Proposal

APrIGF 2022 Session Proposal Submission Form
Part 1 - Lead Organizer
Contact Person
Joonyeong Ko
Email
Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) *
Dankook university
Designation
undergraduate
Gender
Male
Economy of Residence
South Korea
Primary Stakeholder Group
Youth / Students
List Your Organizing Partners (if any)
Joonyeong Ko, youth / student, starmist0927@gmail.com
Jinwu Lee, youth / student, cedars301@gmail.com
Jiwon Oh, youth / student, ojw0516@gmail.com
Part 2 - Session Proposal
Session Title
Ukraine and Cybersecurity
Session Format
Panel Discussion
Where do you plan to organize your session?
Onsite at the venue (with online moderator for questions and comments from remote participants)
Specific Issues for Discussion
* Purpose of proposal
The Ukraine-Russia crisis is an important example of how ICT technology can interact with the physical layer. At a time when Internet space is currently being separated around powerful countries, it is necessary for mid-sized countries such as Korea to closely analyze and explore the relevant cases to form discourse. In addition, it is necessary to revitalize and discuss these discussions as ICT technology itself can cause enormous damage or benefits to the state.
With the development of ICT technology, including the 4th Industrial Revolution, cyberspace is becoming more and more important. Currently, ICT technology is being used very comprehensively in various fields such as economy, military, environment, civil society, and individuals, and services including platforms are also being developed around cyberspace, not physical space.
Cyberspace makes our lives convenient, and at the same time, it is also a space where the interests and strategies of each country or power collide. Unfortunately, despite efforts by UNGGE or OSCE, the normative agreement of each country on cyberspace has not been properly reached. In terms of economics, platforms have become a power, and in terms of security, cyberattacks can cause enormous damage to physical facilities.

*Key Issues
- In what ways does a collision in cyberspace occur and how can it affect reality? Also, what regulations are needed to control this
- From what perspective should we look at the participation of various actors in interstate wars (e.g., private-level support is justified in the victim's position, but it can also cause numerous collateral damage as well as potential abuse)
- Why has no normative agreement in cyberspace been reached, and what conflicts or difficulties exist between countries?
- Will normative agreements in cyberspace be properly implemented and enforced in the future? Or what effort does it take to do so?
- How will mid-sized countries lead the discourse?
Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF
There is an issue of Trust and sustainability around the theme, so-called Ukraine and Cybersecurity. It is about Cybersecurity, Cyber norms, and also a discussion about interaction with the physical layer.

The Ukraine-Russia crisis is an important example of how ICT technology can interact with the physical layer. At a time when Internet space is currently being separated around powerful countries, it is necessary for mid-sized countries such as Korea to closely analyze and explore the relevant cases to form discourse. In addition, beyond the dimension of discourse formation, it is necessary to revitalize and discuss these discussions as ICT technology itself can cause enormous damage or benefits to the state.

In this regard, the Ukraine-Russia incident is remarkable because conflicts in cyberspace along with physical space are prominent. Before the invasion of Ukraine, it has been conducting massive attacks by distributing destructive malware such as Whispergate and Hermetic Wiper, deleting hundreds of PC data to various institutions such as finance, defense, aviation, and IT.

At the same time, if the existing war was strong in terms of state-to-state, various actors, including private and businesses, are participating in this case, focusing on cyberspace. When Russia invaded Ukraine by force, international hacking groups such as Anonymous attacked the Russian government and broadcasting stations. Big tech companies such as Microsoft and Google can actively find and analyze and respond to malicious codes developed by Russia, Twitter detected hacking attempts, and YouTube deleted fake news channels, leading to wars on SNS. Whether or not the Ukraine-Russia crisis ends physically, the invisible war could continue in the future following Russia's economic sanctions or cyber-attacks on Ukraine. And malware or ransomware used as weapons in such wars can cause enormous damage to third countries that are not parties to the war.
Methodology / Agenda (Please add rows by clicking "+" on the right)
Time frame (e.g. 5 minutes, 20 minutes, should add up to 60 minutes) Description
5 minutes Introduction and scene setting by facilitator/moderator
20-25 minutes sectioned as 5 minutes per speaker(3 or 4) + facilitator Intro/high level position points and/or set question responses
5-10 minutes Interaction with audience questions or comments facilitator follow up
20 minutes sectioned as 5 minutes per speaker (3) + facilitator Follow up position points and/or set question responses + final speaker points
5-10 minutes Interaction with audience + facilitator summation / next steps
Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible)
  • Moderator (Primary)

