The Meeting on Internet Governance and Cybersecurity Nexus is planned to be held at the UN-House in Beirut, from 4 to 7 December 2018. The events is organized by ESCWA in partnership with the League of Arab States, in preparation for the fifth Arab IGF process.
The meeting seeks to address the theme of Cybersecurity and Trust in line with Internet governance priority areas for the Arab region, as stipulated in the Second Arab Roadmap for Internet Governance.
This Expert Group Meeting will mainly present, examine and discuss Internet trust, safety and security issues as well as their linkages with the other strategic priorities of the aforementioned Roadmap. In their presentations, speakers will cover most important and emerging topics at the global, regional and national levels, in line with specificities and priorities of the Arab region. During the whole event, members of the AIGF Programme Advisory Committee will also have a chance to work together on their preparations for the fifth Arab IGF.
Arabic and English are the working languages of the meeting, and there will be interpretation during this meeting.
On the other hand, the last day of the event will include specific time-slots for main stakeholders, from governments, business sector, and technical community, to explore and discuss opportunities for collaboration and partnership, with ESCWA and LAS, on different activities and/or functions of the Arab IGF process. Invited experts are encouraged to register for the meeting through the link below, which prompts to have a user account before the actual registration.
