internet governance what ? where ? how ?
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Internet Governance What ? Where ? How ?. Wim Degezelle International Conference on DNS and Internet Riga, Latvia 19 April 2013. Wim Degezelle Brussels, Belgium @ CENTR since 2006 Senior Policy Analyst [email protected] . Content. Content :. About CENTR < Internet Governance - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Internet GovernanceWhat ? Where ? How ?
Wim DegezelleInternational Conference on DNS and InternetRiga, Latvia19 April 2013
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Content:1. About CENTR <2. Internet Governance3. Multi-stakeholder model4. ITU?5.Up to 2015
the European ccTLD organisation
www.centr.org
About CENTR
Membership
51 Full members9 Associate members
12 Observers
Domain count
78.4 million
75 % ccTLD domains
Peter VAN ROSTEGeneral Manager
Wim DEGEZELLESenior Policy Analyst
Patrick MYLESInformation Manager
Linda VERHAEGENOffice Manager
CENTR vzw/asblBelliardstraat 20 (6th floor)1040 BrusselsBelgiumTel: +32 2 627 5550Fax: +32 2 627 [email protected]
Regional ccTLD organisations
to facilitate the DIALOGUE and the EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Formed by the ccTLD registries
General Assembl
y
Legalws
Technicalws
Adminws
Marketingws
R & Dws
Securityws
IGF
www.centr.org
@CENTRnews
More about CENTR?
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Content:1. About CENTR2. Internet Governance <3. Multi-Stakeholder model4. ITU?5.Up to 2015
Internet Governance ?
How should the Internet be run and managed?
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Content:1. About CENTR2. Internet Governance3. Multi-Stakeholder model <4. ITU?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 CENTR2. Internet Governance3. Multi-Stakeholder model4. 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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Content:1. About CENTR2. Internet Governance3. Multistakeholderism4. ITU?5.Up to 2015 <
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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