Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance (MEACSIG)
May 25-29, 2014
Holiday Inn Downtown Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Introduction
As part of the ICANN Middle East Strategy devised by the Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG), ICANN aims to develop and sponsor outreach programs and initiatives in partnership with national and regional stakeholders in order to stimulate the regional Internet community and ensure effective participation in regional and global Internet Governance fora.
To that end, ICANN through MESWG’s Task Force on Capacity Building and Awareness (TF-CBA) organized the Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance (MEAC-SIG) 2014. This annual five-day event was comprised of focused sessions tailored to fit the region’s needs. These sessions covered a broad range of issues from technical to policy aspects of Internet Governance.
Objectives
The MEAC-SIG helps individuals from the MEAC region to better understand the global and regional Internet Governance issues, settings and processes while gaining access to comprehensive and structured knowledge on the various aspects of Internet Governance, and the actors, issues and settings surrounding it.
Format
The MEAC-SIG offers a 5-day intensive learning course spanning five tracks. The course covers the political, legal, economic, socio-cultural, technological and other dimensions of the Internet Governance within the context of the MEAC regional imperatives. The program carries practical oriented workshops, roundtables and case presentations.
Material
For further reading, folks were encouraged to read content found at the following links:
- An Introduction to Internet Governance by Jovan Kurbalija (AR | EN)
- Governing the Internet by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (EN)
- ICANN Handouts (EN)
Agenda
The agenda for the event can be found here.
Slides
- May 26 — Multistakeholder Roles and Processes in Internet Governance – Desiree Miloshevic
- May 26 — Introduction to ICANN, IANA, and the DNS – Baher Esmat
- May 27 – ccTLDs, gTLDs, and IDNs – Fahd Batayneh
- May 27 — Understanding the DNS Industry both Globally and Regionally – Mohamed El Bashir
- May 28 — Understanding Public Policy and Exploring Internet Public Policy– Fouad Bajwa
- May 28 — Internet Governance for Development and Diversity – Christine Arida
- May 28 — MENA Internet Insights and Trends – Rafid Fatani
- May 28 — Legal Framework to Combat Cyber Crimes in the Region Qatar as a Model – Ehab Elsonbaty
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