• Session 1: Map out Digital Skills training for the Pacific
• Session 2: Existing policies, legislations, frameworks & strategies for countries
• Session 3: Cybersecurity/cyber safety – what training is required for stakeholders.
• Session 4: Which public-private partnerships can we leverage on

• Crystal

• Carole Cholai
• Mele Manitisa
• Save Siwatibau
• Toni Friedman

EMCEE

• Crystal

• Lefaoalii Unutoa Auelua, CEO - MCIT, Samoa
• Rodrigo Balbotin, Asia Foundation
• Brent Carey, Netsafe
• Jonathan Hodder, Digital Governance
• Wai Min, Pacific Data Management Frameworks, UNDESA

• Setting up the Pacific IGF Multi-Stakeholder Group

• Engaging with partners in the Pacific

• Steven Matainaho - Closing Remarks
• Sarai Tevita – on behalf of PICISOC/Pacific IGF
• Save Vocea, ICANN
• Fereti Atalifo, University of the South Pacific

• Crystal Kewe

This open, panel discussion aims at facilitating a unique space by bringing together voices that are often being unheard from the young generation and Members of Parliaments. This session tackles topics of the young generation meeting current and new internet related challenges. The session intends to build confidence of the young generation in the future by including their perspectives in policymaking decisions.

• What are the main concerns of the young generation in the digital space?
• What should parliamentarians know about youth priorities in the Internet governance space?
• How should policymakers be harnessing youth perspectives?
• Understanding the work of Members of Parliaments: how can they help shape a better digital space for the youngest?

As the internet continues to grow and new challenges emerge, the governance mechanisms and processes involved adapt to address these issues. The roundtable brings speakers together to inform regional members of Parliaments on current and future Internet governance processes, such as the Global Digital Compact to be agreed at the UN summit of the Future in 2024 or the outcome review process of WSIS+20 in 2025. The session will put a spotlight on the key role that parliamentarians play in contributing to internet governance processes.

• What major Internet governance processes are currently ongoing? What are the milestones to focus on?
• How do these processes intersect, and why do governments need to prepare for them?
• How can Parliamentarians actively contribute to these processes?

• Tenanoia Simona

• Amandeep Gill
• Gitanjali Sah
• Wai Min Kwok
• Hasanul Haq Inu
• Sumana Shrestha

• Anja Gengo

• Chengetai Masango
• Richard Windeyer
• Edmon Chung

This session explores the key players in the Internet ecosystem and provides valuable insights into the technical operations of the Internet, with a special focus on Internet standards development. By meeting representatives of the technical community, Parliamentarians of the region will discuss the dynamic interplay between policy and technology.

• What is the role of governments and other stakeholders in the development of global internet standards?
• Are all regional voices being heard? What do regional governments find challenging in this space?
• What can governments do to influence internet standards development and drive innovation?
• What are the other priority issues in this space and what can policymakers do to resolve them?

• Sylvia Cadena

• Paul Wilson
• Nigel Hickson
• Save Vocea
• Bron Gondwana

This session addresses the unintended impact that legislation can have on the Internet. By bringing Parliamentarians and the technical community together, this session attempts to bridge the gap between the legislation and the technical operations of the Internet by speaking a common language:

• What challenges do policymakers face when developing new legislation?
• What issues do policymakers need to consider when developing legislation for the region?
• How can governments factor in the borderless nature of the digital space when considering the impacts of proposed legislation?
• How can policymakers be best equipped with knowledge and insight to avoid an unintended impact of legislation on the Internet?

• Ian Sheldon

• Susan Chalmers
• Jordan Carter
• Edmon Chung
• Rajnesh Singh

• Dr. Kunimitsu Ayano

In the run-up to the annual IGF, this session intends to explore the regional perspective around the theme of the Parliamentary track at the IGF 2023 in Kyoto: Shaping Digital Trust for the Internet We Want.

• What is the current situation in the region as we witness an increasing lack of public trust around privacy, security, consumer and human rights protection?
• What are the main challenges that policymakers face to help shape a trustworthy digital space in the region?
• How can Parliamentarians best benefit from the regional IGF? What are they expecting from the annual IGF?

• Anja Gengo

• Brendan Dowling
• Lefaoali'i Unutoa Auelua Fonoti
• Joyce Chen

This session aims at outlining key components of data governance, such as data stewardship, and data security and privacy. Parliamentarians will explore how they can best contribute to a trustworthy management of data through policies that are put in place to ensure the availability, integrity, privacy and security of data assets. This session will also facilitate the exchange of best practices among the region and beyond:

• How can countries strengthen data governance in the region, ensuring data protection and privacy?
• What challenges are policymakers facing in the region?
• How can policymakers enhance trust and establish data policies for managing data throughout its lifecycle, from creation and acquisition to storage, usage, and disposal?

• TBC

• Maiko Meguro
• Fitri Bintang
• TBC
• Anju Mangal

While artificial intelligence holds immense potential for our economies and societies, the fast pace of digital technology development can challenge our governance systems to ensure the safe and responsible use of AI technologies. As governments need to react fast to avoid an increasing gap between innovation and governance, this session aims at bringing expertise together and sharing best practices and establishing common principles and standards.

• How can cooperation be strengthened within the region across Governments, industry and experts to elaborate and implement norms, guidelines and principles relating to the responsible use of AI?
• Policymakers engage in regional cooperation to address global challenges related to AI.
• How can policymakers ensure that the design and use of AI aligns with universal human rights and is safe, fair, accountable, and transparent?

• Jennifer Chung

• Tenanoia Simona
• Mamta Siwakoti
• Amrita Choudhury
• Bart Hogeveen

Countries and regions struggle to combat misinformation and disinformation, while ensuring that freedom of opinion and expression are protected and respected. Addressing misinformation and disinformation requires a multi-faceted approach involving various stakeholders, including governments, technology platforms, media organizations, and the civil society. This session explores how parliamentarians can help tackle the surge of disinformation and misinformation in the digital space.

• How does dis- and misinformation in online spaces affect the region?
• What challenges do policymakers face when developing legislations?
• How can countries effectively address online dis- and misinformation?

• Pablo Hinojosa

• Richard Windeyer
• Kyoungmi Oh
• Kyung Sin Park
• Nthati Moorosi
• Muhammad Farhan
• Shita Laksmi