[Icann-see] From ICANN EMEA newsletter

[Dusan Stojicevic]

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ICANN Engages in Events Across South East Europe

This month, ICANN staff and community members engaged in activities
across the South East Europe (SEE) region, including Internet governance
forums (IGFs). We informed audiences of ICANN's ongoing engagements in
the SEE region and the latest global developments at ICANN. These events
validated the local community's interest in ICANN and Internet governance.

    13 May. Andrea Beccalli, ICANN's Senior Manager of Stakeholder
Engagement in Europe, joined a panel of international speakers in
Podgorica, Montenegro, for the .ME Domain as a Digital Identity of
Montenegro event.

    16 May. At the National IGF in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Andrea Beccalli
participated on a panel that addressed the question "Who governs the
Internet?" The proceedings were sent to the European IGF in Brussels
(EuroDIG 2016).

    30 May. Professor Dusan Popovic, former ICANN Fellow, organized a
seminar at the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade in Belgrade,
Serbia. The session dealt with the Internet and intellectual property.
Andrea Beccalli gave an overview of ICANN and its engagement in the SEE
region. Aysegul Tekce, ICANN's Manager of Registry Services and
Engagement from the Istanbul hub, spoke about the rights protection
mechanisms in the domain space.

    1 June. Lousewies Van der Laan, ICANN Board member, attended the
Croatia IGF in Opatija, Croatia.  During the opening sessions, Andrea
Beccalli addressed the audience, giving an update on ICANN's activities
in the region.

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Belarus Holds Its First IGF
By Michael Yakushev
Vice President, ICANN Stakeholder Engagement in Russia & Central Asia

I am happy to say that the first Internet governance forum in Belarus
far exceeded everyone's expectations. It was viewed as a great success
by all, providing a vibrant platform for cross-regional dialogue among
the Eastern Europe countries in attendance. Though the Republic of
Belarus is not well-known outside the region, it is placed exactly in
the geographical center of continental Europe. With a population of
around 9.5 million people, almost no substantial natural resources, and
(since Soviet times) a highly educated population, Belarus has become a
regional champion of Internet technology development, network
penetration rates and quality of services. Recently, the Belarusian
government announced its goal to enter the "Top 30" of leading Internet
economies.

On 17 May, Belarus held its first IGF in Minsk. The event was organized
by the local country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry (.by/.bel)
with the support of ICANN, Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination
Centre (RIPE NCC) and other global organizations. Attended by over 350
participants from the local communities, and delegates from Armenia,
Georgia, Estonia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine, it was a true subregional
Eastern European IGF. The speakers and panelists at the plenary sessions
and panel discussions were from different countries and different
stakeholder groups. This diversity gave local stakeholders the
opportunity to discuss the most recent social, legal and cultural
aspects of the technical development of the Internet. Colleagues from
the region shared best practices.

Apart from the traditional model of an IGF with a set of keynote
presentations and sessions on general topics like "Internet for
Governments" or "Internet and Society," the agenda contained some
unexpected features. One novel session was a student debate on Internet
governance issues - with teams from local universities. We were
impressed by the students' eloquence and subject-matter knowledge.
During the forum, a special panel was convened on the regional aspects
of Internet governance. Speakers from Belarus, Moldova, Russia and
Ukraine shared their views on what is unique and what is common in the
Internet governance agenda of the Eastern European region.

ICANN's participation in the forum was important to help us better
understand how to develop and implement our regional (or subregional)
strategy in the most efficient way. ICANN has consistently been a
supporter of IGFs, and we continue to work with our partners and
Internet communities in the region to strengthen constructive dialogue
on Internet topics and to help in the development of local Domain Name
System (DNS) industries.


Cheers,
Dusan

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