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Internet governance news archiveISOC calls for greater autonomy for key Internet organisation[27 July 2006] At the US Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) public meeting on the transition of the Internet's domain name system (DNS) to the private sector, Internet Society (ISOC) President and CEO Lynn St. Amour outlined how key Internet organizations need to have enough autonomy to respond appropriately to the fast-changing technical and operational environment of the Internet. For more information, see:
Advisory Group established to assist in convening the Internet Governance Forum[18 May 2006] Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General announced the members of an Advisory Group to assist him convene the Internet Governance Forum. The members have been selected from government, the private sector and civil society and represent all regions of the world. The Regional Internet Registries are represented on the Advisory Group by Adiel Akplogan (AfriNIC) and Raúl Echeberría (LACNIC). Date set for inaugural Internet Governance Forum in Athens[10 March 2006] The dates for the first meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) have been announced. The IGF will take place over a four day period in Athens from 30 October to 2 November 2006. Details of the venue have yet to be released.
Secretariat created for Internet Governance Forum[2 March 2006] The United Nations Secretary-General has announced the creation of a small Geneva-based Secretariat to help convene the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Secretariat will be headed by Markus Kummer, who was previously the Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG).
Internet governance meeting in Malta[30 January 2006] Prior to the Internet Governance Forum consultations in Geneva, Diplo will hold a three-day conference in Malta, 10-12 February 2006. APNIC Director General, Paul Wilson, will be part of a panel discussing the "Experiences of various Internet bodies and other international initiatives". For more information, see the conference website: In the lead up to the Internet Governance Forum consultations, there will be News on inaugural Internet Governance Forum meeting[30 January 2006] Consultations on the nature of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Geneva, 16-17 February 2006. Following the consultations, more information will be made available about the first IGF to be held in Athens in the second quarter of 2006: WSIS in Tunis concludes[17 November 2005] The second phase of WSIS concluded on 15 November 2005 in Tunis. The future direction of Internet governance discussions were outlined in paragraphs 29 to 82 of the official document: The NRO has released a statement commenting on the paragraphs related to Internet governance in the Tunis agenda: Number Resource Organization (NRO) at WSIS[13 November 2005] During WSIS Phase 2, held in Tunis from 16-18 November 2005, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) joined the "Internet Pavilion" at the ICT4all exhibition. For more information, see: Internet governance talks continue before WSIS in Tunis[11 October 2005] There were many issues left undecided at the WSIS PrepCom 3 in Geneva, 19- 30 September 2005. Therefore, there will be two more gatherings to consolidate issues before WSIS in Tunis. The first meeting, titled "intersessional negotiation work", will be held 24-28 October 2005. The second meeting, a continuation of PrepCom 3 is open to observers and will be held just prior to the final meeting in Tunis. The continuation of PrepCom 3 will be held 13-15 November in Tunis. WSIS will take place from 16 -18 November in Tunis. For more information on the extended discussions prior to WSIS in Tunis, see: UNDP ADPIP releases Internet governance reports for China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Thailand[26 September 2005] The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) has released a series of five reports as part of its program, ORDIG (Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance). Reports from the series, Internet Governance Priorities and Practices, are available for the following: Internet Governance discussions at WSIS PrepCom 3[23 September 2005] Sub-Committee A at the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom-3 of the Tunis phase) is devoted to discussions on Internet governance. Sub-Committee A discussions on Internet governance take place from 19 to 29 September. APNIC 20 plenary on Internet governance[19 September 2005] Geoff Huston, Senior Internet Research Scientist at APNIC, has produced an edited version of his presentation given on 9 September at the APNIC 20 plenary, Internet governance: What does it mean for IP addressing? The following panel presentations and transcript are also available:
