Data Privacy Brazil participates in the 18th edition of the Internet Governance Forum in Japan

Between October 8th and 12th, the Internet Governance Forum – IGF will take place in Kyoto, Japan, with the theme “The Internet we want: empowering all people”. In its 18th edition, the forum once again brings together multiple actors to discuss policies on aspects of internet governance. 

Data Privacy Brasil will be present at the event and is represented by its director, Rafael Zanatta, researchers Nathan Paschoalini, and Louise Karczerski. Marina Meira, researcher of Platform and Digital Markets, will also attend side events organized by an international coalition focused on digital identities.

The association has participated in several editions of the event, in 2021, in the 16th edition that took place in Katowice, Poland, Data organized the panel “The Rising of Techno-Authoritarianism: When the Employment of Technology is an Enabler of Human Rights Abuses”.

In this new edition, Rafael Zanatta participates as a guest on the panels “Exploring Blockchain’s Potential for Responsible Digital ID” and “Internet Standards and Human Rights”. Researcher Nathan Paschoalini will also be a rapporteur on the panel “Beyond Development: Connectivity as a Human Rights Enabler”. And governance and regulation coordinator Jaqueline Pigatto will remotely moderate the networking session “Global South Solidarities for Global Digital Governance”.

According to Zanatta, the IGF has gained strength again in light of the UN Global Digital Compact agenda and efforts to build better global arrangements for defining policies for the use of the Internet today and in the future.

“The themes of digital rights and data protection permeate several IGF discussions, such as the protection of children in the online environment, the ethical use of artificial intelligence, and the digital public infrastructure agenda, such as digital civil identities and integrated payment systems”.

With the advancement of guidelines on digital technologies, the IGF became a space for broader debates in which not only technical and concentration topics related to the Internet were dealt with. In this edition, Data Privacy Brasil will aim to monitor and contribute to topics such as governance, regulation, accountability, and digital civil identity, giving visibility to the Brazilian scenario and the Global South.

For this reason, for Zanatta, Data Privacy Brasil’s participation in the event is so important, “It is crucial to bring a voice from the Global South that is based on research of public interest. We are very happy to collaborate with the Internet Governance Forum for another year.”

The forum can also be followed remotely by registering on the event’s official website, which can be accessed here.

Check out the panels on which the Data team will be present at the IGF:

Panel: IGF 2023 WS #422 Exploring Blockchain’s Potential for Responsible Digital ID 

Time: (02:30 UTC) – Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 (04:00 UTC)

Room: WS 3 – Annex Hall 2

Speaker 1: Mustafa Mahmoud, Civil Society, African Group

Speaker 2: Johanna Weaver, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker 3: Susan Morrow, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Speaker 4: Kaliya Young, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Speaker 5: Rafael Zanatta, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)

Panel: IGF 2023 WS #460 Internet standards and human rights

Time: Thursday, 12th October, 2023 (00:45 UTC) – Thursday, 12th October, 2023 (01:45 UTC)

Room: WS 1 – Annex Hall 1

Organized by Global Partners Digital

Speaker 1: Rafael Zanatta, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)

Speaker 2: Eva Ignatuschtschenko, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Speaker 3: VANESSA CRAVO, Government, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)

Speaker 4: Jessamine Pacis, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker 5: Yoojin Kim, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization

Moderator

Sheetal Kumar, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)

Panel: IGF 2023 Town Hall #61 Beyond development: connectivity as human rights enabler 

Time: Tuesday, 10th October, 2023 (04:30 UTC) – Tuesday, 10th October, 2023 (05:00 UTC)Add to Calendar

Room: WS 6 – Room E

Rapporteur: Nathan Pascoalini

Organization’s Website

https://www.article19.org/

Panel: IGF 2023 Networking Session #110 Global South Solidarities for Global Digital Governance 

Time: 8th October, 2023 (23:30 UTC) – Monday, 9th October, 2023 (00:30 UTC)Add to  

Room: WS 8 – Room C-1

Moderadora:  Jaqueline Pigatto  

Speaker 1: Gbenga Sésán, Paradigm Initiative, Civil Society, African Group 

Speaker 2: Rafael Zanatta, Data Privacy Brasil Research Association, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group 

Speaker 3: Jaqueline Pigatto, Data Privacy Brasil Research Association, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group

Speaker 4: Astha Kapoor, Aapti Institute, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group 

Speaker 5: Helani Galpaya, LIRNEasia, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group 

Speaker 6: Usama Khilji, Bolo Bhi, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group

Find out more about the event and schedule on the IGF website. And follow Data’s social media to see what our team will be doing there.