This document discusses capacity development opportunities in internet governance. It outlines various online courses, fellowship programs, and conferences for learning about and engaging with internet governance issues. These include introductory and specialized courses from DiploFoundation, ICANN Learn, and INFORUM. Fellowship programs are offered by the European Summer School on IG, ICANN, and the Internet Society. Key internet governance forums mentioned are the Internet Governance Forum, ICANN meetings, IETF meetings, WSIS Forum, EuroDIG, and SEEDIG. Resources for keeping up with developments include the Digital Watch Observatory and its newsletter and briefings.

1. Capacity development
in Internet governance
Learning and engagement opportunities
Sorina Teleanu
DiploFoundation | SEEDIG
ArmIGF
5 Oct.2016|

2. A puzzle or maybe a Tower of
Babel?
Internet governance

3. Theory
 Internet governance is the development and
application by governments, the private
sector and civil society, in their respective
roles, of shared principles, norms, rules,
decision-making procedures, and
programmes that shape the evolution and
use of the Internet.
Tunis Agenda for the Information Society

4. Practice

8. Putting the pieces together

9.  Online courses
 Introduction to IG
DL for applications: Dec. 2016/Jan. 2017
 Cybersecurity
 Cybersecurity for SEE
 E-diplomacy
 Internet Technology and
Policy: Challenges and Solutions
 Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy
with Internet governance specialisation
DL for applications: 31 Oct.

10.  INFORUM: Learn Online
 Shaping the Internet - History and Futures
 Spam and Online Threats
 Introduction to Network Operations

11.  ICANN Learn
 Visual Guide to Internet
Governance
 Visual Guide to the History
of Internet
 Intro to ICANN
 Beginner’s Guide to Domain Names / DNS
 Digital Trade and Global Internet Governance
 [and many more]

12. Fellowship programmes
 European Summer School on IG
 July/August | Meissen, Germany
 ICANN Fellowship Programme
 Each ICANN meeting (3/year)
 Internet Society
 IGF Ambassadors Programme
 Fellowship to the IETF

13. Becoming part of the puzzle

14. Global level
 Internet Governance Forum
 Discussions on public policy issues
related to the Internet - open to everyone
 IGF 2016: 6-9 December, Guadalajara
 ICANN meetings
 Policy making – mainly DNS-related
 Find your place in one of the supporting
organisations or advisory committees.
 ICANN 57: 3-9 November, Hyderabad

15. Global level
 IETF meetings
 Development of Internet standards
 IETF 97: 13-18 November, Seoul
 WSIS Forum
 Discussions on ICT and sustainable
development
 WSIS Forum 2017: 11-16 June, Geneva

16. Regional level
 EuroDIG
 Discussions on Internet governance
issues – pan-European
 EuroDIG 2017: June, Tallinn
 SEEDIG
 Discussions on Internet governance
Issues - SEE and neighbouring area
 SEEDIG 2017: 18 May, Ohrid
 Inter-sessional activities all year long

17. Regional level
 RIPE NCC
 Policy making – Internet number resources
 RIPE 73: 24-28 October, Madrid
 RIPE SEE 5: 12-13 June 2017, Budva

18. Local level
 ArmIGF
 ISOC Armenia
 What else? 

19. Keeping up with
developments

20.  An initiative of Geneva Internet Platform, operated by
DiploFoundation
 Includes three pillars:
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21. Internet governance and digital policy
observatory
 Maintains a comprehensive live summary of the latest
developments in digital policy
 Provides an overview of issues, actors and ongoing
process
 Maintains a live calendar of upcoming and past events
 Provides access to the latest research and data on
Internet policy

23. Also on each issue page:

26. Monthly newsletter including:
 Round-up of developments
 Articles on various digital policy areas
 Interviews with prominent IG experts
 Latest issue published on 30 Sept.
 Next issue: end of Oct.
Digital Watch Newsletter

27.  Monthly briefings providing a 'zoomed-out' update of the
major global digital policies and Internet governance
developments.
 Every last Tuesday of the month (at 13.00 CET).
 Join online, in Geneva, or from one of the hubs
worldwide.
 Next briefing: 25 Oct.
Briefings on Internet governance

28. Internet governance developments in SEE
Monthly summaries of IG and digital
policy developments in SEE and the
neighbouring area
 Overview of developments
 Past and upcoming events
 First issue published on 26 Sept.
 Next issue: end of Oct.

29. Internet governance developments in SEE
SEE hub for monthly Internet governance
briefings
 In Belgrade and online
 Next briefing:
 25 October 2016

30.  DiploFoundation courses: http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGcourses
 ISOC INFORUM: http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/inforum-learn-
online
 ICANN Learn: http://learn.icann.org/
 EuroSSIG: www.euro-ssig.eu
 ICANN Fellowship: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-
02-25-en
 ISOC IGF Ambassadors : http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-
do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-
ambassadors-programme
 IGF: wwww.intgovforum.org
 ICANN: www.icann.org | https://meetings.icann.org/en/
Resources
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31.  IETF: https://www.ietf.org
 WSIS Forum: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/
 EuroDIG: www.eurodig.org
 SEEDIG: www.seedig.net
 RIPE NCC: https://www.ripe.net
 GIP Digital Watch Observatory: http:// dw.giplatform.org
 Geneva Digital Watch newsletter: http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/newsletter
Resources
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32.  GIP briefings on Internet governance: http://giplatform.org/briefings
 Monthly summaries of IG developments in SEE+: http://www.seedig.net/ig-
summary/
 SEE hub for monthly IG briefings: http://www.seedig.net/see-hub-for-ig-
briefings/
Resources
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33. Thank you!
sorinat@diplomacy.edu
Be part of the puzzle! 