Global Survey of Internet User Perceptions

This session will present new findings of a 2017 CIGI-Ipsos-UNCTAD-ISOC global survey of public attitudes in 24 nations on the Internet and e-commerce.

The survey is unique and only the third of its kind to have been conducted on such a global scale. National and regional variations in public will be explored as will the broader implications of these findings for global e-commerce and international trade.

Moderator: Mr. Fen Osler Hampson, Chancellor's Professor, Carleton University, Distinguished Fellow / Director of Global Security and Politics, Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Speakers:

• Ms. Sally Wentworth, Vice President, Internet Society
• Mr. Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis Section, UNCTAD
• Mr. Eric Jardine, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech
• Mr. James H. Poisant, Secretary-General, World Information Technology and Services Alliance