The Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation (PNIF) is an IGF intersessional activity born out of a community initiative by a multistakeholder coalition of civil society, business and technical community organizations to raise awareness of the technical, policy, legal and regulatory measures and actions that pose a risk to the open, interconnected and interoperable Internet.
Introduction The IGF MAG confirmed the proposal to continue the PNIF as an intersessional activity leading into the 18th IGF meeting. The Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation (PNIF)'s driving force is a community of diverse stakeholders aiming to contribute with their expertise and experience. All interested stakeholders can join an open dedicated mailing list and take active participation through regular meetings and others means of collaboration. Within the PNIF is a Multistakeholder Working Group of experts which supports transforming community’s expressed views into concrete actions, such as outputs and actionable next steps. The PNIF's Framework for Discussing Fragmentation, developed through bottom-up and collaborative work in 2022 will serves as a basis for the work in 2023. The overall goal of the framework is to serve as a general guiding and orienting tool for continuing the dialogue about fragmentation and bringing in more people and stakeholders, allow a more holistic and inclusive debate, and at the same time create a space for focused discussion and work towards concrete solutions, policy approaches and guidelines. |
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The Policy Network and PNIF Framework for Discussing Fragmentation got noticed! References to and comments on the PNIF work:
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PNIF 2023 activities
PNIF Outreach
- Avoiding Fragmentation: Options and tradeoffs in support of the interoperable global Internet, Rightscon, 6 June 2023
- Soberania Digital: Perspectivas Conceituais em Foco, Brazil IGF, Day 0, 30 May 2023
- PNIF Presentation to the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), 3 May 2023
- PNIF contribution to the Consultation on the Global Digital Compact, 29 April 2023
27 June, 12:00-13:30 UTC
[draft agenda] 1. Welcome & introductions - Brief overview of the PNIF and PNIF Framework for Discussing Internet Fragmentation 2. Internet Fragmentation - Technical Layer
3. Conclusion and next steps
[discussants] Mr Olaf Kolkman (Internet Society), Ms Mirja Kühlewind (IAB), (additional discussants tbc) [moderation and coordination] Ms Sheetal Kumar, PNIF co-coordinator, Ms Bruna Martins dos Santos, PNIF MAG co-coordinator, Mr Wim Degezelle IGF Consultant PNIF. |
24 May 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 UTC
[draft agenda] 1. Welcome & introductions - Brief overview of the PNIF and PNIF Framework for Discussing Internet Fragmentation 2. Internet Fragmentation - User Experience
3. Conclusion and next steps
[discussants] Ms Farzaneh Badii, Ms Marielza Oliveira, Mr Zach Rosson. [moderation and coordination] Ms Sheetal Kumar, PNIF co-coordinator, Ms Bruna Martins dos Santos, PNIF MAG co-coordinator, Mr Wim Degezelle IGF Consultant PNIF. |
16 May 2023, 13:00-14:30 UTC
[draft agenda] The first of three webinars on the three dimensions in the Internet Fragmentation discussion that were conceptuallised in last year's PNIF Framework for Discussing Internet Fragementation. 1. Welcome & introductions - Brief overview of the PNIF and PNIF Framework for Discussing Internet Fragmentation 2. Internet Fragmentation - Internet Governance and Coordination
3. Conclusion and next steps
[discussants] Ms Anriette Esterhuysen, Dr Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Ms Susan Ness, Ms Raquel Gatto. [moderation and coordination] Ms Sheetal Kumar, PNIF co-coordinator, Ms Bruna Martins dos Santos, PNIF MAG co-coordinator, Mr Wim Degezelle IGF Consultant PNIF. |
26 April 2023, 14:00-15:00 UTC
[agenda] 1. Welcome & introductions 2. PNIF 2022 and PNIF framework for discussing fragmentation 3. Plan for 2023 4. Outreach and engagement opportunities 5. AoB and Next steps [moderation and coordination] Ms Sheetal Kumar, PNIF co-coordinator, Ms Bruna Martins dos Santos, PNIF co-coordinator.
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PNIF 2022 activities
30 November 2022, 06:30-08:00 am UTC
[draft agenda] 1. Welcome 2. The Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation - introduction 3. Towards a framework for discussing internet fragmentation. 3.1. Unpacking the draft framework 3.2. Town hall discussion on internet fragmentation and the draft framework 3.3. Summary of the discussion and input for the Main session 4. Looking forward - next steps for the PNIF [discussants] Ms Mazuba Haanyama, Head of Human rights Policy, Africa Middle East & Turkey, Meta; Ms Nawal Omar, Researcher at ICT Africa; Mr Olaf Kolkman, Principal at Internet Society; Mr Túlio César Mourthé de Alvim Andrade, Deputy Head, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [moderation and coordination] Ms Sheetal Kumar, PNIF co-coordinator, Ms Bruna Martins dos Santos, PNIF co-coordinator, Mr Wim Degezelle, IGF consultant PNIF.
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14 November 2022, 15:30-17:00 UTC
[agenda] The PNIF working meeting will discuss and further refine the PNIF Internet fragmentation framework that emerged from the PNIF webinars and prepare it to feed into PNIF session at the IGF.
[draft PNIF Internet fragmentation framework] The general goal of the PNIF IF framework is to serve as a general guiding/orienting document paving the way to inclusive and focused discussions about solutions and policy approaches to the issue of Internet fragmentation. Elements of the draft framework are:
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27 October 2022, 13:30-15:30 UTC
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[discussants and moderators] Discussants: Mr John Hughes, Mr Greg Nojeim, Ms Tatiana Tropina (additional discussants tbc). Moderators: Ms Sheetal Kumar, Ms Bruna Martins dos Santos. |
15 Sepembter 2022, 13:00-15:00 UTC [agenda]
[discussants and moderators] Discussants: Ms Allie Funk, Ms Anriette Esterhuysen, Ms Carolina Hippolito vor der Weid, Ms Farzaneh Badii, Mr Kevin Kohler, Mr Konstantinos Komaitis. Moderators: Ms Sheetal Kumar, Ms Time Suto |
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