Doha/Baku: A delegation headed by ictQatar Secretary General, Dr Hessa Al Jaber (pictured), is representing Qatar at the Seventh Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2012 which is now on in Baku, Azerbaijan.
This year’s IGF forum - entitled “Internet Governance for Sustainable Human, Economic and Social Development” – is being attended by over 1,500 delegates from more than 100 countries, as they debate the future of the Internet. Key issues being discussed include Security, Openness and Privacy, Managing Critical Internet Resources as well as Access and Diversity issues. How the Internet is managed and governed is also likely to be a key issue throughout the conference.
Dr Al Jaber attended the opening ceremony, which featured keynote speeches from Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary General of the United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Uniton (ITU) and Ali Abbasov, Azerbaijani Communications Minister, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Statements from ministers from around the world were delivered during the session, setting the tone for the dialogues and interactive sessions to follow at IGF. The importance of international co-operation on issues such as cyber-crime, as well as the Internet’s role in economic and business development, were all highlighted. The Qatari delegation includes Salwa Fakhro, Executive Director of Communications Office at ictQatar; Fadel Al Enazi, Chairman of Qatar’s Internet Society; Mohammed El Bashir; Technical Affairs Manager, Regulatory Authority at ictQatar; Ahmed Hefnawi, Regulatory Affairs Expert, Regulatory Authority at ictQatar and Damian Radcliffe, Internet and Society Manager. The Peninsula
