{"id":12604,"date":"2012-07-15T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2012\/07\/15\/en-canada-igf-2012-overview\/"},"modified":"2012-07-15T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-14T17:00:00","slug":"en-canada-igf-2012-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2012\/07\/15\/en-canada-igf-2012-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) 2012 \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. On 27 February 2012 the second Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) national event drew a full house at the Westin Ottawa, where CIRA presented the findings of a three-month online dialogue with Canadians.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Digital literacy, online security and safety, and internet policy and governance framed the day; TV entrepreneur Robert Herjavec keynoted, with ICANN board members and law professor Michael Geist on the expert panel.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. CIRA's message \u2014 digital citizens have a duty to use their voice \u2014 became a rallying line for participatory governance, and the findings again flowed into the UN IGF, cementing the national-to-global pipeline.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) 2012<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Official name<\/td>\nCanadian Internet Forum (CIF) 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n27 February 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nThe Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nCIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nFindings from the three-month online dialogue and the national event, presented to the UN Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. Three Months of Online Dialogue \u2014 Findings and the 'Duty to Use That Voice'<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: National event (27 February 2012, 9 a.m.\u20136 p.m., The Westin Ottawa)<\/p>\n

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    "As digital citizens, we have not only a right to have our voice heard, but a duty to use that voice. The CIF provides that venue by providing Canadians with the opportunity to engage in a dialogue about how the Internet should develop."
    \n\u2014 Byron Holland (President and CEO, CIRA)<\/strong> [1][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n