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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2. Internet Governance

3. Multi-stakeholder model

4. ITU?

5.Up to 2015

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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

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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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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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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