Internet Governance What ? Where ? How ?

Internet GovernanceWhat ? Where ? How ?

Wim DegezelleInternational Conference on DNS and InternetRiga, Latvia19 April 2013

Wim DegezelleBrussels, Belgium

@ CENTR since 2006Senior Policy Analystwim@centr.org

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Internet Governance ?

How should the Internet be run and managed?

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World Summit on the Information Society

(WSIS)(Geneva, 2003 & Tunis, 2005)

“Broad debate on how the Internet should be

run and managed”

Intergovernmental process (UN Summit) Decisions taken by states Multi-stakeholder participation : UN bodies, international organisations, NGOs, civil society, private sector

General Principles for Internet Governance

Par 29 Tunis agenda: The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations

Multilateral - Transparent - Democratic - Multi-stakeholder

Tunis agenda

• Importance of the Stability and Security of the Internet

• Process for ‘enhanced cooperation’ • Mandate to UN Secretary General to

convene a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue (IGF)

Tunis agenda

• Enhanced cooperation“... to enable governments, on an equal

footing to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, but not in the day-to-day technical and operational matters, that do not impact on international public policy issues”

Tunis agenda

• Mandate to UN Secretary General to convene a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue (IGF)

• First IGF meeting Athens (2006)• 2nd 5 year mandate• Next Bali, Indonesia, 22-25 October, 2013

Internet Corporation for for Assigned Names and

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• Created in 1998, non for profit• coordinates the Domain Name System

(DNS), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses space allocation, and root server system management

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International Telecommunication Union

the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs.

°1865 - Paris (InternationalTelegraph

Union)

International rules governing the operation of telecommunication services (eg standards, interconnection, …)

UN Agency - only sovereign States are full members, one country, one vote

193 Members States + Sector members

ITU - and Internet Governance ?

Place for ITU ?

Be aware of ongoing discussions: WCIT (Dec 2012)

WTPF (May 2013)WTDC (April 2014)Plenipot (Oct 2014)

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by Martin Boyle, Nominet, at CENTR GA49, March 2013, Lisbon

United Nations General Assembly to Review the implementation of WSIS outcomes in

2015

Key issue:Review of the Tunis Agenda ?

Will the Multi-Stakeholder model survive ?

Food for thought ….

Food for thought ….

what if the Internet had developed within a traditional

conventional coordinated public model ?

Conclusion

Internet Governance ?How should the Internet be run and

managed?

Internet Governance ?How should the Internet be run and

managed?

• Ongoing discussion at different levels !!

• Get involved !!• Who’s representing Latvia at ITU ?• Involvement in GAC? ICANN ?

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