Agenda

The question of the need to revise the classical approaches to global cooperation in the field of ICT and creation new international norms and "rules of the game" arises in the context of the rapid development of digital technologies and the emergence of new social and technological trends. That is why one of the most relevant initiatives on the agenda is the development of the Global Digital Compact, a document proposed personally by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in 2021 in his report “Our Common Agenda”. Will this document be the first step towards a future where technologies used for good create the conditions for a more just and equitable digital world order?

Large technology companies, developing through network effects, have reached a new stage in their rapid development - the ecosystem business model. Factors such as the growth of innovation, the development of the Internet and the speed of data transfer, the improvement of technologies and the services and products provided on their basis in the field of ICT have a decisive influence on the formation of a new economic reality in the form of digital services, digital platform solutions and ecosystem services. Which, of course, makes ecosystems one of the main focuses of government regulators in the 2020s.

Russian digital companies, on the one hand, are expanding their presence in new, "offline" and digital markets, including trying to compete with global giants not only in the Russian but also in the international market. On the other hand, the issues of state regulation of the ecosystem model are in uncertainty, which reduces the potential for the development of existing and the emergence of new digital ecosystems in Russia.

When digital platforms work with content, risks arise for all entities involved in the relevant legal relationship, especially for users and the platforms themselves. The main risks that digital platforms face when working with content are the risks of being accused of supporting certain political or social groups, of violating competition, economic, human rights laws, of an inefficient content management model, or, conversely, of its over-regulation. Together, these risks create a so-called “new prisoner” dilemma for online platforms and pose a sharp question for them: is it necessary to moderate content at all, and, if so, how to do.

The issue of enabling free speech through digital platforms is a cornerstone of Internet Governance. On the one hand, platforms as digital public platforms play an important role in ensuring freedom of speech, and therefore this value should be one of the priorities for them. On the other hand, the algorithms of digital platforms regulate access to information, and filters can automatically remove content that is considered confidential, but not necessarily illegal. Such power of censorship causes public dissatisfaction and opposition from states.

Striking a balance between ensuring equal access to information on the Internet for everyone and the need to counter the spread of destructive content is extremely important. But what form of regulation will be optimal for each individual country or region? Will it be up to the platforms themselves, or up to national governments, or will there be common global approaches?

The large-scale use of artificial intelligence in Internet technologies creates new challenges for users and society, whether it is ensuring human rights and freedoms, protecting the privacy of citizens, the emergence of various types of discrimination, or the impact on a competitive market. The more tasks delegated to algorithms, the more acute the issues of security and responsible use of AI systems become. The challenges associated with the use of AI are being answered by various recommendations, principles, standards and technological solutions that are designed to reduce the level of existing risks and ensure the efficient, reliable and safe operation of algorithms.

At the same time, the question of the influence of the Internet and artificial intelligence technologies on civilizational development is largely unexplored; preservation of human dignity and human autonomy. The ancient Greeks believed that writing negatively affects the intellect - people do not need to remember important things. What will the digital world of the future look like, where more and more cognitive and computational tasks are at the mercy of AI, what will remain in this world for a person, and what should those who would like to keep the current state of things do?

In 2010, the Coordination Center for Top Level National Domains established a special award, Virtuti Interneti (Service to the Internet), which is the only one of its kind in the Runet. The winners of the award are representatives of the Internet community, business, science and the state, who have made a significant contribution to the development of Runet and the global Internet. The candidate of the future laureate is chosen by the Program Committee of the Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF). The award ceremony, as well as the laureate's subsequent lecture, have become a traditional element of the RIGF program.

The technology in education (EdTech) market began its inception in the 2000s, going from simple learning management systems to complex digital platforms using artificial intelligence technologies. Until 2018, distance technologies in teaching people were perceived as something additional to the usual offline formats. Many experts spoke out against online, referring to its low efficiency in the learning process.

However, a whole series of successive "black swans" that caused a sharp transition of all spheres of human life to online, no one has left any doubt that remote technologies are firmly entrenched in our daily lives. The global geopolitical realignment, border closures, tech company exits, IT talent exodus, falling revenues and a host of other factors are impacting the EDTech market strongly.

In the next 3 years, the landscape of the market will inevitably change. Companies are looking for new opportunities, optimizing costs, launching new products, learning partnerships both inside and outside the industry.

Who will be able to survive in a changed world, how the portrait of a student has changed, what people and organizations need to do in this era of change, and what skills will be in demand - these and other questions will be answered by the participants of the discussion.

The session is devoted to discussing the current problems and challenges that organizations face when protecting critical infrastructure, from the definition of objects of this infrastructure and their categorization to security issues and connections to telecommunication networks. The participants will discuss the practice that has developed since the adoption of the Federal Law "On the Security of Critical Information Infrastructure". They will talk about the difficulties and existing restrictions that companies in various sectors of the economy face when implementing the requirements developed by the FSTEC, the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, and also consider trends in the regulation of this sector.

Participants will also discuss the issue of ensuring the security of critical infrastructures (CIP) in different countries of the world, the specifics of regulation in the European Union, the USA, Japan and other jurisdictions, as well as how international experience can be used by Russian companies.

93% of primary school students have a smartphone, and a quarter of them spend most of their free time on gadgets. The Internet for the “digital born” generation is an integral part of the reality in which they communicate, socialize, develop and have fun. However, along with opportunities, the digital world is fraught with a large number of threats, especially dangerous for the emerging personality of the child. As part of the activities of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, Rostelecom studied the existing risks and technologies for protecting underage users. What threats have come under special attention, what risks have been underestimated, in what areas cyber threats for children will be formed in the near future, and how to make the Internet environment truly favorable for the younger generation - these issues will be discussed by the session participants.

The section is going to present the results of the IGF 2021 youth program, the results of YouthRIGF 2022, the program for youth in the world (ITU, EuroDIG, IGF), as well as information about the youth projects of the Coordination Center.