EuroDIG 2023 programme, 19 June

As of 24 July 2023.

All times are Tampere local time (EEST, UTC+3).

YOUthDIG

17 – 19 June

YOUthDIG – Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance

17 – 19 June 2023, YOUthDIG | 19 – 21 June 2023, EuroDIG

The Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance (YOUthDIG) is a yearly pre-event to the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) aimed to foster active youth participation. Young people (ages 18-30) from the pan-European region with a strong interest in Internet governance, digital policy and cooperation are working together to draft and advocate for the youth messages.

Every year the YOUthDIG Organising Team is compiled of former YOUthDIG participants who design the programme for the upcoming edition. This is a chance to reflect and improve the programme from last editions, build further connections with YOUthDIG alumni and the EuroDIG community and to provide an opportunity for young people throughout Europe to participate in the Internet Governance Ecosystem focusing on topics that are important to youth in the field.

More details on the wiki.

19 June 2023 – Pre-events / Opening

10:00 – 11:30

Finnish Internet Forum, I – Opening remarks / Welcome remarks and an introduction to the book “Data capitalism in the world of crises” / Ethical aspects of artificial intelligence

19 June 2023 | 10:00 – 11:45 EEST | Main auditorium | Video recording

  • Opening remarks (5′)
  • Welcome remarks and an introduction to the book “Data capitalism in the world of crises” (25′)
  • Ethical aspects of artificial intelligence (75′)

More details on the wiki.

10:00 – 11:30

Pre 1: Expanding access to Information for All through good evidence

10:00 – 11:30

Pre 2: Progressing Core Internet Values and Global Good Practice for the Internet of Things

19 June 2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 EEST | Auditorium A3 | Video recording

Join us to help develop a clear vision on Global Good Practice for IoT towards 2030, taking into account where we are in IoT deployment, policy and regulatory developments around the world, and the role of AI/ML in governing IoT ecosystems, based on Core Internet Values. The aim is to develop a contribution to the UN Global Digital Compact Summit in September 2024, based on the current IoT Global Good Practice document and making best use of multistakeholder meetings such as discussions during regional IGFs. Key in this to further develop the concept of what it means to have “meaningful transparency” to all stakeholders in the chain, and “real accountability” to those stakeholders that can reasonably expected to bear that responsibility.

This activity is a collaboration between DC CIV, DC IoT, with the support of DC IS3C and linked to the Policy Network on Artificial Intelligence and other relevant DC activities.

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10:00 – 11:30

Pre 3: Mind the governance gap! Broadening the multistakeholder response to DNS-related cybersecurity threats

19 June 2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 EEST | Auditorium A4 | Video recording

What are the existing governance gaps in responding to DNS-related cybersecurity threats? What challenges might emerge from non-DNS namespaces, such as naming systems that use the blockchain? How can we foster improved multistakeholder responses across Europe? Join Internet organisations, industry, civil society and academia in discussing opportunities for cooperation in the DNS sector and their connection to today’s most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

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12:00 – 13:30

Pre 4: Start with WHY? Lessons from the war in Ukraine – have we learned them?

12:00 – 13:30

Pre 5: Let’s promote the European vision for digital governance and cooperation in the UN!

19 June 2023 | 12:00 – 13:30 EEST | Auditorium A3 | Video recording

The workshop will review the current major ongoing UN initiatives relating to Internet governance and digital cooperation and evaluate how the European stakeholder community can actively engage and influence their outcomes so that they fully reflect European values in support of a single, open, secure, trusted and interoperable Internet supported by multistakeholder governance which serves to advance freedom of expression and human rights online generally. The workshop will focus primarily on i) the UN Secretary-General’s proposal for a Global Digital Compact (GDC) to be agreed and launched at the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024, and ii) the 20 year review of the outcomes of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) which includes the current mandate of the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which ends in 2025.

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12:00 – 13:30

Pre 6: Efforts in shaping secure online environment by various DNS actors

19 June 2023 | 12:00 – 13:30 EEST | Auditorium A4 | Video recording

In this session of the Dynamic Coalition on Data and Trust – “Efforts in shaping secure online environment by various DNS actors” – we would like to have a look at the different approaches and motives of various stakeholders towards a secure online environment.

More details on the wiki.

