First Working Group Meeting on "An Internet Free and Secure"
Vidushi Marda attended a face-to-face meeting organized by the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) on September 7, 2016 in Strasbourg. The FOC has three working groups (WG), and Vidushi is part of the first WG - An Internet Free and Secure.
The group has been working together to come up with recommendations to shift the debate from “finding the balance” between cybersecurity and human rights to one that recognises that cybersecurity and human rights are mutually reinforcing. More info about the WG and the outcome documents here.
This meeting was held to discuss the following agenda items:
- FOC overview.
- WG1 Priorities - mandate, scope, further priorities and areas of focus.
- Endorsements - status/next steps and last push prior to the Annual Conference in Costa Rica.
- FOC WG 1 video - as part of the group's efforts to gather support and endorsements, we looked into the possibility of a video, discussed content and carried out review of script.
- FOC Annual Meeting - This will take place October 17, 18 in Costa Rica. Tracks, role for WG members.
- Post-Costa Rica WG priorities - brainstorming on future focus areas.
- WG Platform for recommendations - review, connective text, next steps.
The participant list was as follows:
- Lea Kaspar (Global Partners Digital)
- Matthew Shears (Center for Democracy and Technology)
- Tatiana Tropina (Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law)
- Stefania Milan (University of Amsterdam)
- Mallory Knodel (Association for Progressive Communications)
- Gigi Alford (US Department of State - Technology, Human Rights and Media)
- Vidushi Marda (Centre for Internet and Society)
