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South School on Internet Governance

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The South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) trains new leaders of opinion in all aspects related with Internet Governance, from a global perspective and with focus on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. The program trains university and postgraduate students from the region and from the rest of the world to understand the complexity related with Internet Governance and its importance in the future of the Internet.[1]

Founded: 2009
Website: gobernanzainternet.com.ar
Twitter: @adriancarballo
Key People
Olga Cavalli, Latin America Regional Director

Adrian Carballo, Latin America Institutional Relations Director

Every year a fixed number of students are selected for SSIG, after having gone through heavy selection process. The cost to students and the expenditures of SSIG are borne by sponsorships from sponsors such as VeriSign, Nominet Trust, Afilias, ICANN, Microsoft, Cisco etc.

Vision

  • Motivate the new regional leaders of opinion to actively participate in IG meetings and activities, where the future of the Internet is shaped
  • Make them the future leaders on IG in their countries and regions
  • Motivate young students of the LAC region to getting involved in the Internet Governance processes
  • Motivate young students from developing countries to visit, study and understand the LAC Region in relation with the Internet Governance Issues
  • Increase the number of representatives of the LAC region in the international Internet Governance debate spaces

Topics covered during SSIG

  • By whom the Internet is governed
  • Political, economic, social and legal implications of Internet Governance
  • The role of ICANN, RIRs, ccTLDs, gTLDs, IDNs
  • IPV4 - IPv6 transition
  • Legal aspects of security and privacy on the Internet
  • Freedom of expression, privacy, e-commerce, gender and new market opportunities
  • New digital economy
  • Protection of intellectual property
  • Fight against cybercrime
  • Digital divide and its implication on the Internet's future and evolution

Faculty

The Faculty is chaired by Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwachter, University of Aarhus and by Prof. Olga Cavalli from Universidad de Buenos Aires and ITBA.

The Faculty include Raul Echeberria, LACNIC; Philipp Grabensee, Afilias; Bernardette Lewis, CTU; Carlos Afonso, RITS Brasil; Hartmut Glaser, NIC Brasil; Bertrand de la Chapelle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs France; Avri Doria, Lulea University; Pablo Hinojosa, ICANN; William Drake, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies Geneve; Adrian Carballo, MERCOSUR Advisor; Sebastian Bellagamba, ISOC Regional Bureau; Markus Kummer, Secretary IGF; Valeria Betancourt, APC; Vanda Scartezzini, ALAC ICANN; Demi Getschko, Nic .br; Desiree Miloshevic, Oxford University; Nacho Amadoz, .cat; Nicolau Reinhard, FEA/USP; Alexandre Barbosa, Cetic.br; Jorge Navarro, UNCTAD; Wagner Diniz, W3C Brazil; Everton Lucero, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brazil.

Completed and Announced so far

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External links

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