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Main events in March1-3Mar:IGF2017:FirstOpenConsultationsandMAGMeeting(Geneva)3Mar:InternationalDataResponsibility Conference(TheHague)6-10Mar:InternetFreedomFestival2017(Valencia)9Mar:SymposiumonTheFutureNetworkedCar(Geneva)9Mar:Regional InternetForum2017(Belgrade)11-16Mar:ICANN58(Copenhagen)14Mar:WSISForumOpenConsultationProcess:FinalReviewMeeting(Geneva)14-15Mar:G20ConsumerSummit(Berlin)21-22Mar:EBUBigDataConference2017(Geneva)22-24Mar:CommonwealthCybersecurityForum2017(London)26-31Mar:IETF98(Chicago)28-29Mar:DigitalRegulationForum(London)29-31Mar: RightsConBrussels2017(Brussels)

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Trends

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1. China outlines new cyber diplomacy

Chinaoutlinespolicy&positiononcyber-relatedinternationalaffairsinInternationalStrategyofCooperationonCyberspace:- Cybersovereigntyinthepoliticalrealm;fullglobalintegrationindigitaleconomicrealm- Supportsamultilateralapproach;stakeholders’respectiverolesvia‘multi-parties’approach;formulationofnormsofstatebehavior,withintheUNframework)- Recommendsthatbasicresourcesbeequitablydistributed;criticalinfrastructurebemanagedjointly- IndicatesthatICANNstillneedstobecomeatrulyindependentinternationalinstitution

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2. Wikileaks reveals CIA’s hacking arsenalVault7:over8000pagesofconfidentialUSGdocuments,dated2013-2016.TheyrevealCIA’sability:- Tohackphones,computers,smartdevices- Tocompromisesoftwareofallmajorvendors(Apple,Microsoft,Android…)andIoT devicemanufactures(Samsung…)- Totrickmajoranti-virusprogrammes (Kaspersky,BitDifender,AVG…)toavoiddetectionInterplay betweenprivacyandsecurity:haveauthoritiescrossedredline?

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3.UNSRonprivacyproposessurveillancetreaty

- Inlatestreport,UNSpecialRapporteurproposesasurveillancetreaty- Wouldco-existalongsideotherinstruments;shouldaddresssurveillanceactivitiesthatfallbeyondscopeofexistinginternationalinstruments- NottobeconfusedwithDigitalGenevaConventionproposal

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AuthoritiesinEuropeimposingpressureonsocialmediacompaniestofinalisedetailedmeasuresonhowtocomplywiththeEUregulatoryframeworkwithinonemonth;Clausescreatingimbalanceinusers’rights&obligations;Changesinclude:- Jurisdiction(socialmedianetworkscannotdepriveconsumersoftheirrighttogotocourtintheirmemberstateofresidence)- Misleadingcontent(companiesmustremoveanyfraudandscamsappearingontheirwebsitesthatcouldmisleadconsumers,oncetheybecomeawareofsuchpractices)- Terminationofcontracts(terminationshouldbegovernedbyclearrulesandnotdecidedunilaterallywithoutareason).

4.EUaskssocialmediacompaniestochangeterms

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5.ICANN58refocusesonpolicydevelopment

UnlikepreviousmeetingswhichfocusedonIANAstewardshiptransition,ICANN58refocusedonpolicydevelopmentprocesses:- AdvancementsonnewgTLD-relatedprocesses- Howtoimprovenextround(s)ofnewgTLDapplications- MechanismsfordisbursingresourcesaccruedfromthegTLDauctions- IssuesrelatedtothereviewoftheWHOISpolicy- DatadiscussedinthecontextoftransformingICANNintoadata-drivenorganisation

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Main events in April

2-5Apr:ARIN39(Louisiana,USA)3-4Apr:KnowledgeforDevelopment:GlobalPartnershipConference2017(Geneva)3-7Apr:WorldWideWebConference2017(Perth)4-5Apr:Inter-RegionalConferencebetweenOSCEandAsianPartnersonCyber/ICTSecurity(Seoul)6-7Apr:G20MeetingofDigitalMinisters(Düsseldorf)7Apr:Russian InternetGovernanceForum2017(Innopolis)19-20Apr:InternetofThingsEuropeanSummit2017(Brussels)24Apr:FinnishInternetForum2017(Helsinki)24-27Apr:GarmischForum2017(Garmisch)24-28Apr:UNCTADE-commerceWeek2017(Geneva)

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From the Geneva Internet Platform & DiploFoundation

Pastevents…Jan-Mar:Just-in-timeCourseonInternetGovernance201711-16Mar:ThematicreportingfromICANN58.Reports:dig.watch/icann58

Ongoing…DigitalGeneva2017:Howdataisshapingourfuture-www.giplatform.org/data

Upcoming…April-May: TrainingfornewassistantcuratorsoftheGIPDigitalWatchobservatoryApril-June:CourseonDigitalCommerce25April:BriefingonInternetgovernanceinApril

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Regional updates

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