12:30 – 13:30

Finnish Internet Forum, II – Shared Social Media Services as Alternatives to Big Social – even for governmental communications?

19 June 2023 | 12:30 – 13:30 EEST | Main auditorium | Shared Social Media Services as Alternatives to Big Social – even for governmental communications? | Live streaming

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14:00 – 14:30

NRI Assembly: Keynote by Gunn Karin Gjul | Youth for sustainable IG(F)

19 June 2023 | 14:00 – 14:30 EEST | Main auditorium

Recent years have shed a spotlight on the importance of empowering youth in governance processes. The European Union (EU) and the Association of South Asian Nations (ASEAN) dedicated 2022 to youth, and the Commonwealth dedicated 2023. The United Nations (UN) Secretary General included in his report Our Common Agenda recommendations for “meaningful, diverse, and effective youth engagement through better political representation, transforming education, skills training, and lifelong learning.” There have been youth events at EuroDIG since it’s the early years and it is time to look back on a decade of youth participation in Europe and beyond.

14:00 – 15:30

14:00 – 15:30

Pre 8: The New Age of Healthcare: Robotics & AI for the Medical Internet of Things

19 June 2023 | 14:00 – 15:30 EEST | Auditorium A3 | Video recording

Robotics in health technology can be used in multiple ways to assist with patient care, surgery, research, hospital maintenance, reaching difficult or isolated areas and so forth. Robots are rapidly becoming the resilient partner for the health sector, that can work tirelessly and reliably 24/7.

What is the optimal ecosystem to accelerate the space of data driven health technologies? Are there better ways to build back stronger and faster? What should we pursue and what should we shed, from the experience of using telemedicine during the Covid pandemic? How should we prepare ourselves for the use of robots in our midst?

More details on the wiki.

14:00 – 15:30

Pre 9: How to procure and purchase ICTs secure by design?

19 June 2023 | 14:00 – 15:30 EEST | Auditorium A4

Imagine how Internet and ICT security could improve when large organisations, public and private, start using their buying power and demand ICT and IoT products, services and devices to be made secure by design? That they demand that long-existing, security-related, open-source Internet standards and ICT best practices would be used actively by designers and deployed by manufacturers?

In this workshop we want to hear from you: Are we on the right track with our concept, policy advise and toolkit for governments and others? Join and let us know!

More details on the wiki.

14:30 – 15:30

IGF 2023 Youth Track Network: Nurturing Digital Well-being: Addressing the Impact of the Digital Environment on Youth Mental Health

15:30 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 16:30

Opening Keynotes by Jarmo Takala, Pasi Hellman, Pearse O’Donohue, Sandra Hoferichter & Thomas Schneider

19 June 2023 | 16:00 EEST | Main auditorium

16:30 – 17:00

Presentation of YOUthDIG Messages

17:00 – 17:15

Keynotes by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Dr. KUNIMITSU Ayano and Patrick Penninckx

19 June 2023 | 17:00 EEST | Main auditorium

  • Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (video message) | More details on the wiki. | Video recording | Transcript
  • Dr. Kunimitsu Ayano, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Japan and Member of the Japanese Parliament | More details on the wiki. | Video recording | Transcript
  • Patrick Penninckx, Head of Information Society Department, Council of Europe | More details on the wiki. | Video recording | Transcript

17:15 – 18:30

Opening Plenary: Digital cooperation between African and European parliamentarians

19 June 2023 | 17:15 – 18:30 EEST | Main auditorium | Video recording | Transcript

This session will be be organised in direct response to the recommendations made during the 17th Internet Governance Forum’s stocktaking process, as well as the valuable feedback and suggestions shared by participating parliamentarians during various IGF events. The objective is to facilitate dialogue between African and European Members of Parliament who are members of parliamentary committees related to Internet Governance or key drivers shaping the global common digital future.

The round table discussion aims to:

  • Follow up on discussions and progress from the annual IGF and coordinate continent-to-continent cooperation efforts.
  • Discuss current and future digital cooperation between Europe and Africa.
  • Make meaningful investments in building capacity in the region.
  • Strengthen comprehensive and harmonised policies and regulations governing personal and non-personal data.
  • Share best practices and lessons learned from citizens of the two continents.
  • Promote enhanced partnerships for investments in green, secure data infrastructure.

More details on the wiki.

18:30 – 20:30

Welcome reception at Tampere University