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UK Internet Governance Forum 2018 session recordings now available

ocl / November 27, 2018

Following on from an open call for agenda items, the 2018 UK-IGF was held on Thursday 22^nd November.

This year’s UK-Internet Governance Forum meeting focused on Solutions for The Digital Age.

Over 110 participants attended this annual meeting, the 11th since the first UK Internet Governance Forum in 2008, then the world’s first National IGF. Participants found that this year’s edition was the best UK IGF so far.

The UK IGF has a steering committee and secretariat. The committee members can be found here and the secretariat function is provided by Nominet, the UK’s national domain name registry.… Read more ...

Events, News, Policy

The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate?

cdel / May 12, 2018

ISOC UK has submitted a response to the House of Lords committee on Communications consultation on “The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate?” This follows Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Director of Policy Development for the Internet Society attending the House of Lords Select committee on Monday May 7th on behalf of the Internet Society UK chapter. (bio on https://www.internetsociety.org/author/komaitis/ )

Our submission and attendance followed a consultation held by the UK Chapter from the 3rd May. It can be downloaded here.… Read more ...

News, Policy

The Internet: to regulate or not to regulate? Internet Society UK Chapter responds to House of Lords Inquiry

ocl / May 8, 2018

The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications has recently launched an inquiry to investigate the regulation of the Internet. This inquiry seeks to take an holistic approach to the question of Internet regulation.

Questions asked are:

1. Is there a need to introduce specific regulation for the internet? Is it desirable or possible?

2. What should the legal liability of online platforms be for the content that they host?

3. How effective, fair and transparent are online platforms in moderating content that they host?… Read more ...

News, Policy

Joint ISOC & ISOC UK comments for DCMS “Secure by Design: Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things Report”

cdel / April 27, 2018

The Chapter and the Internet Society European Bureau have sent a joint response to the consultation from the DCMS ““Secure by Design: Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things Report”.

The text took form from ISOC’s long standing policy, as well as the discussions that were recently held in our joint event with IETF, the House of Lords and the Digital Policy Alliance (DPA).

Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:34:41 +0300
From: Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
To: culture.gov.uk

Please be so kind to find attached, the Internet Society’s comments to the consultation on UK DCMS “Secure by Design: Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things Report”.… Read more ...

Events, News, Policy

Multi-Sided Trust for Multi-Sided Platforms

cdel / March 29, 2018

Topic

This discussion being held on Thursday, April 12, 2018, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BST brings together representatives from different sectors to discuss the topic of trust on the Internet. This particular panel will focus on consumer to business trust; how users trust online services that are offered to them. Such services include, but are not limited to, online shopping, social media, online banking and search engines.

Recent developments involving Social Media makes this a particularly hot topic.

Chair

Ansgar Koene – Senior Research Fellow at Horizon Digital Economy Research, University of Nottingham, researching algorithm bias

Panellists

Catherine Miller – Director of Policy at Doteveryone, who have recently published a ‘Digital Attitudes Report’ ( http://attitudes.doteveryone.org.uk/

Events, News, Policy

How do we build trust between engineers and politicians in securing the Internet of Things (IoT)?

cdel / March 21, 2018

Thursday 22 March 2018 at House of Lords, Westminster 14.30

The Internet of Things is transforming the way we communicate, relax and do business. But as the number of Internet-enabled devices surges, so do the challenges associated with keeping devices and networks secure. While technologists have been preparing for many years, legislators and policymakers from around the global, are in the midst of looking at certification, awareness raising and potentially legislation to ensure that the rise of IoT will not increase further the risks of cyber-attacks.