Call for Topics 2022 - Civil Society / Academia
From IGF-USA
| Submission Number | Submission | Issue Areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Number | Submission | Issue Areas | |
| 2024 Submission 3 | AI governance and Innovation
Platform regulation Data Protection & Cybersecurity with a Human Rights Perspective | Artificial Intelligence • Content Policy • Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Data Governance and Privacy • Emerging Technologies | |
| 2024 Submission 5 | Digital Public Infrastructure is the key for Internet Development | Access and Digital Inclusion | |
| 2024 Submission 6 | Persuasive computing Child online safety | Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety | |
| 2024 Submission 11 | Online Privacy: safety, design, and controls. From policy and regulatory perspectives, much attention has recently turned to privacy design and settings. Because of its current popularity in lawsuits, penalties, and even mainstream news, privacy controls would be a worthwhile topic for IGF-USA this year. | Cybersecurity • Cybercrime and Online Safety • Data Governance and Privacy • Online Harms | |
| 2024 Submission 16 | Promoting the deployment of Internet Standards and ICT best practices, by teaching large organisations, public and private, to procure secure by design and make consumer protection and advocacy organisations understand they have to take the IoT components into account when judging, respectively testing products, devices and services. Start a discussion on how tertiary cyber security education can close the skills gap between the offered education and the demand coming from industry and the technical community. | Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Data Governance and Privacy • Online Harms • Other | |
| 2024 Submission 20 | Interplanetary Internet Governance/Solar-System Internet Architecture and Governance, including new protocol requirements, deep-space challenges to the DNS and cybersecurity architectures, Interoperability/Artemis Accords, and emerging multistakeholder governance challenges | Access and Digital Inclusion • Artificial Intelligence • Data Governance and Privacy • Emerging Technologies | |
| 2024 Submission 18 | It is time in the wake of the growing capability and use of AI that serious consideration be given to establishing a legal framework to protect individuals from having their image and likeness used without informed consent - deep fakes. In addition, the unauthorized use of such images, to include (audio recordings), that are altered without informed consent should constitute a cause of action resulting in civil penalties. Government regulatory bodies such as the FCC should be given the authority to sanction persons or entities that do so. | Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Data Governance and Privacy • Emerging Technologies • Online Harms | |
| 2024 Submission 29 | Challenges of Internet Governance in Developing Countries | Access and Digital Inclusion | |
| 2024 Submission 30 | How municipalities are working with federal, state, and private partners to increase broadband deployment, digital equity and consumer protection. | Access and Digital Inclusion • Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Data Governance and Privacy • Digital Markets and Competition | |
| 2024 Submission 36 | The threat and promise of AI for the rights and privileges in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and why they should be the model for an agreed common set of human values for AI alignment. Pained but not surprised Human Rights not in your list of Issue Area categories. Most of the focus has been on the potential challenges AI poses for HRs, not on the positives. | Artificial Intelligence • Data Governance and Privacy • Other | |
| 2024 Submission 37 | Little research has focused on geography as a context for AI deployment and policy. Further, even within current contexts for investigations, there is a distinct bias for scrutinizing technology and impacts within an urban context. This ignores the people and communities in non-urban spaces that, too, are and will be impacted by the creation and use of artificial intelligence. Therefore, a discussion of rural as a context for AI creation, deployment, and sustainability is long overdue. This discussion should also include discussions of privacy, data governance, and security. | Access and Digital Inclusion • Artificial Intelligence • Data Governance and Privacy | |
| 2024 Submission 38 | I am interested in debates around safety and protections among and between online sex workers and the consumers of online sexual activity. Right now there is a confrontation between P*rnhub and the states of Virginia and Mississippi, where new age verification laws have made it difficult to provide their content without significant roadblocks. Many sex workers and activists are contesting the age verification laws, saying it makes it unreasonably difficult to provide their content. I saw an activist present on this topic at the 2023 Association of Internet Researchers and think its among the more important topics to discuss at an Integer governance forum. | Access and Digital Inclusion • Content Policy • Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Digital Markets and Competition • Online Harms | |
| 2024 Submission 50 | Online safety and well-being is a focus area for state and federal policymakers in the United States as the United Kingdom, European Union, Singapore, Australia and other companies are implementing new online safety regulations for social media and other online services. What are areas of consensus and opportunities to standardize online safety measures and compliance across regulatory systems? Are there measures that Congress or state legislators should pass that can improve the health, safety, and privacy of children online? | Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Online Harms | |
| 2024 Submission 53 | An important debate in the Internet Governance community is the appropriate role of domain registries and registrars in content regulation. While these entities have a responsibility to enforce contractual provisions related to DNS abuse, they must also navigate complex legal and jurisdictional issues when responding to requests to take down or suspend domain names hosting allegedly abusive content. Given the proximity to important government and industry stakeholder related to DNS abuse and content regulation here in DC, this panel wants to explore solutions that strike a balance between safeguarding internet users and preserving the openness and resilience of the internet ecosystem. Through multistakeholder collaboration and dialogue, stakeholders in the region will speak to various approaches that address the complexities of DNS abuse and content regulation while upholding the values of a free, open, and secure internet. | Content Policy • Online Harms | |
| 2024 Submission 51 | Although there is a trending movement towards youth inclusion in the Internet Governance ecosystem, these movements are often disconnected and inaccessible to youth without a mentor in the field. This panel would discuss mechanisms to ensure best practices across youth initiatives and foster meaningful engagement among young people in Internet Governance. It will explore creating an organization devoted to cross-organization discussion on creating mentorship opportunities, bridging the gap between seasoned professionals and youth participants, and empowering young voices to contribute effectively to policy discussions and decision-making processes. Additionally, the panel will address ways to make existing youth-focused initiatives more inclusive and accessible, including providing a detailed and updated list of opportunities tailored to the needs and interests of young participants. Through collaborative efforts and shared insights, the panel aims to cultivate a supportive environment that nurtures the next generation of leaders in Internet Governance and promotes diversity, inclusion, and innovation in the field. | Access and Digital Inclusion | |
| 2024 Submission 52 | An important debate in the Internet Governance community is the appropriate role of domain registries and registrars in content regulation. While these entities have a responsibility to enforce contractual provisions related to DNS abuse, they must also navigate complex legal and jurisdictional issues when responding to requests to take down or suspend domain names hosting allegedly abusive content. Given the proximity to important government and industry stakeholder related to DNS abuse and content regulation here in DC, this panel wants to explore solutions that strike a balance between safeguarding internet users and preserving the openness and resilience of the internet ecosystem. Through multistakeholder collaboration and dialogue, stakeholders in the region will speak to various approaches that address the complexities of DNS abuse and content regulation while upholding the values of a free, open, and secure internet. | Content Policy • Online Harms |
