Background: Capacity Building has become one of the essential requirements in order to foster meaningful participation in Internet Governance processes. The multistakeholder model for Internet development means that all relevant stakeholders - including governments, the private sector, civil society, and the academic and technical communities - have respective roles to play in shaping key Internet governance issues, such as access, privacy, security and many others. Performing such a role requires, however, a deep understanding of the multidimensional facets of Internet-related issues, often spanning across policy, technical, social and economic underpinnings. Fostering cross-disciplinary knowledge and cross-sector cooperation through capacity building is therefore paramount to ensure that the next generation of Internet leaders is empowered with the necessary tools to address future challenges, whether at the national, regional or international levels. In the past few years, a wealth of capacity building and fellowship programs have emerged to address these new requirements, engaging individuals from all regions in capacity development and exposing them to key Internet Governance fora, including the Internet Governance Forum. Objective: The objective of the Collaboration Leadership Exchange on Capacity Building is to bring together the staff and participants in the different sponsored programmes to the IGF to network, build relationships, exchange ideas, discuss key local / regional issues on Capacity Building and IG, and explore applicable solutions. It is envisioned that this one-day session will contribute to building and fostering capacity building communities, and create a multiplier effect on the Capacity Building track throughout the IGF week, and beyond. All IGF participants interested in this topic will be welcome to attend. The Collaborative Leadership Exchange will take the format of an unconference, with equal parts of peer-to-peer style learning and engagement, networking and relationship building, interactive discussions and promotion of increased collaboration between capacity building programmes in the Internet ecosystem (DiploFoundation, Freedom House, ISOC, IFLA, dotASIA, SSIG, APC, etc.). Once the event has started, activities are determined and led by the persons in attendance. Instead of passive listening, all attendees are encouraged to become active participants, with the moderator providing structure for attendees. Preliminary activities are designed to stimulate debate. Attendees pick themes for the fishbowl sessions and within the group. Meeting Design by Ruud Janssen wwwTNOC.ch for #Internet Governance Forum 2013 Bali - Indonesia

2. Background:
Capacity Building has become one of the essential requirements in
order to foster meaningful participation in Internet Governance
processes. The multistakeholder model for Internet development
means that all relevant stakeholders - including governments, the
private sector, civil society, and the academic and technical
communities - have respective roles to play in shaping key Internet
governance issues, such as access, privacy, security and many
others.
Performing such a role requires, however, a deep understanding of
the multidimensional facets of Internet-related issues, often spanning
across policy, technical, social and economic underpinnings.
Fostering cross-disciplinary knowledge and cross-sector cooperation
through capacity building is therefore paramount to ensure that the
next generation of Internet leaders is empowered with the necessary
tools to address future challenges, whether at the national, regional
or international levels.
In the past few years, a wealth of capacity building and fellowship
programs have emerged to address these new requirements,
engaging individuals from all regions in capacity development and
exposing them to key Internet Governance fora, including the Internet
Governance Forum.
Objective:
The objective of the Collaboration Leadership Exchange on Capacity
Building is to bring together the staff and participants in the different
sponsored programmes to the IGF to network, build relationships,
exchange ideas, discuss key local / regional issues on Capacity
Building and IG, and explore applicable solutions.
It is envisioned that this one-day session will contribute to building
and fostering capacity building communities, and create a multiplier
effect on the Capacity Building track throughout the IGF week, and
beyond. All IGF participants interested in this topic will be welcome to
attend.

3. The Collaborative Leadership Exchange will take the format of an
unconference, with equal parts of peer-to-peer style learning and
engagement, networking and relationship building, interactive
discussions and promotion of increased collaboration between
capacity building programmes in the Internet ecosystem
(DiploFoundation, Freedom House, ISOC, IFLA, dotASIA, SSIG,
APC, etc.).
Once the event has started, activities are determined and led by the
persons in attendance. Instead of passive listening, all attendees are
encouraged to become active participants, with the moderator
providing structure for attendees.
Preliminary activities are designed to stimulate debate. Selected
participants are required to make a short statement about the Internet
and then other attendees are required to indicate whether they agree,
disagree or are somewhere in the middle.
The participants then create the agenda for the rest of the session
with all of them coming up with topics they want to discuss during the
breakout sessions.
Attendees pick themes for the fishbowl sessions and within the group,
they choose a coordinator for each fishbowl session.
Core Participants:
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Internet Society
Freedom House
IFLA
DiploFoundation
DotAsia
IGF Youth Initiatives
European Summer School on IG (EuroSSIG)
Together against Cybercrime
Key Contacts:
Constance Bommelaer

4. Toral Cowieson
Niel Harper
Vladimir Radunovic!

10. Suggestions
19/10/13 15:13
"What are the best practices for building communities of learning? So in
essence, how do we create peer networks that facilitate capacity building
and improve local, national and regional outcomes in IG?"
Niel, Bridgetown, Barbados
arrow keys to advance through suggestions.
"Internet Governance for dummies. How can we get more people involved,
and specifically those governments that are not aware of its importance."
NatiE, Paraguay
"Youth engagement. What should we do to bring voices of the next
generation on-board?"
Kivuva Mwendwa, Nairobi, Kenya
"I suggest to talk about: - The importance of internet on freedom of
expression - Educational activities that could be offered in our countries
for people to understand the importance of internet for freedom and
rights - How to combat Cyber crime"
Oswaldo Cali, Caracas, Venezuela
http://www.google.com/moderator/#1/e=210a29&t=210a29.40
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