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08/19/2020 - 08/19/2020 | Virtuell

GIGA Forum | Is a More Democratic Internet possible?

Lectures and discussion | Online event in cooperation with Hans-Bredow-Institut

In summer 2020, Germany will present to the United Nations suggestions for the reform of the global cooperation infrastructure. At the core of this process rest the questions: Who will decide on the rules and development of the Internet? Will it be states? States in cooperation with the private sector and civil society? Given the political, societal, and economic importance of the Internet, this reform will be a crucial turning point coming to define the future of global communication and cooperation. Germany’s contribution to this process alongside the role of the countries of the Global South will be essential for a people-oriented and sustainable digitalisation.

This GIGA Forum, organised in cooperation with the Leibniz-Institute for Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), analyses the reform process, reveals potential pitfalls, and sheds light on the prospects of reformed global regulation of the Internet.

Introduction and moderation:
PD Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann is Research Program Head at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) in Hamburg, Germany.

Panel:
Dr. Rudolf Gridl is Head of the Division “Internet Governance and International Digital Dialogue” in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in Berlin, Germany.

Dr. Julia Pohle is Senior Researcher in the Research Group “Politics of Digitalization“ at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), Germany.

Prof. Dr. Bert Hoffmann is Lead Research Fellow at the Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg, Germany.

All registered participants will receive further information with details on the online event and a link to participate.

Information on participating / attending:
We request that you register for this event. Registration is free. Once you have successfully registered you will receive a confirmation email. If you don’t receive this mail (be sure to check your spam folder), please contact events@giga-hamburg.de.

You will receive your personal participation link and further information by email before the online event starts.

Date:

08/19/2020 16:00 - 08/19/2020

Event venue:

GIGA Hamburg
Virtuell
Hamburg
Germany

Target group:

Business and commerce, Scientists and scholars

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

Economics / business administration, Information technology, Media and communication sciences, Politics, Social studies

Types of events:

Presentation / colloquium / lecture

Entry:

07/29/2020

Sender/author:

Verena Schweiger

Department:

Fachabteilung Kommunikation

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event66622


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