1. Internet Governance in November 2016 29 November 2016

2. Main events in November • 3-9 Nov: ICANN 57 (Hyderabad) • 8-10 Nov: Digital Transformation Forum (Rabat) • 10 Nov: ITU-UNECE-WEF High Level Forum on Inspiring Smart Cities and Urban Services (Geneva) • 13-18 Nov: IETF 97 Seoul (Seoul) • 14 Nov: ITU Telecom World 2016 (Bangkok) • 14-16 Nov: Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference 2016 (Paris) • 16-18 Nov: World Internet Conference (Wuzhen) • 16-18 Nov: Octopus Conference 2016: Cooperation against Cybercrime (Strasbourg) • 17 Nov: 4th Annual European Cyber Security Conference (Brussels) • 17-18 Nov: 2016 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights (Brussels) • 25-30 Nov: Afrinic 25 Visit http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/events for details...

5. Trends Top 5 trends in digital policy in November

6. 1. US elections and the role of intermediaries • Aftermath of US Presidential election: Google, Facebook, Twitter faced backlash over ‘false news’ and filter bubbles • Platforms introducing changes to their policies to prevent deceptive content from spreading • Intermediaries: de facto content regulators? • Letter from 40 Internet companies to President-elect: policy priorities include promoting strong encryption & liability protection from content that users share on their platforms • How will relationship between new President and Silicon Valley unfold?

7. 2. Localisation of data under focus • Russia blocked LinkedIn from operating in the country, after breaching Information Law No. 242-FZ requiring data to be stored on local servers • Push for data localisation in recent years, for several reasons: stricter privacy rules, taxation concerns, content regulation, etc • Implications: data within physical reach of authorities; facilitates implementation of content regulation, investigations, protectionist economic policies; challenge for migration of data; more business for data storage providers

8. 3. Making the IoT more secure • After last month’s DDoS attack utilising smart devices, companies now looking at ways to make devices more secure • How do we ensure that devices are secure and vulnerabilities are patched? • US experts calling for regulations to impose minimum security standards on manufacturers; US Congressional members calling for self-regulation

9. 4. Zero-rating: To charge or not to charge?   Debate over zero-rating practices reignited: • Public consultation in Canada to discuss differential pricing due to existing practices; in UK, new zero-rating plan introduced by mobile telecom operator Main arguments: • Is no access better than some access? How does it affect Internet rights? (developing countries) • Does zero-rating give rise to undue competition? How is the consumer affected? (developed countries)

10. 5. UN GGE meets again • Second session of UN GGE on 28 Nov – 2 Dec. Group tasked with studying existing and potential cyber threats, and possible cooperative measures to address them • Two achievements of former working groups: • Outlining global cybersecurity agenda • Introducing principle that international law applies to the digital space • GIP’s discussion on 30 Nov: work of regional organisations in cybersecurity, interplay with the GGE, and organisations’ role in the universalisation and operationalisation of the group’s work Visit the page dedicated to UN GGE – dw.giplatform.org/ungge – on the GIP Digital Watch observatory

11. Main events in December • 28 Nov - 2 Dec: Meeting of UN GGE (Geneva) • 1 Dec: Special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on preventing ICT exploitation by terrorists (New York) • 1 Dec: European Data Protection & Privacy Conference (Brussels) • 1-2 Dec: International Trademark Association’s Digital World Conference (Brussels) • 6-7 Dec: ITU-T Focus Group Digital Financial Services - 7th Meeting (Geneva) • 6-9 Dec: 11th Internet Governance Forum (Guadalajara) • 8 Dec: ITU Workshop on Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion (Geneva) • 12-14 Dec: IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (Reston) Visit http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/events for details...

12. From the Geneva Internet Platform & DiploFoundation Upcoming… 11th Internet Governance Forum, 6-9 December: • Just-in-time reporting: session reports at dw.giplatform.org/igf2016 • IGF Daily newsletters, out on 6, 7, 8, and 9 December, with thematic summaries and analysis • IGF Final Report, on 12 December, summarising main discussions • GIP workshops and sessions throughout the week (www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/diplo-11th-igf-mexico) • Launch of seventh edition of An Introduction to Internet Governance in English and Spanish (www.diplomacy.edu/igbook) • Diplo/GIP booth throughout IGF

13. Regional updates Local hubs & regional perspectives Brazil Indonesia Tunisia South Eastern Europe More: dw.giplatform.org/events/briefing-internet-governance-november-2016