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GenderIT.org IGF2009 Team

Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee on 19 November, 2009 - 13:59
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The GenderIT Feminist Talk contributors and tweeters at the Fourth Internet Governancei Forum, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 15-18 November 2009, are Maya Indira Ganesh, Jan Moolman, Wieke Vink and Jac sm Kee.
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New spaces: same old worries

Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman on 19 November, 2009 - 11:58
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Transparency, democracy, inclusivity, equal access, people centred… sound familiar? These and other concepts have grounded the work of the women’s movement and other movements for social change and justice for decades. They also at the core of the WSIS principles that were highlighted at the ‘WSIS principles: a development agenda internet governance’ workshop that I attended yesterday. So why then do I approach writing this with such trepidation?
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APC perspective on the future of the Internet Governance Forum

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) on 18 November, 2009 - 16:00
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This statement was presented for APC by Willie Currie, APC policyi programme manager, at the Taking Stock and Looking Forward – on the desirability of the continuation of the Internet Governancei Forum session, Fourth Interneti Governance Forum meeting, 18 November 2009, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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Secret and sexy

Wieke Vink
Wieke Vink on 18 November, 2009 - 14:52
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When there’s something wrong with the interneti connection at home, it is not my grandparents who are fixing it. It is not my mum or dad. It is my boyfriend. It is my brothers. It is me. We are the first generation who are brought up in the digital age – in a world wide web with Wikipedia as our library and Skype as our phone. In the case of internet, it is not necessarily the parents educating their children, but us learning our parents about You Tube and Facebook. We have to recognize that internet is a place where people gather, share and connect – and that young people, young men and women, are at the forefront of that.
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Video: Finally, another take on sexuality

Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman on 18 November, 2009 - 14:41
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Video: Jan Moolman speaks with Wieke Vink from the Youth Coalition on Sexual and Sexual Reproductive Rights, about issues raised at the APC WNSP IGF 2009 workshop: Content regulation, surveillance and sexuality rights - Privacy, Agency & Security.
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Video: Our children are in danger

Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman on 18 November, 2009 - 14:34
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Jan Moolman speaks with a participant at the APC WNSP IGF 2009 workshop about her thoughts: Content regulation, surveillance and sexuality rights - Privacy, Agency & Security.
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Video: Jehan Ara on privacy, agency & security

Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman on 18 November, 2009 - 13:35
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Video: Jan Moolman speaks with Jehan Ara, President of the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA), about issues raised at the APC WNSP IGF 2009 workshop: Content regulation, surveillance and sexuality rights - Privacy, Agency & Security.
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Video: Who’s In? Who’s Out? Women's Rights at the 2009 IGF

Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman on 18 November, 2009 - 08:39
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Video interview: Jan speaks with Margarita Salas from Sula Batsu cooperative, Costa Rica, and gets her perspective on where women's rightsi feature at the fourth Internet Governancei Forum.
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Cybersecurity: Do women count?

Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee on 17 November, 2009 - 14:42
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I have another blogi post to write about, which is a continuation of the privacyi blogi. But after attending this morning's session on ITU and cybersecurity, I think I should jot this down before the moment escapes. The workshop was a panel of representatives from the 5 pillars of ITU's work: legal, technical, organisational structures, capacity building & international cooperation. The thing that interested me was their new area of wor under the Global Cybersecurity Agenda: COP. Child Online Protection.
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Possible Futures of the Gender Dynamic Coalition at IGF

Heike Jensen
Heike Jensen on 17 November, 2009 - 10:09
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After quite a number of informal talks among gender-interested people at this year`s IGF, the following picture is beginning to emerge. Since women have not made enough inroads into national governments and big business decision-making structures, civil society is a crucial stakeholder to help promote gender equalityi and women`s issues. Hence, the IGF as a multi-stakeholderi event is crucial to link gender advocacyi up with internet governancei. However, IGF so far has failed to demonstrate a satisfactory engagement with gender issues. Thus, gender advocacy is direly needed, which makes it seem important to continue the Gender Dynamic Coalition.
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