Activities

The members of the Commonwealth IGF initiative will continue to work on engaging its member countries and identifying resources and partner that will help promote the issues surrounding Internet Governance to various stakeholder groups in Commonwealth countries.

The key activities that have been identified to form part of its work plan for 2010 are:

1. Travel Bursaries
Following the valuable contribution of the 2009 Travel Bursary participants at the 4th IGF, this activity continues to be a priority for 2010. In order to give young professionals who are active in Internet Governance in their countries or field the opportunity to participate in Internet Governance Forum meetings, the project will be awarding bursaries to cover the travel costs of attending the 5th IGF in Vilnius.

2. Cybercrime Resource Base
In effort to promote awareness on Cybercrime, the Commonwealth IGF will be working with various partners to collect resources and documentation on policies and legislation related to Cybercrime that will be made available online.

3. Legislation pack on Child Protection on the Internet
Commonwealth IGF will be analysing existing legislation for child protection on the Internet in order to put together a synthesis of resources for legislators from Commonwealth countries to be able to incorporate in the formulation of their own legislation.

4. 5th IGF in Vilnius, Lithuania
Commonwealth IGF plans to organise an open forum session at the 5th IGF in Lithuania. It continues to support the continuance of the IGF as a useful space for the exchange of ideas.

 


Events

The partners have identified a number of meeting and events to hold informal consultations and promote the Commonwealth IGF and have met with enthusiastic support.

March 2009
ICANN Meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee
Mexico City, Mexico

June 2009
Submission to IGF Secretariat for Open Session of Internet Governance Forum 2009, in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt

June 2009
ICANN Informal Meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee
Sydney, Australia

August 2009
5th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
St Kitts & Nevis

September 2009
• East African Internet Governance Forum Meeting 
Nairobi, Kenya
• IGF Secretariat Informal meetings in Preparation for IGF 2009
• Briefing for Diplomatic representatives for Commonwealth countries.
Geneva, Switzerland

October 2009
• ICANN Meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee
Seoul, Korea
• Planning meeting of Commonwealth IGF Secretariat
• Briefing for Diplomatic representatives for Commonwealth countries in London, England

November 2009
• 4th Internet Governance Forum Meeting, 
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 
Trinidad & Tobago

April 2010
Online Consultations & Directory

March 2010
ICANN Nairobi