Outcomes of the 2016 Conference

The first Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference of Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network was held on November 14-16, 2016 in Paris, France. It brought together over 200 stakeholders from more than 40 countries. For the first time on a global level, senior representatives from governments, businesses, technical operators, civil society, academia, and international organizations specifically addressed the future of jurisdiction on the cross-border Internet. The conference was institutionally supported by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the OECD, the European Commission, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and ICANN.

The first Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference firmly placed the topic of jurisdiction on the Internet governance agenda, as recommended in the 2014 NETmundial Roadmap for the Future Evolution of Internet Governance Ecosystem. It fostered trust across stakeholder groups and bridged the policy sectors of legal cooperation, digital economy, human rights, and cybersecurity. Over the course of three days, participants collaboratively framed issues of common concern, exchanged on existing efforts to address them, and discussed related operational challenges. As an outcome, stakeholders identified concrete areas for cooperation to help the development of shared policy standards and frameworks for legal interoperability and due process across borders.

Institutional Supporters

Opening Speakers

Carl Bildt Former Swedish Prime Minister, Chair of the Global Commission on Internet Governance Bio
Douglas Frantz Deputy Secretary-General, OECD Bio
Frank La Rue Assistant Director-General Communication and Information, UNESCO Bio
Nicklas Lundblad Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations EMEA, Google Bio
Nnenna Nwakanma Africa Regional Coordinator, World Wide Web Foundation Bio

Venue

Internet & Jurisdiction is grateful to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for providing the Ministerial Conference Center as the venue for the 2016 Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference.

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Discussants Included:

Chinmayi Arun Executive Director, Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University, Delhi Bio
Maria Ines Baqué Secretary of Innovation, Ministry of Modernization, Argentina Bio
Erin Dorgan Director, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination, Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada Bio
Benedicto Fonseca Filho Director, Department of Scientific and Technological Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Bio
Thomas Fitschen Director of International Cyber Policy, Federal Foreign Office, Germany Bio
Elfa Yr Gylfadottir Director, Media Commission, Ministry of Communications, Iceland Bio
Gianfranco Incarnato Deputy Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy Bio
Tarek Kamel Senior Advisor to the President for Government Engagement, ICANN Bio
Rebecca MacKinnon Director, Ranking Digital Rights, New America Foundation Bio
Brad Marden Assistant Director Digital Crime Investigative Support, INTERPOL Bio
Corynne McSherry Legal Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation Bio
Dunja Mijatović Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Bio
Paul Mitchell Senior Director, Tech Policy, Microsoft Bio
Paul Nemitz Director, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Directorate General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST), European Commission Bio
Christopher Painter Coordinator for Cyber Issues, State Department, USA Bio
Nii Quaynor Chairman, Ghana National Information Technology Agency Bio
Megan Richards Principal Adviser, DG CONNECT, European Commission Bio
Nicolas de Riviere Director General for Political Affairs and Security, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development Bio
Marietje Schaake Member, European Parliament Bio
Carlos Affonso Souza Director, Institute for Technology and Society (ITS Rio) Bio
Lawrence E. Strickling Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, USA Bio
Elvana Thaçi Head of Internet Standard-Setting Unit, Council of Europe Bio

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