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Internet GovernanceWhat ? Where ? How ?
Wim DegezelleInternational Conference on DNS and InternetRiga, Latvia19 April 2013
Wim Degezelle
Brussels, Belgium
@ CENTR since 2006
Senior Policy Analyst
wim@centr.org
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1. About CENTR <
2. Internet Governance
3. Multi-stakeholder model
4. ITU?
5.Up to 2015
the European ccTLD organisation
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Internet Governance ?
How should the Internet be run and managed?
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5.Up to 2015
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
Numbers
• 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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Content:
1. About CENTR
2. Internet Governance
3. Multi-Stakeholder model
4. ITU?
5.Up to 2015
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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2. Internet Governance
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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 ?
THANK YOU!wim@centr.org
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