[csaa-forum] Danny Butt - Internet Governance Talks: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland - May 2006

[Danny Butt]

Hi all

Well, you can take the boy out of Australia but you can't take the  
Australia out of the boy: first book is as in the "policy moment" as  
you might wish for, though I guess with a cultural flavour ;). Does  
that support Mark's thesis I wonder? Hope to see some of you there.

Danny
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Media Release: http://www.sumamedia.com/igovtalks.html

You are cordially invited to a talk by Danny Butt, Suma Media  
Consulting to coincide with the release of the book:

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Internet Governance: Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Edited by Danny Butt with a foreword by Nitin Desai
UNDP-APDIP, Elsevier, 2005
http://www.apdip.net/news/igovperspectives
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BRISBANE - Monday May 8, 12-2pm
Queensland University of Technology
Z2 308,  Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane
Hosted by QUT Institute for Creative Industries & Innovation
Respondent: Martin Stewart-Weeks, Cisco Systems
Places are limited so please contact Jen Chappell on (07) 3864 8764  
or email j.chappell at qut.edu.au to register for this event.

SYDNEY - Thursday May 11, 3-5pm
University of Sydney
Footbridge Theatre, Parramatta Rd, Glebe
Hosted by the Department of Media and Communications, and the Digital  
Technology and Culture Program
Respondent: Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney

MELBOURNE - Monday May 15, 5:30-7:30pm
University of Melbourne
Room 920, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Hosted by the Centre for Media and Communications Law
Respondent: Terry Cutler, Cutler & Company

AUCKLAND - Friday May 26, 4-6pm
Auckland University of Technology
WA220, Gate 2, Wellesley Street, Auckland
Hosted by the School of Communication Studies

(late afternoon talks all include refreshments)

Internet Governance: The Clash of Cultures

Fifteen years ago, the discussion on how best to run the Internet  
took place on obscure mailing lists populated by network engineers.  
Today, the domain name industry is worth hundreds of millions of  
dollars and an international forum on Internet Governance has been  
established by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The early  
days of Internet Governance had a frontier culture that prized  
individuality and flexibility. Now, the range of stakeholders with an  
interest in Internet Governance arrangements has radically expanded,  
and includes every nation-state and a range of civil society groups.  
Many of these stakeholders have different values than the technical  
community, and some have little confidence in existing arrangements.

This presentation will outline the key challenges for Internet  
Governance in as the medium evolves from a former scientific and  
military network to critical global infrastructure. The dialogue on  
Internet Governance reflects other fields of international regulatory  
tension, but also requires new models for co-operation between  
government, private sector, and civil society groups that will have  
broader political effects.

About the Editor:

Danny Butt is a partner at Suma Media Consulting <http:// 
www.sumamedia.com>, who provide consulting, facilitation and research  
services to organisations adapting to new media and convergent  
environments in the Asia Pacific.

Danny has over 12 years' experience working in Internet technologies  
and new media as an editor, researcher, designer, educator, and  
consultant. He was founding director of the Creative Industries  
Research Centre at Wintec, New Zealand. He is on the editorial  
committee for the Digital Review of Asia Pacific, the definitive  
reference for information technologies for socio-economic development  
in the region; and an associate member of the ORBICOM International  
Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications.

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Danny Butt
Partner, Suma Media Consulting (New Zealand)
http://www.sumamedia.com
Private Bag MBE P145, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Ph: +64 21 456 379 | Fx: +64 21 291 0200