The Internet Generation Forum (IGF) Hungary Steering Committee is glad to announce the Winners of the Student Competition on matters of Internet announced earlier this year.

As the World Wide Web celebrates a landmark 30th birthday this year, students throughout the region have been asked to think what they would fix at the Internet of today in order to have a better Internet of Tomorrow and submit their ideas to be presented at the conference. To participate in the competition, students had to describe the phenomenon that is the most disturbing about today’s internet and suggest a theoretical solution for it through an English one-page document and a 15-minute PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. In their approach, they could think of all the economic, social, philosophical, technological, legal and regulatory ideas that could help to solve the problem described.

Finalists were invited to present their ideas during the IGF Hungary, on September 12, in front of a jury and the conference audience. The jury has been composed of Ms. Joanna Kulesza (ICANN At-large), Mr. Máté Mester (MSpire), Mr. Péter Major (UN), Ms. Dóra Kövendi (National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) Hungary) and Ms. Alina Rendes (Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Hungary), who have assessed the live presentations based on two categories of criteria: Content (creativity, sustainability, impact) and Style (Style, Structure, Language).

Out of all submissions, four submissions have been selected for the main final and three presented, out of which the jury declared as winning the one submitted by Ms. Virág Kiss and Ms. Anna Kollár, 3rd Year students of International Economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary). In their presentation, they tackled the issue of how we can create healthy (social) media ecosystems and create viable alternative business models for quality news and information sharing, suggesting that the solution lays in the hands of the leaders of the internet. Specifically, they proposed a partnership of two Internet giants, Google and Facebook, with the mission of finding the right balance between freedom of expression and addressing threats. This initiative would be built on three pillars: (1) Advanced AI development, (2) Advanced study of patterns, and (3) Unified implementation.

The two other presentations were delivered by Ms. Cezara-Alexandra Panait, who is doing an LLM in Human Rights at Central European University (Hungary), as well as jointly by Ms. Dalma Dajka, Ms. Daniella Huszár and Ms. Dominika Varga, 4th year Law students at ELTE (Hungary). In their proposals, both teams spoke about moderation of illegal content online and the role of moderators.

The winning team has been awarded an all-expenses paid trip to the next IGF global conference in Berlin, November 25-29, 2019.

We thank all students for their innovative ideas, congratulate the Winning team and the Finalists and look forward to following their involvement in Internet and tech related matters in the future!

We are glad to announce a cooperation with the COMPACT Budapest Symposium, on the topic The intermediaries and their liability, which will take place on September 11, 2019 at 9.00, one day prior to IGF Hungary.

The symposium will take place at the Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law (Budapest, Hungary), in the Faculty Council Room (ground floor). More details about the event can be found on their Facebook page. As the COMPACT Budapest Symposium will happen one day prior to IGF Hungary, we encourage participation there as well!

The Internet Generation Forum (IGF) Hungary Steering Committee is glad to announce the Finalists for the Student Competition on matters of Internet announced earlier this year.

As the World Wide Web celebrates a landmark 30th birthday this year, students throughout the region have been asked to think what they would fix at the Internet of today in order to have a better Internet of Tomorrow and submit their ideas to be presented at the conference. To participate in the competition, students had to describe the phenomenon that is the most disturbing about today’s internet and suggest a theoretical solution for it through an English one-page document and a 15-minute PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. In their approach, they could think of all the economic, social, philosophical, technological, legal and regulatory ideas that could help to solve the problem described.

Finalists were invited to present their ideas during the IGF Hungary, on September 12, in front of a jury and the conference audience.

Out of all submissions, four have been selected for the main final:

• Virág Kiss, Anna Kollár - Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary), 3rd Year, International Economics
• Cezara-Alexandra Panait – Central European University (Hungary), LLM in Human Rights
• Dalma Dajka, Daniella Huszár, Dominika Varga - ELTE (Hungary), 4th year, Law
• Kristine Gevorgyan, Sara Grigoryan - French University in Armenia (Armenia), 3rd year, Law

The winning team will be awarded an all-expenses paid trip to the next IGF global conference in Berlin, November 25-29, 2019. All finalists will receive Certificates.

We thank all students for their innovative ideas, congratulate the four selected teams and look forward to the oral presentation of their solutions, on September 12!

You are invited to submit proposals for topics and speakers for the very first Internet Generation Forum (IGF) Hungary, which will take place on September 12, in Budapest, Hungary. The one-day conference, held in English, will aim to discuss Internet Governance matters of relevance to Hungary and the region, especially, but not exclusively, the 4 Visegrad countries. The conference will take place at Hungexpo.

