[Rigf_secretariat] [Rigf_program] getting started for APrIGF 2012

[Shahzad Ahmad]

Just heard that Call for Workshops at the IGF Baku is out. Haven't see it
though yet. 

Am I right to understand that essentially some of the sessions proposed and
organized at the APrIGF should then be taken up at the Global IGF for wider
audience and larger debate? So do we want that APrIGF is in total sync with
global IGF? 

We think two pronged strategy will be good, where we can discuss some
specific regional issues, which may not necessarily be of interest at global
IGF but then some, which feed regional perspective to the larger global
debate in Baku. Kindly advise.

It will be good to get small description of each session from the folks, who
are proposing them. The description can also add the collaborations, which
will then be very useful for the programme committee to discuss and decide
for addition in the overall programme of APrIGF. 

Best wishes and regards

Shahzad


-----Original Message-----
From: rigf_program-bounces at dotasia.org
[mailto:rigf_program-bounces at dotasia.org] On Behalf Of Izumi AIZU
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:33 AM
To: Paul Wilson
Cc: program at ap.rigf.asia
Subject: Re: [Rigf_program] getting started for APrIGF 2012

Hi,

I agree with Paul (and others) that our regional IGF will become input to
Global IGF, in addition to the other way around. Disaster recovery could be
one strong candidate though I also am open for other themes.

In the separate "discuss" list, to which I am sure many of you are also
subscribed, I also proposed to have optional "study tour" of disaster area
in Tohoku region of East Japan. While I agree that we need robust
infrastructure, I also like to point out that how we could really make full
use of ICTs to help the victims at the service and application level, not
only infrastructures.

It would be very valuable if we could invite Valence Riadhi from Indonesia
again  (who made great contributions at last year's rIGF in Singapore so
that I invited him to a conference in Japan in November and also went
together to the devastated areas hit by Tsuhami after that and had a lot of
good conversations).

Kuo-wei also suggested to contact similar activities in Taiwan started after
the massive earthquake on Sep 21, 1999.
So I guess it could be quire "Asian", not only Japan, to discuss this issue.

izumi



2012/3/13 Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net>:
> One of the challenges of IGF is to be developing themes and discussions
over time, in a way that builds the IGF results and value from one year to
the next.  I think it's important to see this as a cycle, with feedback
loops between successive events, and between regional and global events.  So
in planning for APrIGF, let's look at the inputs and outputs which form this
information flow between events.
>
> On the input side for APrIGF, we can consider the proceedings of the
previous regional and global events, which could help to form the themes of
the next regional event, and which should also (I suggest) be reported into
the event, eg in "setting the scene".   If the themes for the coming global
IGF are established, then I agree these should also be considered, but they
should not constrain the scope of our own meeting.
>
> On the output side, we need to produce results which represent what is
most important for the AP region, to be fed into the global IGF (regardless
of what its chosen themes are).  This can happen in the regional IGF
recap/review sessions, but it would also be great if a regional event could
result in specific workshop proposals which reflect specific regional
priorities.  Possible examples from the AP region might include more on
disaster recovery, and also possibly something about the impacts and
management of massive network growth which is being seen more in this region
than anywhere else.
>
> Hope that's helpful.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> On 11/03/2012, at 10:39 PM, Edmon Chung wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> How do people think we should get started with this?...
>>
>> Our hosts this year have made the proposal for the theme to be:
>> “Further Development of the Internet as a Healthy Infrastructure”
>>
>> With 3 topics:
>> 1. Development of a Strong Internet Infrastructure 2. Disaster 
>> Recovery Using the Internet 3. Protection of Children from Crimes on 
>> the Internet
>>
>> If I remembered correctly, there was suggestion that we follow the UNIGF
streams (which was also the approach we took in the last 2 years), but also
suggestion that we might deviate from that to better fit the priorities in
Asia Pacific...
>>
>> Anyway, just hoping to get the discussion started here...
>>
>>
>> Besides the discussion of content, would also like to talk about 
>> process :-) What do people think about teleconferences? or text chats? to
get a more regular meeting started...
>> Perhaps to convene every 2 weeks?...
>> And any suggestion on day/time of the week to have these meetings...
>>
>> Edmon
>>
>>

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