[governance] Internet Governance: A Primer

[Christine]

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Internet Governance: A Primer

Author: Akash Kapur
UNDP-APDIP, Elsevier, 2005, 47 pages
ISBN-10: 81-312-0076-6
ISBN-13: 978-81-312-0076-6

http://www.apdip.net/news/igovprimer
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This primer offers an overview of Internet governance, discussing its
history, the issues at stake and the various actors involved. It shows how
governance decisions can have social and economic ramifications, and it
suggests steps that can be taken to enhance developing country participation
in Internet governance.


This Primer together with an Internet Governance DVD produced by
DiploFoundation and UNDP-APDIP will be available for distribution at the
World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis.

Please visit us at the UNDP Sharing the Future Pavilion (Stand No. 1307.1)
at the ICT4All Exhibition, to collect your copy.
 
Find out more about the Primer at http://www.apdip.net/news/igovprimer
Find out more about the DVD at http://www.apdip.net/news/igovdvd


*** Inside the Primer ***

BACKGROUND AND KEY CONCEPTS
 
What is "governance"?
What is "Internet governance"?
What are the "layers" and how are they relevant to Internet governance?
What is ICT and what is its relevance to the Internet?
Why is the Internet difficult to govern?
What is the history of governance on the Internet?
Should there be governance on the Internet?
 
ISSUES AND ACTORS

What are some of the issues involved in Internet governance?
What are some of the governance issues at the infrastructure layer?
What are some of the governance issues at the logical layer?
What are some of the issues at the content layer?

INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

What is the digital divide and why does it matter?
What is the relationship between Internet governance and the digital divide?
What is the current status of developing country participation in Internet
governance?
How can barriers to developing country participation be overcome?

MODELS AND CONCEPTS

What is self-governance and what are its limitations?
What is multi-sectoral governance?
What are some of the challenges to effective multi-sectoral governance?
What is the role of average Internet users in Internet governance?
How democratic should Internet governance be?
What is the role of "trust" in Internet governance?
What is the relationship between globalization and Internet governance?
What is convergence and why does it matter?
How can Internet governance adapt to technological change?

CONCLUSION: BEST PRACTICES AND LOOKING FORWARD


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