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The Internet, Its Governance and (Architectural) Challenges: Markus Kummer Geneva, 17 September 2012
The Internet, Its Governance and (Architectural) Challenges: Markus Kummer Geneva, 17 September 2012
Challenges
Markus Kummer
www.internetsociety.org
Global Internet Policy at the Crossroads
Technological challenges:
Governmental approach:
-ITU Plenipotentiary in Minneapolis: decision to hold a World Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS)
2003:
WSIS-I: Government take-over bid failed, instead agreement to do some
fact-finding --> Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
2010:
-UNGA renews IGF Mandate
-CSTD WG on IGF improvements
Six tracks:
H. User-Generated Sites
1. Provide infrastructure;
6. Provide trust
2. Investment in Infrastructure;
4. Innovation;
Markus Kummer
kummer@isoc.org
www.internetsociety.org