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INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM Open Consultations Geneva, 13 May 2009    Draft Agenda    1.         Adoption of the Agenda    2.         Programme and agenda of the Sharm El Sheikh meeting  3.         Workshops and other events  4.         The IGF…

The Commonwealth Secretariat has organised informal consultations on the merits of a Commonwealth IGF in room XXII from 1300 -1500 on Wednesday13 May. Former UK Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Nick Thorne, will moderate.Alice Munyua will share the…

‘An Interpol for the Internet?’[ doc ]

 The establishment of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was one of the key outputs of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), where world leaders asked the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, in an open and inclusive process,…

Workshop report: Challenges facing network operators in developing countries [pdf]. 

71. UK Best Practice session: “Partnership in Action”    Introduction   The workshop showcased real examples of how different stakeholders have addressed issues relevant to the IGF main themes.  In particular the discussion focussed on…

  The following text is excerpted from an ongoing discussion on the IGF Advisory Group mailing list. The only changes made relate to an effort to anonymize the comments in respect of the Chatham House rule and separate issues related to logistics…

Paragraph 76 of the Tunis Agenda requests the Unted Nations Secretary-General “to examine the desirability of the continuation of the Forum, in formal consultation with Forum participants, within five years of its creation, and to make…

ICANN Open Forum  [pdf]

IDNs myths and opportunities [pdf]

Report on Workshop 85: The Transboundary Internet: Jurisdiction, Control and Sovereignty   Organized by Internet Governance Caucus   Agenda of workshop   The Internet crosses the boundaries of all nations and raises some unique…

 IGF Hyderabad, Workshop 27:   WIPO Workshop on Digital Identifiers and IPRs:  Enabling Access to Content               Online distribution of content offers challenges and opportunities for providers and users of digital information,…

"Reforming the International ICT Standardization System" [pdf]

The Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards (DCOS) [pdf]

  The following text is excerpted from an ongoing discussion on the IGF Advisory Group mailing list. The only changes made relate to an effort to anonymize the comments in respect of the Chatham House rule and separate issues related to logistics…