Schedule
IGF 2014 sub theme that this workshop fall under Internet as an Engine for Growth & Development |
Description This year, 2014, has been declared the United Nations (UN) International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) celebrating their ‘vibrant and distinct cultures, diversity and heritage’ and recognising their people being ‘at the forefront of efforts to address pressing global issues through ingenuity, innovation and use of traditional knowledge’. |
Name(s) and stakeholder and organizational affiliation(s) of institutional co-organizer(s) Patrick Hosein and Cintra Sooknanan |
Has the proposer, or any of the co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? yes The link to the workshop report http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/116-workshop-proposals/1018-igf-2012-workshop-proposal--no-81-internet-governance-and-sustainable-development-the-case-of-small-island-developing-states; and Internet Governance of Open Government Data and for Sustainable Development Workshop #78 2012 |
Type of session Panel |
Duration of proposed session 90 Minutes |
Subject matter #tags that describe the workshop #open_data #SIDS #connectivity #access #internet_stability |
Names and affiliations (stakeholder group, organization) of speakers the proposer is planning to invite Cintra Sooknanan, Civil Society, Trinidad and Tobago |
Name of Moderator(s) Keisha C Taylor |
Name of Remote Moderator(s) Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro |
Description of how the proposer plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and remote participants The Workshop will take the form of an interactive session with representative Workshop Panelists from the SIDS regions as well as stakeholder organisations. The following topic areas form the draft agenda as at 20 June 2014, and represent the minimum content anticipated to be covered during the workshop: |
Description of the proposer's plans for remote participation Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Technology and Innovation (UK) members will be encouraged to join remotely and we will be asking other SIDS stakeholder groups to participate. |
Background paper |