NRO comments on "Food for Thought"[3 September 2005] The NRO (Number Resource Organization) has released a statement on Ambassador Masood Khan's document, Draft "Food for Thought" for the informal consultations on Internet Governance: Comments on the WGIG report[30 August 2005] The Executive Director of the WSIS Executive Secretariat has released a document summarising the 43 contributions on the WGIG report received to date: The Chairman-designate of PrepCom-3 Sub-Committee A, Ambassador Masood Khan, has also released a discussion document for the Second Informal Consultation Meeting on Internet Governance to be held on 6 September 2005: WGIG releases report on Internet governance[18 July 2005] The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) has released the "Report of the Working Group on Internet Governance". The WGIG was established in December 2004 to develop a working definition of Internet governance, identify the public policy issues relevant to Internet governance, and develop an understanding of the roles of the various actors in Internet governance. The recently released report, presented to the United Nations Secretary-General, summarises the WGIG's work on these issues: APNIC has reformatted the transcripts of the presentation of the report in Geneva to aid readability: Joint NRO/GAC roundtable on IP addressing[13 July 2005] On 10 July, the NRO (Number Resource Organization) and the ICANN GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) held a rountable in Luxembourg on issues of Internet governance and management, with particular emphasis on issues of relevance to governments and regulators such as IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and Internet routing. For more information, see: US principles on the Internet's domain name and addressing system[1 July 2005] On 30 June, the US Department of Commerce announced the US government's position on the domain name and addressing system: Transcripts of the fourth meeting of the WGIG[29 June 2005] To make it easier for the Internet community to read the official transcripts of the morning and afternoon sessions of the open forum at the fourth WGIG meeting, APNIC has reformatted the transcripts from all uppercase to sentence case: Fourth meeting of the WGIG[15 June 2005] The fourth WGIG (Working Group on Internet Governance) meeting in being held 14-17 June 2005 in Geneva. Webcasts and transcripts of the sessions are available from: Asia Pacific Internet governance summit in Iran[1 June 2005] The High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society is being held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 31 May – 2 June 2005. For more information, see:
WGIG releases questionnaire[13 May 2005] The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) is conducting a survey to ask stakeholders for their thoughts on current Internet Governance arrangements. The questionnaire is available on the WGIG website at: WGIG has also created an online discussion forum. To participate, follow the link from the WGIG homepage: Third Meeting of WGIG[18 April 2005] The third WGIG (Working Group on Internet Governance) meeting in being held 18-20 April 2005 in Geneva. Working papers have been released prior to the meeting for community feedback. Results of Internet governance survey released[18 April 2005] The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) has released a summary of analysis of its regional survey on opinions on Internet governance: WSIS discussions at ICANN meeting[7 April 2005] On 5 April 2005, there was a WSIS Working Group session held. For more information, see: Discussion about possible ITU allocations of IPv6[7 April 2005] On the governance mailing list, there has been discussion about how possible ITU and ICANN co-governance of IP addresses and domain names would affect IP address allocation methods. Much of the discussion is based on the assumption that the ITU would become an alternative IPv6 allocation body coexisting with the RIRs. Issues raised include database registration coordination, technical and policy needs. The discussion on IP issues starts with the post by Emma Bretherick: NRO comments on WGIG Working Drafts[February 2005] On 15 February 2005, the NRO, on behalf ot the Regional Internet Registries, published a document commenting on the WGIG draft working papers on Internet governance. In particular, the document comments on the "Draft WGIG Issue Paper on the Administration of Internet Names and IP Addresses". The NRO comment document can be found on the NRO website: WGIG releases draft documents[February 2005] On 1 February 2005, the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) released a series of draft working papers on issues related to Internet governance. For more information, see: Asia Pacific regional discussion[January 2005] On 13 January 2005, the Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) launched an Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance (ORDIG) to identify the key issues of importance in Internet Governance to the Asia Pacific community. Issues discussed so far have included:
It is important to have a say in the future of the management of the Internet's infrastructure. To participate in the ORDIG discussion, please:
Second Meeting of WGIG[January 2005] The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) will meet at the United Nations in Geneva from 14 to 16 February 2005. Further information is available at: |
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