    • Name: Joonyeong Ko
    • Organization: Dankook University
    • Designation: Undergraduate
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: South Korea
    • Stakeholder Group: Youth / Students
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Confirmed
  • Moderator (Back-up)

    • Name: Jinwu Lee
    • Organization: Dankook University
    • Designation: Undergraduate
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: South Korea
    • Stakeholder Group: Youth / Students
    • Expected Presence: Online
    • Status of Confirmation: Confirmed
  • Speaker 1

    • Name: Jiwon Oh
    • Organization: Dankook University
    • Designation: Undergraduate
    • Gender: Female
    • Economy / Country of Residence: South Korea
    • Stakeholder Group: Youth / Students
    • Expected Presence: Online
    • Status of Confirmation: Confirmed
  • Speaker 2

    • Name: Pablo Hinojosa(in the middle of casting)
    • Organization: APNIC
    • Designation: Strategic engagement director
    • Gender: Male
    • Stakeholder Group: Technical Community
    • Expected Presence: Online
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed
  • Speaker 3

    • Name: Srinivas Chendi(in the middle of casting)
    • Organization: APNIC
    • Designation: Senior advisor
    • Gender: Male
    • Stakeholder Group: Technical Community
    • Expected Presence: Online
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed
  • Speaker 4

    • Name: George Kuo(in the middle of casting)
    • Organization: APNIC
    • Designation: Senior advisor
    • Gender: Male
    • Stakeholder Group: Technical Community
    • Expected Presence: Online
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed
Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session.
The youth must be an actor, not the recipient in the field of the internet for sure. The future of cyberspace is up to the youth. The youth need to give full attention to the problem of actual fields such as internet governance.

To build the discussion more concrete, we are looking for help from the expertise from the APNIC society.

Damage in cyberspace, or attacks, go through several layers to reach the real layer. In terms of international norms, it is very important to define these actual damages because by accurately defining these damages, countries can effectively implement emergency relief for damage or punishment for attackers. In this respect, it may be important to know how the different layers between cyberspace and reality interact and influence. This is because specific norms can be established according to such influence, and various norms can be derived according to the nature of each layer.

This Ukraine incident can be an example of how cyberspace influences conflict or war situations between countries. At the same time, these examples can be of great help in deriving practical norms.

However, despite our utmost efforts, discussions may not be appropriate due to the limitations of our technical expertise. Panels with expertise in that respect can help us draw appropriate conclusions.
If you need assistance to find a suitable speaker to contribute to your session, or an onsite facilitator for your online-only session, please specify your request with details of what you are looking for.
For a deeper discussion about the issue, we are in the middle of casting, especially the expertise of the technical community such as the APNIC society.

First, We chose APNIC's strategic engagement director, Mr Pablo Hinojosa. He has a speciality in International relations and telecommunications regulation and policy. If he could help us build the concrete theoretical discussion, it could be full support to carry our challenge.

Second, We chose APNIC's Senior advisor in Policy and Community Development, Mr Srinivas Chendi. He could provide us with advice from experience in the field of Internet infrastructure development. He can support the discussion of the physical layer.

Last, APNIC's Senior advisor, Mr George Kuo, who had mastered Information Technology. He could offer a realistic point of view by sharing field experience. To be specific, He can specify the critical infrastructure damage from Cyberattacks.
Please declare if you have any potential conflict of interest with the Program Committee 2022.
No
Are you or other session contributors planning to apply for the APrIGF Fellowship Program 2022?
Yes
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