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Main events in February

• 2-3,6-8Feb:ITUMeetings: CWG-ChildOnlineProtection,CWG-Internet,CWG-WSIS(Geneva)

• 6-8Feb:NANOG69(Washington)• 7Feb:SaferInternetDay(worldwide)• 14Feb:WSISForum2017OpenConsultationProcess:2ndMeeting(Geneva)• 15Feb:StrengtheningConfidenceBuilding intheOSCE(Vienna)• 16-17Feb:Domainpulse2017(Vienna)• 17-19Feb:MunichSecurityConference2017(Munich)• 20-24Feb:UNGroupofGovernmentalExperts:ThirdSession(Geneva)• 21Feb:BriefingforHeadsofMissions: DigitalPolicyinSEEurope(Geneva)• 22Feb:CentralAsiaSecurityForum(Bishkek)• 27Feb– 2Mar:MobileWorldCongress(Barcelona)• 27Feb– 4Mar:UNHumanRightsCouncil - 34thSession(Geneva)

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Trends

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ICT industry’s evolution in diplomatic efforts

• MicrosoftproposesDigitalGenevaConvention,callingongovernmentsandprivatesectortodomoreintheareaofcybersecurity

• MicrosoftamongfewInternetcompaniesthathaveembraceddiplomacy(ex:in2015,itproposedsetofcyber-normsforstates,whichwasfurtherupdatedwiththeproposalofcyber-normsfortheICTindustryin2016)

• Openquestions:Whatshouldtheconventionregulate?Howshoulditbeimplemented?

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The rise of fake news• Fakenews=growingconcernforusers,

governments,Internetcompanies• Techcompanies,includingsocialmedia

networks,widelycriticised overthespreadoffakenewsthroughtheirplatforms

• Techcompaniestakingsteps:updatingpolicies,fact-checkingtools

• Issues:(a)terminology:fakenews(fabricated)vsfalsenews(incorrect)(b)extentofresponsibilityofintermediaries:defacto/deiurecontentregulators?(c)dealingwithfakenews:hugeamountofcontent;potentialuseofAI;risksofcensorship More:dig.watch/fake-news

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Minimising the social costs of technology

• Theimpactofdigitalgrowthonjobsandsocialcosts:amaintrendin2017• Ideaofuniversalbasicincome:emergedinIndia,Scotland,andFinland

• Frenchpresidentialcandidate:proposingtaxesforrobotstocompensateworkerswhosejobsbecomeobsoleteduetotechnologicaladvancements

• But,EuropeanParliamentvotedagainstuniversalbasicincomeproposal(inCommitteeonLegalAffairs’report)tocompensatefordisruptionsbroughtbyadvancementsofthedigitalindustry

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• JuridicalaccesstodatahostedoverseasbyUSInternetcompanieshascomeintofocus:

(a)2016Microsoftcase:AppealsCourtruledthatsearchwarrantscannotbeusedtodisclosecontentheldoverseas(b)2017Googlecase:APhiladelphiaCourtruledthatGooglemustcomplywithFBI’ssearchwarrantsandhandoverdatastoredoutsidetheUSA

• Courtswillcontinuetoshapedigitalpolicy

Usingsearchwarrantsfordatastoredoverseas

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Main events in March

• 1-3Mar:IGF2017:FirstOpenConsultationsandMAGMeeting(Geneva)• 3Mar:InternationalDataResponsibility Conference(TheHague)• 6-10Mar:InternetFreedomFestival2017(Valencia)• 9Mar:SymposiumonTheFutureNetworkedCar(Geneva)• 9Mar:Regional InternetForum2017(Belgrade)• 11-16Mar:ICANN58(Copenhagen)• 14Mar:WSISForumOpenConsultationProcess:FinalReviewMeeting(Geneva)• 14-15Mar:G20ConsumerSummit(Berlin)• 21-22Mar:EBUBigDataConference2017(Geneva)• 22-24Mar:CommonwealthCybersecurityForum2017(London)• 26-31Mar:IETF98(Chicago)• 28-29Mar:DigitalRegulationForum(London)• 29-31Mar: RightsConBrussels2017(Brussels)

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From the Geneva Internet Platform & DiploFoundation

Pastevents…• 21Feb:BriefingforHeadsofMissions:DigitalPolicyinSEEurope(Geneva)

Today…• February’sGenevaDigitalWatchnewsletterisout.Downloadyourcopy:

dig.watch/newsletter

Ongoing…• 23Jan– 26Mar:Just-in-timeCourseonInternetGovernance2017

Upcoming…• March: CallforassistantcuratorsforGIPDigitalWatchobservatory.

Detailsondig.watch• 28March:BriefingonInternetgovernanceinMarch

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Regional updates

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SouthEasternEurope

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