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| Name | Rikke Frank Joergensen |
| Institution | Danish Insitute of Human Rights |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Country of Residence | Denmark |
| Nominated by | Karen Banks
APC |
| Endorsed by WSIS CS Human Rights Caucus (nominator) | The WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus, which includes more than 65 members, international and national civil society organizations from all around the world, has been one of the most active CS constituencies during WSIS both phases. It has decided to remain involved, as a caucus, in post-WSIS developments, to ensure that the WSIS commitment to an information society respecting and protecting human rights and the rule of law will also be the guiding principle for the governance of this information society. The caucus contribution to IGF substantive agenda setting has been proposed in this light.
As a caucus co-chair since its creation in 2002, and willing to serve on the MAG, Rikke Frank Jørgensen will be able to help the IGF put into practice, in the information society context, the interrelation and interdependence of all human rights, civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development. |
| Endorsed by WSIS CS Privacy & Security WG | |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Country of Residence | Denmark |
| Gender | Female |
| Short Bio relevant to Internet Governance | Rikke Frank Jørgensen is employed as Special Adviser at The Danish Institute for Human Rights working with national human rights protection. She was adviser to the Danish Delegation to the World Summit on the Information Society (2003-2005) and is co-coordinator of the WSIS civil society's human rights caucus. In 2000 she co-founded the Danish NGO Digital Rights, and is currently on their board. She also serves on the board of European Digital Rights, and the Advisory Board of Privacy International. Rikke has authored a number of articles and presentations on human rights implications of the information society, and is editor of the forthcomming "Human Rights in the Global Information Society" (MIT Press May 2006).
Rikke has previously been employed as a special adviser in the Danish Ministry of Science and Technology, dealing with the social impacts of information technology. Rikke holds a Master in Information Science and a European Master in Human Rights and Democratization, specializing in Internet and freedom of expression.
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| Why the (self)nominee is a good choice for the IGF | APC believes the IGF is in a prime position to prioritize a development agenda for internet governance, a development agenda that is built on a rights-based approach to internet governance, informed by a gender perspective, and is well positioned to ensure that this framework remains in the spotlight within the global policy environment. The first MAG has a critical task in shaping the inaugural agenda, programme and supporting functions (such as working groups) that will contribute to an IGF that addresses some of the most critical challenges the international community faces in relation to internet governance and development, a central theme of the Tunis Agenda. [http://www.intgovforum.org/contributions/APC_Issues_IGF.rtf]
In this respect, we support the submission of the WSIS civil society Human Rights caucus on the substantive agenda of the IGF [http://www.intgovforum.org/contributions/HRCaucus-IGFAgenda-en.html] noting specifically it's reference to the centrality of a rights based approach in relation to respect, protection and promotion of rights standards in relation to *all aspects of its work* - and - the importance of addressing access (in relation to infrastructure, content, education, culture, knowledge and technical standards definition) from a rights-based perspective.
Our experience in the WSIS process generally, and the WGIG process specifically, demonstrated the need for high-level human rights expertise and experience. In the case of the former (WSIS generally), this was contributed through the leadership of the WSIS civil society Human Rights Caucus (of which Rikke was and remains a co-coordinator). In the case of the latter (WGIG), although this experience and expertise was somewhat available, it was not always of the level of required to satisfactorily deal with the universal applicability of human rights in relation to all aspects of internet governance . We believe the MAG would benefit enourmously from availing itself of the expertise and experience of Rikke, and by proxy, the communities she works with. |
| Capacity to serve on MAG | We have checked with Rikke and she is aware of the time involved in serving on the MAG and is prepared to do so |
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