The Internet Generation Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. Organized under the United Nations patronage, it brings together all stakeholders in the Internet governance debate, including governments, the private sector, civil society, as well as the technical and academic community, on an equal basis and through an open and inclusive process. For the first time, we intend to bring the platform to Hungary as well and organize the first ever IGF hosted by Hungary, targeting the V4 countries and the region, alongside Hungary.

In organizing the event, we seek to follow open, transparent, inclusive, non-commercial and multistakeholder participation principles. Therefore, we welcome proposals from the Internet Governance community, regardless of country, experience, age or background, as follows:

(1) Proposals for topics or themes to be discussed, depending on your particular interest.
(2) Proposals for speakers to be invited at the event, as guest speakers or as panelists in the three panels in the agenda.

All proposals, both for topics and for speakers, should be accompanied by a brief justification. When nominating a speaker other than yourself, bear in mind that you need to secure that person’s confirmation before proposing him/her. Once you received it, we kindly ask you to send us his/her contact details, as well as a short professional bio to support the nomination.

You can also nominate yourself as a speaker, as well as propose both topics and speakers. Alongside your proposal, please send us your contact details (Name, Role, Email, Country), as well as a statement on whether you accept to be publicly named as the official proposer of the topic/speaker.

When proposing a speaker, bear in mind that the organizing team does not cover any travel or accommodation costs. All selected speakers should cover their own participation costs.

All proposals should be submitted via email at info@igfhungary.hu. The deadline to submit proposals is July 31, 2019.

The selection of speakers will be made in order to ensure a fair and accurate representation of the society, taking into account the gender and regional diversity, inclusion and multi-stakeholderism principles. Panels and conference topics for discussion will be decided based on the results of the call for proposals. All speakers selected will be notified by the end of July.

This year, the World Wide Web celebrated a landmark 30th birthday. Throughout this time, as we have come to see visions of the 80s science fiction novels gaining space into our daily lives, it has undergone a tremendous transformation, challenged by technological innovation and constantly adapting to society’s needs. In the present day, the Internet has arrived at a point where it is now leading every corner of the life of modern society. With its constant evolution, appearing in many shapes and forms, the Internet has shown that, while capable of posing some threats, it can also bring new opportunities for all actors in the Internet ecosystem, ranging from decision-makers, economic, social and technological professionals to everyday users. Mainstream media pays more and more attention to the future of the Internet recently: the digital divide between social groups, privacy protection and the seemingly unstoppable stream of fake news are just a couple of matters we, as a society, are pondering, which is why the need to discuss how the Internet of the Future should look like is not only welcome but necessary.

Dear university students,

The future of the Internet is also yours. In a few years, you will have all that is necessary to shape it to your own images. How do you imagine your virtual environment after two, three, four or five decades? What do you think is the biggest problem with today’s internet? Unsolicited content? The overwhelming amount of advertisement? Maybe the fact that our personal data is regarded as a commodity? Or you know something that we may not even be aware of yet?
How would you fix the Internet of today for a better Internet of tomorrow? Pick the most bothersome issue that you see and tell us how you would fix it. We will make sure to deliver your ideas to prominent members of the Internet governance arena, as well as the community.

Prizes

1st prize is an all expenses paid trip to the next IGF conference in Berlin, November  25-29, 2019, for the winning person or team.
The top 3 contestants will also receive the opportunity to take part in a panel discussion alongside Internet governance stakeholders at the Internet Generation Forum Hungary 2019.

Presentation scope

You have to describe the phenomenon that is the most disturbing about today’s internet and suggest a theoretical solution for it. We are curious about all the economic, social, philosophical, technological, legal and regulatory ideas that can help to solve the problem described. Contestants need to submit a one-page document with the basic description of their concept and a 15-minute PowerPoint or Prezi presentation, both of which in English.

Criteria

Any student studying enrolled in a university in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic or Slovakia or wider CEE is encouraged to apply. Contestants can work alone or in a group of maximum 3, in which case members from different universities are allowed to form a group.

Registration

To sign up for the competition, all you have to do is to send an email to info@igfhungary.hu by July 31, 2019 . Besides the one-pager and the presentation attached, the email should contain the contestant’s or contestants’ names, year of study and the names of their universities.

Important dates

• Registration is open until July 31 2019.
• The jury will choose 5 of the best presentations, whose creators can join the second round. The chosen contestants will be notified by August 15.
• During the second round, contestants need to show their presentations at the Internet Generation Forum Hungary 2019, in Budapest on September 12, 2019. The jury will judge the live presentations based on creativity, impact, and sustainability. The results will be announced at the end of the IGF conference.

If you have any questions about the competition or the rules, we invite you to contact us at info@igfhungary.hu.