22 Feb, 2021
Online
First Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group Meeting (MAG)
In response to input from the IGF community a call for issues was launched in December 2020 with a deadline of 31 January 2021. Over 230 responses produced a set of issues. Some were indeed specific which is what was hoped for. These were clustered into seven areas and then prioritised by the MAG. After reviewing the issues and following the goals for a more focused IGF, it was decided on two main focus areas and four cross-cutting and emerging issue areas. This ‘issue-driven’ approach allowed to work with fewer issues treated in greater depth.
Following the advice of the MAG Working Group on IGF Strengthening and Strategy, that the “greater impact can be achieved by dealing with fewer policy issues in greater depth, making sure that relevant stakeholders participate in discussing these issues, and that the outcomes of the discussions are communicated effectively and strategically”, the issue-driven approach is expected to facilitate the creation of more focused and structured IGF outputs, including the “key messages”.
The MAG identified two 'baskets of issues': a ‘main focus area’ with only two issue areas, and an ‘emerging and cross cutting issue’ basket with four issue areas. This is intended to enable a more focused IGF, while at the same time keeping the IGF open for new and emerging issues and to give participants choice. A rough allocation of time/percentage of sessions has been proposed for each basket but MAG members felt that allocation within each basket should be flexible. A final decision on allocation of time/sessions can be made at a later stage, taking the quality and nature of proposals into account.
Organisers of the High-level Leaders and Parliamentary Tracks will be invited to also focus on these issue areas. NRIs, BPFs, DCs and PNs will also be invited to consider addressing these issues.
2021 IGF Main focus areas (outcome focused) with 60% estimated time allocation
- Economic and social inclusion and human rights
- Universal access and meaningful connectivity
2021 IGF Emerging and Cross-cutting issues (discussion driven) with 40% estimated time allocation
- Emerging regulation: market structure, content, data and consumer/users rights regulation
- Environmental sustainability and climate change
- Inclusive IG ecosystems and digital cooperation
- Trust, security, stability
19 Feb, 2021
Washington, DC, United States
TPRC48: Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy
Every year, TPRC brings together a diverse, international group of researchers from academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations to challenge each other’s ideas and to interact with policy makers and members of the private sector. The conference format consists of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and paper presentations, all with audience interaction.
16 Feb, 2021
Online
The sub-Saharan African cybersecurity ‘parabellum’ – User Data Protection & Privacy
A C3SA - GCSCC - OCSC Constellation webinar - to show interest, send email to: c3sa@uct.ac.za
11 Feb, 2021
Online
Launch of UNIDIR report: “Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: Design, Defence and Response”
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to an online event on the launch of the report “Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: Design, Defence and Response”.
Panelists will uncover gendered dynamics and assumptions that are prevalent in the field of cybersecurity, such as online-based harassment and violence; gender stereotyping in threat modelling; women’s participation in the cyber workforce; gender discrimination cybersecurity investigations.
The event will feature a presentation from the authors of the report, followed by expert comments from representatives of international organizations, Member States and civil society, as well as a Q&A with the audience.
Participants are encouraged to come prepared to discuss concrete recommendations for the incorporation of gender considerations throughout international cybersecurity policy and practice.
9 - 10 Feb, 2021
Online, Estonia
Tallinn Winter School of Cyber Diplomacy
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will organise the Tallinn Winter School of Cyber Diplomacy on 9-10 February 2021 (14:00-17:30 CET). The virtual and interactive Winter School will feature lectures and panel discussions by current and former cyber diplomats as well as experts from leading think tanks, academia and institutions.
The event is the latest iteration of the Estonian MFA’s training series on cyber issues in foreign policy, following the success of Cyber Diplomacy Summer School of 2019 and the Cyber Diplomacy Virtual Master Class of 2020. The two-day training programme will cover best practices of cyber norms implementation, the applicability of international law in cyberspace, and confidence and capacity building measures.
The event will be open to a global audience and can be viewed live without prior registration. Viewing information will follow in due course on this website.
In case of any questions, please get in touch via cyberschool@mfa.ee.
28 Jan, 2021
Online
WEF Davos Agenda 2021 – Building a healthier internet: lessons from fighting covid-19 misinformation
Can we use a pilot project on public health messaging to fight misinformation and create healthier public conversation? Join this workshop-style session to generate ideas on how to broaden the approach.
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19 - 21 January 2021
Lille, France, France
FIC 2021
The International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) is the leading European event on Cybersecurity. The event relies on: a TRADE SHOW for buyers and suppliers of cybersecurity solutions to meet and network and a FORUM to foster reflection and exchanges among the European cybersecurity ecosystem. After a 2020 edition that highlighted the key role of Human beings in cybersecurity, the FIC 2021 will focus on the major operational, industrial, technological, and strategic challenges of cooperation.
14 - 15 Dec, 2020
Online
20th Annual Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS) 2020
The field of the economics of privacy and security has grown substantially since it first began. However, the workshop has remained the leading forum for interdisciplinary scholarship on information security, combining expertise from the fields of computer science and electrical engineering, economics, social science, business, law, and policy. WEIS embodies the idea that responding to security problems through purely technical means is a losing strategy because it leads to an arms race. Interdisciplinary research is needed: an understanding of attacker incentives, motivations, and behaviors is necessary to accurately model future attacks so that information security professionals can more effectively defend their systems. WEIS is also regularly attended by policymakers, because it provides a forum for them to both understand how to craft more effective policies, as well as directly interact with those who their policies are likely to impact.
14 Dec, 2020
Online
Security Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI) Conference
With an aim to multiply the Cybersecurity research & product development in India, National Centre of Excellence for Cybersecurity Technology Development and Product Entrepreneurship, a joint initiative of DSCI and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), is organizing a first-ever virtual 'Security Education, Research and Innovation Conference (SERI) 2020' at DSCI's flagship event, AISS 2020.
SERI, an acronym for Security Education, Research, and Innovation, has been conceptualized to provide a world-class platform for academicians, researchers, engineers, industrial participants, and students to showcase their cutting-edge research work in diverse Cybersecurity domains with the global experts. The conference aims to give visibility to such high-quality research highlighting the challenges in the newly emerging security field. The selected papers will be presented and published in the conference proceedings.
Join the virtual conference to:
Explore the latest research, trends, and innovations in Cybersecurity
Connect & network with the prestigious researchers & security experts from across the globe
Establish new research collaborations to nurture promising business outcomes
4 - 10 Dec, 2020
Online
Informal Multi-stakeholder Cyber Dialogue
The objective of the Informal Multi-stakeholder Virtual Dialogue Series is to support the ongoing discussions at the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on developments in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) in the context of international security. Taking place in a new virtual format, it is an informal event at the initiative of the multi-stakeholder community and a number of UN member states. The dialogue series is intended to complement the OEWG, but it is not a formal part of the OEWG process.
