and identify possible localities for such activities. Together, the action items and the case sharing from the discussion will become the output for the report of the session.

Diversity:

The lead discussants (speakers) identified represents gender, geographical as well as stakeholder group diversity: - Including male (3) and female (2) speakers - From Asia (2), Africa (1), America (1) and the Pacific (1) - Technical community (1), Inter-Governmental Organisation (1), Civil Society (1), Youth (1) and Academia (1) 3 of the 5 identified speakers are experienced IGF speakers, along with 2 first time speakers. Since the proposed session will be a round table inviting all participants to engage in the discussion, further discussants have been identified to help spark discussions from the floor. This should be useful especially to “break the ice”. They include: representative from other Internet development indices (e.g. Sonia Kelly from Freedom of the Net), representatives from the private sector (e.g. Lih Shiun from Google), as well as representatives from regional initiatives such as YMobility and the European Parliament.

Online Participation:

The session will encourage simultaneous discussion online through chat, along with the live discussions at the venue. The online moderator will proactively make observations to stimulate discussions online. Furthermore, because this will be a follow-on session from other events, participants from those events (including Asia Pacific Regional IGF, RightsCon, etc.), will be invited to attend this session remotely even if they are unable to join in person. The NetMission.Asia program along with Fellows.Asia network, which represents the alumni from schools and academies of Internet Governance around Asia as well as fellowship recipients for Asia Pacific Internet Governance related events (including APNIC, APrIGF, APIGA, etc.) will also be invited to participate online.

Discussion Facilitation:

About 70% of the plan is dedicated to interactive round table and output discussion:

1. Introduction: 15 min

2. Round table Discussion: 30 min

a. How can the indexes support local advocacy for policy change? Examples?

b. How can local initiatives expand the indexes/frameworks for local case studies?

c. How can local activities inform the improvement of the indexes/frameworks?

3. Action & Output: 15 min

The session facilitator will start with a 15 minute presentation explaining the broad structure and concepts of the identified indices to spark the discussion. This is followed by a 30 minute roundtable discussion facilitated by 3 starting questions (included above) to identified discussants from different stakeholder groups, and then furthering the conversation around the room, inviting participants to share their experience and thoughts. Towards the last 15 minutes, the facilitator will attempt to summarize and drive the discussion (involving the whole room) towards the identification and development of specific and actionable next steps that could be implemented at particular localities utilizing one or more of the frameworks/methodologies. Throughout the session, the facilitator will work with the remote moderator to facilitate online discussions via text chat. Text chat will be encouraged from remote as well as in-room participants to best engage with the audience.

Onsite Moderator:

Edmon Chung (DotAsia)

Online Moderator:

Yannis Li (DotAsia) & Hu Xianhong (UNESCO)

Rapporteur:

NetMission Ambassador (Youth)

Background Paper

Reference Document: https://www.ymi.asia

Session Time:
Tuesday, 13 November, 2018 - 16:10 to 17:10
Room:
Salle IX

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