Dear all (apologies for cross posting)

I would like to draw your attention on two books, including contributions from several members of this mailing list, that will be released next week at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

1)      Platform Regulations: How Platforms are Regulated and How They Regulate Us.This book is the Official 2017 Outcome of the UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility (DCPR), which is a multistakeholder group fostering a cooperative analysis of online platforms’ responsibility to respect human rights, while putting forward solutions to protect platform-users’ rights. The book offers some responses to the diverse and raising challenges generated by the platformisation of our economy and, more generally, our society. The analyses featured in this book are drafted by 18 authors (see table of content 1, at the end of this email) includes prefaces by David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and Julia Reda, Member of the European Parliament. The volume critically explores the human rights dimension of the digital platform debate, subsequently focusing on personal data protection and use, and finally suggesting innovative solutions for the new roles played by online platforms. It also includes the Recommendations on Terms of Service and Human Rights, which were elaborated through a multistakeholder participatory process, facilitated by the DCPR. The book’s flyer is available here. Free copies of the volume will be availableon the 19^th at 9 o’clock and the ebook will be released in open access, under Creative Commons License.

2)      Community Networks: the Internet by the People for the People.This volume explores the benefits of community networks, analysing case studies, focusing on the challenges and opportunities for these networks and putting forward concrete recommendations for their development.It features analyses by 16 authors (see table of content 2, at the end of this email), and prefaces by Kathy Brown, President and CEO of the Internet Society, and Jan Dröge, Director of the EU Commission Broadband Competence Offices Support Facility. The book is the official outcome of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity (DC3), a multistakeholder group, fostering a cooperative analysis of the community network model, exploring how such networks may be used to improve connectivity while empowering Internet users. The volume also includes the updated version of the Declaration on Community Connectivity, which was elaborated through a multistakeholder participatory process, facilitated by the DC3. It will be presented and debated with the authors, on the 19^th at 17:20. Free hard copies will be available, and the ebook will be released in open access, under Creative Commons License. The book’s flyer is available here.

While expressing my sincerest gratitude to all those who contribute to these books, I would like to invite you all to the books’ presentations, so that you can have your hard copies of the publications. For those who will not be able to be at the presentations, I will share the links to the books, right after the IGF.

Lastly, should you be in Geneva next week, you might be interested in attending these sessions promoted by the Center for Technology and Society at FGV, dealing with topics such as intermediary liability, net neutrality, submarine interconnections, CyberBRICS, platform economy and terrorism online.

Looking forward to seeing you at the IGF and, please, feel free to circulate this email through your networks.

Best regards

Luca

 

 

 

 

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