Internet Governance in October 2016

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Main events in October

3-4Oct:ENOG12/RIPENCCRegionalMee;ng(Yerevan)5Oct:InternetInclusion:GlobalConnectStakeholdersAdvancingSolu;ons(Washington)5-7Oct:eCrimeCyber-SecuritySymposium(Bra;slava)5-8Oct:AoIR2016Berlin:InternetRules!(Berlin)10-14Oct:ITUCouncilWorkingGroupsmee;ngs(Geneva)11-14Oct:AfICTASummit2016(Windhoek)17Oct:4thBERECStakeholderForumMee;ng(Brussels)17-18Oct:FreedomOnlineConference2016(SanJosé)24Oct:GlobalStandardsSymposium(Hammamet)25Oct-3Nov:WorldTelecommunica;onStandardiza;onAssembly2016(Hammamet)25-27Oct:IoTSolu;onsWorldCongress(Barcelona)

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Trends

Top5trendsindigitalpolicyinOctober

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1. IoT devices used in DDoS attacks

•  TwomajorDDoSa_acksinOctober,usingdevicesthatcanconnecttotheInternet(securitycameras,babymonitors,videorecordersetc)

•  Firsta_ack:usedover1milliondevicesagainstUSsecurityresearcherandFrenchnetworkserviceprovider

•  Seconda_ack:directedagainstsystemsoperatedbyDNSproviderDyn.MajorwebsitesrenderedinaccessibleincludedTwi_er,PayPal,Airbnb,Amazon,andseveralonlinejournals

•  Incommon:unprecedentedscaleofthea_acks

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2. More bilateral cybersecurity agreements •  Statesincreasinglyconcludingbilateralagreementsoncyber

issues,par;cularlycybersecurity.In2016,over20bilateralarrangementsconcluded,mostlywithUSA

•  LatestisIndiaandRussia’sformalcyberagreementtacklingcybercrimecyber-terrorism;willincludedefenceandna;onalsecurity

•  CanadaandChinaalsostartednego;a;ons;possibleagreementexpectedtotacklecyber-espionage,datathee,andstate-sponsoreda_acks

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3. Tackling challenges related to AI

•  Ar;ficialintelligenceexpectedtomakesignificantprogressinbroadly-applicableintelligence

•  AIpresentsnewsocial,ethical,legalconcerns;mainconcernsareimplica;onsonjobs,skills,economy

•  USoutlinedstrategyforpromo;ngAIresearchanddevelopment

•  UKParliamenturgesgovernmenttotakeproac;vemeasures•  Tooearlytoconsidersector-wideregula;ons?

TheGIPDigitalWatchobservatorywillanalyseAIdevelopments&challenges.Moreondigitalwatch.gipla?orm.org

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•  Elec;onsandpoli;cally-drivenmo;va;onsattheheartoftwoincidents

•  WikiLeaks’JulianAssangehadInternetconnec;onpar;allyrestrictedbyEcuadortostopWikiLeaks’interferencewiththeUSelec;on.EcuadorpressuredbyUSauthori;es

•  MontenegroblockedViberandWhatsAppduringcountry’sparliamentaryelec;on

4. Access to Internet, apps interrupted

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5. Free Basics controversy reignited

•  FacebookplanstolaunchFreeBasicsinUSA.Controversyoverzero-ra;ngreignited

•  FreeBasicsraisedredflagsinIndiaandEgyptlastyear,butavailableinmorethan40countries,mostlyinAfrica

•  Debate:thosewhoseesuchservicesasessen;alinconnec;ngunderservedpopula;onsVSthosewhoclaimthatsuchservicesbreachnetneutralityprinciples

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Main events in November

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•  3-9Nov:ICANN57(Hyderabad)•  8-10Nov:DigitalTransforma;onForum(Rabat)•  10Nov:ITU-UNECE-WEFHighLevelForumonInspiringSmartCi;esandUrban

Services(Geneva)•  13-18Nov:IETF97Seoul(Seoul)•  14Nov:ITUTelecomWorld2016(Bangkok)•  14-16Nov:GlobalInternetandJurisdic;onConference2016(Paris)•  16-18Nov:OctopusConference2016:Coopera;onagainstCybercrime(Strasbourg)•  17Nov:4thAnnualEuropeanCyberSecurityConference(Brussels)•  17-18Nov:2016AnnualColloquiumonFundamentalRights(Brussels)•  25-30Nov:Afrinic25

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From the Geneva Internet Platform & DiploFoundation

Upcoming…

• 31Oct:Issue15oftheGenevaDigitalWatchnewsle_erisout(h_p://digitalwatch.giplanorm.org/newsle_er)

• 31Oct-2Nov:Diplo/GIPatMAPPINGSecondGeneralAssembly(Prague)(h_p://digitalwatch.giplanorm.org/events/mapping-second-general-assembly)

• 4-25Nov:HowComputersReallyWork:OutsmartYourSmartphone!(Geneva)(h_p://digitalwatch.giplanorm.org/events/how-computers-really-work-outsmart-your-smartphone)

• 9Nov:CompetencebuildingforCyberspace(Geneva)(h_p://digitalwatch.giplanorm.org/events/competence-building-cyberpeace)

• 29Nov:[Briefing]InternetgovernanceinNovember2016(h_p://digitalwatch.giplanorm.org/events/briefing-internet-governance-november-2016)

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Regional updates

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