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Workshop on

Cyberia: Identity, Cyberspace and National Security Views on Regional Cooperation

21-22 August 2012, Singapore (As of 31 July 2012)

Workshop Outline The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Alumni Continuing Engagement 2-day workshop entitled ‘Cyberia: Identity, Cyberspace and National Security’ will focus on the issue of identity and security in Southeast Asia. The region, one of the most ethnically, culturally and linguistically diverse in the world, is also host to deeply entrenched ethnic hostility creating security concerns among the countries. The workshop will examine national, ethnic and cultural self-representations in the cyber domain, the increasing impact on the social, political, economic development and security in the region and identify best practices to manage identity-based issues in cyberspace.

Goals: To conduct, through prominent subject matter experts, some active learning sessions where an opportunity for the right interagency mix of our Alumni to share experiences and practices, will through carefully focused and facilitated discussions:

1. enable a well-founded conversation about regional realities and help gain a common frame of reference to build a shared understanding of current actors, challenges and opportunities within the region

2. stimulate thinking related to strengthening and integrating whole of government approaches to mitigate violence resulting from identity-based extremism

3. help build common perspectives and capacities of participating countries to respond more effectively to challenges

4. set the context for next steps needed to improve cooperative security initiatives and systems related to the issue of identity-based extremism

5. foster greater connectivity among the community of inter- and intra-state actors

Methodology On Day 1, participants will articulate experiences and perceptions of identity-based exclusion and extremism Day 2, participants will share experiences and perceptions of the use of cyberspace and formulate a set of opportunities and constraints in regional cooperation in the cyber domain. Daily sessions include plenary and panel overviews to frame issues for facilitated discussion by participants in plenary and small work group sessions.

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VENUE: SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, SINGAPORE MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012

DAILY THEME: REGISTRATION AND WELCOME RECEPTION (DRESS: ALOHA OR BUSINESS CASUAL)

TIME EVENT LOCATION 16:00 – 17:00 Delegate Arrivals and Early Registration Lobby Area

17:00 – 18:30 Workshop Icebreaker/APCSS Alumni Reception

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 (DAY 1) (DRESS: ALOHA OR BUSINESS CASUAL)

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

Objective: On this opening day, participants will examine from a variety of perspectives, the strategic trends in Identity formation and how this functions to radicalize and sustain several forms of extremism in the region. The day will conclude with small-group work sessions, during which participants, aided by framing questions, will attempt to identify and consider the threats posed by groups in the cyber domain.

TIME EVENT LOCATION 0730 – 0800 Registration & Coffee/Tea Service Foyer

0800 – 0830 Opening Remarks ‐ Ambassador, Embassy of the United States of America, Singapore

(TBC) ‐ Ambassador (Ret) Lauren Kahea Moriarty, Dean, College of Security

Studies, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)

Casuarina Room Tower A

0830 – 0845 Group Photo Front Lobby0845 – 0900 Workshop Overview

‐ Professor Shyam Tekwani, Associate Professor, APCSS

0900 – 1030

Plenary I: The Challenge and Purpose of Cooperation in the Region ‐ Dr. Amitav Acharya, UNRSCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and

Governance and Chair of the ASEAN Studies Center, School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C.

‐ Ms. Elina Noor, Assistant Director, Foreign Policy & Security Studies, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

Moderator: Ambassador (Ret) Charles Salmon Jr., Foreign Policy Advisor, APCSS

Casuarina Room Tower A

1030 – 1045 Refreshment Break Foyer

1045 – 1145 Plenary II: Identity and Conflict in the Network Society (1) ‐ Ms. Mina Al-Lami, Senior Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics ‐ Ms. Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin, International Centre for Political

Violence and Terrorism Research; Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Singapore

Moderator: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS

Casuarina Room Tower A

1145 – 1245 Working Lunch (in Work Groups) ‐ Facilitator Group 1: Ambassador (Ret) Charles Salmon Jr., Foreign

Policy Advisor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 2: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 3: Dr. Shanthie D’Souza, Research Fellow, Institute

of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

The Line Restaurant

1245 – 1345 Plenary III: Identity and Conflict in the Network Society (2) ‐ Dr. Maya Ranganathan; Macquarie University, Australia ‐ Dr. Namrata Goswami, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

(IDSA), India Moderator: Dr. Shanthie D’Souza, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Casuarina Room Tower A

1345 – 1645 Refreshment Break and Work Group Session I ‐ Facilitator Group 1: Ambassador (Ret) Charles Salmon Jr., Foreign

Casuarina Room Tower A, White

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Policy Advisor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 2: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 3: Dr. Shanthie D’Souza, Research Fellow, Institute

of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Peony & Pink Peony

1645 Close for the day

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 (DAY 2) (DRESS: ALOHA OR BUSINESS CASUAL)

OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND PRESENTATION

OF FINDINGS

Objective: The concluding day will be used by participants to finalize, present and discuss their findings from the previous plenary sessions. The day will conclude with the final plenary session which, guided by framing questions, will result in an agreed upon set of workshop findings about the opportunities and constraints in state and regional cooperation.

TIME EVENT LOCATION

0730 – 0800 Coffee/Tea Service Foyer0800 – 0815 Work Group Presentations from Day 1 Casuarina Room

Tower A 0815 – 0915

Plenary IV: Governments and the Construction of Social Identity in the Network Society ‐ Dr. Cherian George, Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of Policy

Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

‐ Ms. Marvi Sirmed, National Project Manager, United Nations Development Project (UNDP), Pakistan

Moderator: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS

Casuarina Room Tower A

0915 – 0930 Refreshment Break Foyer0930 – 1030 Plenary V: Information Technologies and the Globalization of Social

Movements ‐ Dr. Ang Peng Hwa, Director, Singapore Internet Research Centre,

Singapore ‐ Dr. Shahidul Alam, Board Member, Private Rural Initiatives Program

and Chairman, Majority World, Bangladesh Moderator: Dr. Shanthie D’Souza, Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Casuarina Room Tower A

1030 – 1045 Refreshment Break Foyer1045 – 1145 Plenary VI: Government Strategies towards Social Media

‐ Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore

‐ Dr. Anja Kovacs, Consultant, Internet and Democracy, New Delhi Moderator: Ambassador Charles Salmon Jr, Foreign Policy Advisor, APCSS

The Line Restaurant

1145 – 1245 Working Lunch (in Work Groups) ‐ Facilitator Group 1: Ambassador (Ret) Charles Salmon Jr., Foreign

Policy Advisor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 2: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 3: Dr. Shanthie D’Souza, Research Fellow, Institute of

South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Casuarina Room Tower A

1245 – 1445 Work Group Session II ‐ Facilitator Group 1: Ambassador (Ret) Charles Salmon Jr., Foreign

Policy Advisor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 2: Dr. Alfred Oehlers, Professor, APCSS ‐ Facilitator Group 3: Dr. Shanthie D’Souza, Research Fellow, Institute of

South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Casuarina Room Tower A, White Peony & Pink Peony

1445 – 1500 Refreshment Break Foyer

1500 – 1600 Work Group Presentations and Plenary discussion Casuarina Room

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Tower A

1600 – 1615 APCSS Alumni & Communities of Interest ‐ Mr. John Gasner, APCSS Alumni Chief

Casuarina Room Tower A

1615 – 1630 Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP)‐ Ms. Ginger Blanken, Director of Outreach & Communications - CTFP

Casuarina Room Tower A

1630 – 1700 Closing Remarks ‐ Ambassador (Ret) Lauren Kahea Moriarty, Dean, College of Security

Studies, APCSS

Casuarina Room Tower A

1700 End of Workshop