Workshop 304: Measuring the impact of Internet governance on sustainable developmentHeather Creech

Welcome

IISD wishes to thank the following co-organizers:

• Centre for Environment and Development in the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)

• Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

• Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)

• International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Premise and Input Sought

• Mechanisms are needed to monitor the impact of Internet policy and governance choices.

• How do we determine whether these choices are helping to achieve the broader sustainability goals of humanity?

• What do Internet policy makers need to measure to find out whether they are “getting it right”?

Workshop Format

• Workshop designed to be as interactive as possible

• Three short presentations - 20 minutes total

• Four breakout groups• 20 minutes to deliberate• 5 minutes each to report back

• Responses from the panelists – 20 minutes total

Short Presentations

• Dr. Hossam Allam, Head, ICT4D, CEDARE • How sustainable development is

measured• Susan Teltscher, Head, Market

Information and Statistics Division, ITU-D• Current practices in ICT indicators

• Jayalakshmi Chittoor, i4d Team Leader, CSDMS• Environmental, accountability and

governance innovation in ICTs and the potential contribution to sustainable development

Breakout Groups and Facilitators

• Environmental – IISD and CEDARE• Governance and Innovation –

CSDMS; • Economic – ITU; • Social – APCBreakout group questions:• Are there indicators that are

measuring the impact of public Internet policy on social, environmental and economic sustainability?

• Are they useful? What should be added?

Panel responses to discussions

Question: How does what you have heard influence your current thinking about measuring the impact of IG on SD?

• Dr. Hossam Allam, CEDARE• Anriette Esterhuysen, Executive

Director, APC• Susan Teltscher, ITU-D

Thank You

Heather Creech, Director, Global Connectivityhcreech@iisd.ca

Tony Vettertvetter@iisd.ca