IGF Hyderabad report published
United Nations: 23 November 2009
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has published the proceedings of the third Internet Governance Forum that took place in Hyderabad, India from the 3rd to 6th November 2008. The 425-page book titled: INTERNET FOR ALL, Proceedings of the Third Internet Governance Forum provides a comprehensive condensed summary of the event.
The best practice forum organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) appears on page 101 of the report headed: BPF 68: Enhanced Internet-Enabled Access and Use of Public Sector Information.
In the Introduction (page ii) it states:
“The Second IGF book – Markus Kummer
This book is the second publication that documents the proceedings of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The first book was published on the eve of last year’s meeting in Hyderabad, India and documented the first two meetings, held in Athens, Greece, in 2006 and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2007, respectively.
The mandate requires the IGF to ‘publish its proceedings’. As last year, we thought the best way to meet this requirement would be in form of a book, as it is more practical and portable than the website. The publication contains excerpts of the transcripts of all the main sessions as well as from the reports from workshops and other events. The full transcripts of all the main sessions, word for word, can be accessed on the IGF Web site. This book therefore documents the Third IGF Meeting, held in Hyderabad on 3-6 December 2008. to be distributed to all IGF participants,
While the IGF is a child of a United Nations Summit - World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) - it is very informal in its nature when compared to other UN processes as it is not constrained by the traditional procedures and protocol of intergovernmental processes. Its mandate is set out in the WSIS outcome document, the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society and it is clear that – the IGF is here to provide a platform for multistakeholder dialogue on public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, to foster a dialogue among all stakeholders on how to make best possible use of the Internet and also on how to limit its abuse. It is here to stimulate debate and discussion. The IGF’s methodology is based on the exchange of information and the sharing of good practices. The IGF is not here to take decisions – decisions are taken by other organizations which have the mandate to do so.”
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