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[[File:SSIG 2015.jpg|thumb|right| SSIG 2015, Costa Rica]]
 
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The South School on Internet Governance took place in Costa Rica, April 20-24, 2015. Speakers included [[ICANN]] President, [[Fadi Chehade]] and Costa Rica's Vice President, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Helena_Chac%C3%B3n_Echeverr%C3%ADa Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría]. [[Vinton Cerf]] was slated to speak at the 7th annual event, but canceled due to illness.
 
The South School on Internet Governance took place in Costa Rica, April 20-24, 2015. Speakers included [[ICANN]] President, [[Fadi Chehade]] and Costa Rica's Vice President, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Helena_Chac%C3%B3n_Echeverr%C3%ADa Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría]. [[Vinton Cerf]] was slated to speak at the 7th annual event, but canceled due to illness.
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===Topics Discussed===
 
===Topics Discussed===
 
*'''The Multistakeholder Model and the IANA Transition''', [[Keith Drazek]] & [[John Curran]]
 
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*'''Panel & Discussion: Freedom of Expression and Internet Access''', Keynote Speaker: [[Belisario Contreras]]. Panelists: [[Carlos Alvarez]] and [[Randall Barnett]]
 
*'''Panel & Discussion: Freedom of Expression and Internet Access''', Keynote Speaker: [[Belisario Contreras]]. Panelists: [[Carlos Alvarez]] and [[Randall Barnett]]
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==OAS & South Schools Initiative Agreement==
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During the event, The Organization of American States ([[OAS]]) and Uruguayan Civil Association Training Center in High Technology for Latin America and the Caribbean ([[CCAT-LAT]]) signed an agreement to support the South School on Internet Governance in its aim to train new leaders in the Internet governance sphere. <ref>http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/en/2-principal/18-la-oea-promovera-iniciativa-escuelas-del-sur-de-gobernanza-de-internet-y-seguridad-cibernetica</ref>
  
 
==Faculty==
 
==Faculty==

Revision as of 18:28, 14 May 2015

Ssig.jpg
Founded: 2009
Website: South School on Internet Governance
Twitter: TwitterIcon.png@adriancarballo
Key People
Olga Cavalli, Latin America Regional Director

Adrian Carballo, Latin America Institutional Relations Director

The South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) trains new leaders in all aspects related to 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]

Every year a fixed number of students are selected for SSIG, after having gone through a 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 of IG in their countries and regions;
  • Motivate young students of the Latin America and Caribbean region to get involved in the Internet Governance processes;
  • Motivate young students from developing countries to visit, study and understand the LAC Region in relation to the Internet Governance issues;
  • Increase the number of representatives of the Latin America and Caribbean region in international Internet Governance debate spaces.[2]

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 cyber crime
  • Digital divide and its implication on the Internet's future and evolution

SSIG 2015

SSIG 2015, Costa Rica

The South School on Internet Governance took place in Costa Rica, April 20-24, 2015. Speakers included ICANN President, Fadi Chehade and Costa Rica's Vice President, Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría. Vinton Cerf was slated to speak at the 7th annual event, but canceled due to illness.

Topics Discussed

[3]

OAS & South Schools Initiative Agreement

During the event, The Organization of American States (OAS) and Uruguayan Civil Association Training Center in High Technology for Latin America and the Caribbean (CCAT-LAT) signed an agreement to support the South School on Internet Governance in its aim to train new leaders in the Internet governance sphere. [4]

Faculty

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

The Faculty also includes:

Completed and Announced so far

References

  1. ↑ gobernanzainternet.com.ar
  2. ↑ SSIG 2011 Home
  3. ↑ http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/images/program/programa_en_18042015.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/en/2-principal/18-la-oea-promovera-iniciativa-escuelas-del-sur-de-gobernanza-de-internet-y-seguridad-cibernetica
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