UKIGF

It is my observation that the governing consensus of the Internet is starkly different to the one in the ‘real world’. As the two are increasingly being forced together by the interweaving of the Internet into every day life, a new consensus must be built. There is, however, more common ground than the first glance [...]

A tipping point in internet behaviour?
Two recent official reports - Digital Britain; and Ofcom’s Communications Sector Review - have suggested that Britain is at a tipping point in respect of the internet. To date, it is suggested, the internet has generally supplemented offline behaviour. Now, it is suggested, it is becoming the norm. In many [...]

Internet Governance is seen by many as a ‘dry topic’, and certainly the concepts discussed are not always easily accessible to a young audience – imagine asking a room of teens their opinions on openness, access, security and diversity!  Yet the need for the involvement of young people in the IGF process has been widely [...]

The UN Internet Governance Forum will meet in November at Sharm El Sheikh. The IGF has matured into a useful tool. But it is under threat. Stakeholders should speak up!

It’s IGF season again. Representatives of key stakeholders are meeting again in Geneva to prepare the ground for the forthcoming fourth meeting of a body that [...]

The internet has brought with it very many wonders and joys, but by common consent there have also been a number of unintended, unforeseen and unwanted consequences.  Some of the debates taking place about the future of the internet are, in essence, questions about how we deal with these side effects.  The problem is that, [...]

By the Internet Watch Foundation
 
Reflecting our area of expertise and experience, this post focuses on child sexual abuse content which is as much an issue for the UK internet as for every country, every law enforcement body, every facet of the global internet community, and every citizen. 
 
1.    There are few issues so serious, on [...]

As we mark the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Internet, what issues concern UK consumers and how might these feed into the deliberations of the forthcoming Internet Governance Forum? Let me briefly list my top ten topics to kick off what inevitably must be a wide-ranging discussion.
1) Take-up of the Net:
In this country, [...]

For the last three years it has been my honour to have judged the security category entries to the Nominet Best Practice Challenge, and I have constantly been heartened by the dedication of those entering the competition, and by the wide range of often excellent ideas and initiatives that they bring to the table. High [...]

What do young people think about Internet governance, based on their experience of growing up with the Internet?
We have just started a new e-participation project, getting young people (mainly 16-21) to discuss Internet governance on-line and feeding their creative ideas to policy-makers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Estonia and the EU. See www.huwy.eu
As UK Co-ordinator [...]