Proposal

APrIGF 2022 Session Proposal Submission Form
Part 1 - Lead Organizer
Contact Person
Mr. Andrew Molivurae
Email
Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) *
PICISOC
Designation
Vice-Chair
Gender
Male
Economy of Residence
Vanuatu
Primary Stakeholder Group
Civil Society
List Your Organizing Partners (if any)
Pacific Islands Chapter of ISOC
Part 2 - Session Proposal
Session Title
Impacts of Mis-Information in the Pacific Islands.
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
The session will discuss more on the impacts of mis-information or fake news in at least 6 different Pacific island countries. The arrival of the covid 19 pandemic has prompted the increase in mis-information and has highly impacted the islands governments in their response to the disease. Other ongoing elements of mis-information also exist in these island nations due to the low percentages of literacy.

The session will discuss the following;

1. Definition of Mis-information
2. Impacts of mis-information - presentations or from 5 island nation perspectives
3. Mitigation approaches from each presenter
4. Open for discussions from the community.
Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF
This session seeks to highlight impacts and mitigation approaches to minimizing mis-information in the Pacific Islands where the percentage of literacy standards are still low.
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
7 minutes For each panel member
Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible)

  • Moderator (Primary)

    • Name: Andrew Molivurae
    • Organization: PICISOC
    • Designation: Vice-Chair
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Vanuatu
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Moderator (Back-up)

    • Name: Letitia Masaea
    • Organization: PICISOC
    • Designation: Chair
    • Gender: Female
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Solomon Islands
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 1

    • Name: Kenneth Katafono
    • Organization: PICISOC
    • Designation: Vice Chair
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Fiji
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 2

    • Name: Sarai Tevita
    • Organization: PICISOC
    • Designation: Board Member
    • Gender: Female
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Samoa
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 3

    • Name: Seluvaia Kauvaka
    • Organization: PICISOC
    • Designation: Board Member
    • Gender: Female
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Tonga
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 4

    • Name: Flare Namaliu
    • Organization: PICISOC
    • Designation: Board Member
    • Gender: Female
    • Economy / Country of Residence: PNG
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed
Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session.
These speakers are ICT leaders that come from different Pacific islands economy with different experiences in ICT and mis-information
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.
I would be happy to have a speaker from a small Asian country who may be able to contribute to the topic.
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?
No
Number of Attendees (Please fill in numbers)

    • Female: 4
    • Male: 2
Consent
I agree that my data can be submitted to forms.for.asia and processed by APrIGF organizers for the program selection of APrIGF 2022.