The Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network celebrates the one-year anniversary of the release of Toolkits which were launched at a virtual conference on Addressing Concrete Challenges to Digital Cooperation. Since then, the Toolkits have been downloaded 1.300+ times, demonstrating their usefulness as a landmark policy resource for policymakers and practitioners seeking to develop better policies for the digital era.
They are the result of broad consultations with key policy actors since the 1st Global Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network in 2016, and the tireless work of hundreds of experts working for governments, internet companies, international organizations, civil society, technical operators, and academics. These actors worked together to develop interoperable solutions to three concrete cross-border legal challenges including Cross-border Access to Electronic Evidence, Cross-border Content Moderation and DNS Level Action to Address Abuses.
Each Toolkit includes:
- Explanation of core jurisdictional challenges in the field of data, content, and domains.
- Insight into the I&JPN innovative methodology for multi-stakeholder policy making.
- Tools, common typologies, and frameworks to benchmark best practices and support policy practitioners in addressing practical internet policy challenges.
Cross-border Access to Electronic Evidence
The I&JPN Toolkit on Cross-border Access to Electronic Evidence outlines the ways in which data flows and privacy can be reconciled with lawful access requirements to address crime. The Toolkit intends to inform public, private and civil society actors in their own activities and interactions in developing and implementing alternate practices for cross-border access to electronic evidence.
Cross-Border Content Moderation
The I&JPN Toolkit on Cross-Border Content Moderation provides an overview of some of the key issues that arise when managing online content considering diverse local laws and norms. It intends to support Service Providers, in the design of their content moderation activities and Notifiers in the detection and reporting of problematic or abusive content as well as Legislators and Policy-Makers in determining procedures for dealing with different types of content and abusive behavior.
DNS Level Action to Address Abuses
The I&JPN Toolkit on DNS Level Action to Address Abuses provides information on addressing abuses at the DNS level, while preserving the internet's technical layer. It is intended to support DNS Operators in the design of their DNS Abuse related activities, Notifiers in the detection and reporting of problematic activity within the DNS, as well as Legislators, and Law Enforcement to determine procedures for dealing with different types of DNS Abuse.
The Toolkits would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of I&JPN Policy Program Contact Group Members. The I&JPN Secretariat is immensely grateful to the hard work of stakeholders in the Data & Jurisdiction Program (Meet the Members here), Content & Jurisdiction Program (Meet the Members here), Domains & Jurisdiction Program (Meet the Members here).
