Youth and the Internet: Fighting Radicalization and Extremism

About the conference

The conference organised in the framework of the Intergovernmental Information for All Programme (IFAP) will share experiences on policy interventions, projects and processes for reducing the use of the Internet as a tool for youth extremism and radicalism. Organised in partnership with the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), the conference will bring together researchers, policy-makers, youth NGOs, experts and practitioners from a range of institutional types and disciplines in this field.

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Conference Program

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Tue, 16 Jun
9:30 to 10:15	Opening Remarks Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO H.E. Mr. Mohamed Sameh Amr, Chairman of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Egypt to UNESCO Ms. Margarita Popova, Vice-President of the Republic of Bulgaria Ms. Chafica Haddad, Chair of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) Ms. Albana Shala, Chair of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Mr. Daniel ZIELINSKI, Chief of Staff to the French Minister for Urban affairs, Youth and Sports. Mr. Hugues Mingarelli, EEAS Managing Director, European Union
10:15 to 11:00	Keynote speeches Prof. Gilles Kepel, University Professor: “Online Radicalization : User’s Manual” Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, India: "Terrorism, the Internet and the Human Imagination"
11:00 to 11:15	Coffee break Coffee break
11:15 to 12:30	The United Nations/International perspective Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth Prof. Lynn Davies, International Education University of Birmingham: “The role of schools in challenging on-line radicalization” Mr. Hatem Atallah, Director, Anna Lindh Foundation: “Young Mediterranean Voices in the Digital Age: The Potential of Internet for Intercultural Dialogue” Dr. Francisco Legaz, Chairman of the International Juvenile Justice Observatory: "Children recruited into terror: prevention and re-integration" Discussion with the audience
14:30 to 15:00	Rising Challenges and Forging Responses Dr. Marc Hecker, Institut français des relations internationales, France : "Quelles réponses à l'utilisation du web par les groupes extrémistes violents?" Mr. Haras Rafiq, Managing Director, Quilliam Foundation, United Kingdom: “Pathways and solutions to Islamist Radicalization” Prof. Mark Brennan, UNESCO Chair for Rural Community, Leadership, and Youth Development and Professor of Leadership and Community Development at the Pennsylvania State University, USA: “Communicating across divides: A process and case studies for challenging extremism”. Discussion with the audience
14:30 to 15:30	Role of research/academia Prof. Pat Dolan, UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, Ireland: “Real world Research - Helping to Counter Youth Radicalization and Extremism” Prof. Meng Wei, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: "Facing Micro-blog Mobilization: Cultivation of Youth Network Literacy” Role of the Private Sector and Technical community Room XII Ms. Delphine Reyre, Director of Policy, France and Southern Europe Facebook Mr. Yonathan Parienti, CEO Horyou, Private platform for online collaboration for development: "Youth: Connect for Good". Mr. Jens-Henrik Jeppesen, Director for European Affairs of the Center for Democracy and Technology
15:00 to 15:30	The governmental approach Senator Nathalie Goulet, President of the commission of inquiry on the surveillance of jihadist networks Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Lohlker, University of Vienna, Austria: "New Perspectives on Countering Jihadism Online: VORTEX Vienna" Discussion with the audience
15:30 to 15:45	Coffee break Coffee break
15:45 to 17:30	Exploring case studies and experience across the world Mr. Jove Jankulovski, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: "Case Studies / Experiences from the Balkans." Mr. Abdelbasset Ben Hassen, Arab Institute for Human Rights: “Role of the Internet in promoting the culture of human rights and citizenship among young people during the transitional process” Mr. Ernesto Rodriguez, CELAJU, Uruguay: “Youth, Violence and Internet in Latin America: Experiences and Challenges” “Internet as a collaborative tool for promoting a Culture of Peace in Africa”: Mr. Lawrence Ndambuki Muli, President and Regional Coordinator, Pan African Youth Network on the Culture of Peace, and Mr. Daniel Da Hien, Coordinator, Réseau Afrique Jeunesse Mr. Harry L. Roque, Director of the Institute of International Legal Studies, University of the Philippines Law Center: "Southeast Asian Experiences on hate speech and blasphemy: impact on radicalization" Discussion with the audience
15:45 to 17:30	Freedom of expression in countering online radicalization Ms. Gabrielle Guillemin, Senior Legal Officer, Article 19 Mr. Larry Kilman, Secretary General, World Association of Newspapers Mr. Remzi Lani, Director, Albanian Media Institute: "Political correctness off-line vs hate speech on-line" Dr. Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj, Postgraduate Programme Coordinator, School of Communication, Lagos State University: "Employing MIL as a proactive measure in combating Internet Extremism and Radicalization among Youths" Mr. Iginio Gagliardone, Oxford University, lead author of forthcoming UNESCO study “Countering online hate speech” Mr. Dana Asaad, journalist, Managing Director of Media Academy Iraq Discussion with the audience

Wed, 17 Jun
9:30 to 10:45	Approaches to counter-radicalization Mr. Laurent Bonelli, Researcher at University Paris-Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense, Institut des sciences sociales du politique, France Ms. Bridget O'Loughlin, Campaign Manager, Council of Europe Mr. Ulrich Kropiunigg, Research Director, Women without Borders, Austria Mr. Lakshitha Saji Prelis, Search for Common Ground, Sri Lanka Discussion with the audience
11:00 to 12:30	Multi-faceted youth online engagement Ms. Francine Saillant, Director of the research Centre CELAT/Laval University, Canada: Characteristics and paradoxes of youth online engagement and behaviors Mr. Sami Hourani, Leaders of Tomorrow, Engagement experience in Jordan through For9a and Fadfed Programmes, Jordan Ms. Khadija Ali, Coordinator NET-MED Youth in Tripoli: “Youth driving the change in Libya through Internet: experiences and risks” Interactive and guided brainstorming session with the youth and the audience
14:30 to 15:30	Youth-led innovative platforms and practices Mr. Selim Kharrat, Founding Director of the NGO Al-Bawsala, Tunisia: “The use of social media for education on democracy and accountability of national stakeholders”. Mr. Iyad Kallas, Board member, Programs Manager - Radio Souriali, Syria: “How to use youth-led web radios to promote inter-cultural dialogue and counter radicalization?” Mr. Olav Vogt Engeland, Norway, European Law students Association: Students - led guidelines to fight against Hate Speech and discrimination Ms Baktygul Kubanychbekova, Lawyer specialized in mass media law and cyber security issues, Kyrgyzstan : “Youth-led Initiatives on Cyber CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) in Kyrgyzstan” Discussion with the audience
15:30 to 15:45	The way ahead Taking UNESCO’s mandate forward: Presentation of related activities
15:45 to 17:00	Presentation of the pilot projects Discussion with the audience
17:00 to 17:30	Closing remarks Mr. Getachew Engida, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO

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Youth and the Internet: Fighting Radicalization and Extremism

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