Report date: 4 July 2009. and distributed at the IGF Forum, Egypt, November 2009

Pages: 425

Extract from page i

Message by Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

“Since its inception in 2006 the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has provided an international platform for multi stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance issues. The management of the Internet is of increasing significance. It is multifaceted and complex, and needs to engage all people in the spirit of openness and inclusion. The IGF is the only entity of its kind under the auspices of the United Nations providing a space for a diverse array of experts to discuss socio-economic and technological challenges related to the Internet. Representation at the annual IGF meetings includes governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society, and the academic and technical communities. I am pleased that the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs has been able to facilitate this good work through the IGF Secretariat.

One of the strengths of the IGF is that it encourages stakeholders with diverse opinions and experiences to discuss each other’s concerns learn to understand each other and move towards a common understanding. The IGF has helped articulate a view of how governments and other actors can maximize the opportunities the Internet offers, how it can be used for the benefit of all humankind while addressing such important matters as security and stability of Internet infrastructure, services and applications.

With discussions taking place against the backdrop of the broad United Nations development agenda, the IGF has made it clear that good Internet governance is not an end in itself, but a means of achieving development for all. This development orientation is becoming ever more relevant.

This annual report contains the proceedings of the third IGF meeting held in Hyderabad in 2008 together with a record of its preparatory and stocktaking processes. As such it is an important reference, which I would recommend to anyone following Internet governance matters.”

Detailed Table of Contents

Message by Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

The Second IGF book- Markus Kummer

The Third IGF: A Further Step from Process to Performance - Nitin Desai

Editor's introduction - Don MacLean

Editorial Approach

Observations on the Proceedings

Preface

Setting the Scene

Opening Ceremony, 3 December 2008

Opening Session, 3 December 2008

Part 1 – Reaching the Next Billion

Chairman’s Summary of the Main Sessions

Panel on Realizing a Multilingual Internet

Panel on Access: Reaching the Next Billion

Open Dialogue Session

Panel Discussion on Realizing a Multilingual Internet

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panelists

Discussion

Panel Discussion on Access

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panelists

Discussion

Open Dialogue on Reaching the Next Billion

Introductory Remarks

Reports from the Panel Sessions

Discussion

Reports of Workshops, Best Practice Forums, Open Forums and Dynamic Coalitions

Realizing a Multilingual Internet

WS 4: Internationalized Domain Names

Dynamic Coalition for Linguistic Diversity

Access

WS 2: Challenges Facing Internet Operators in Developing Countries

WS 7: Low-Cost Sustainability Access

WS 9: Including Accessibility and Human Factors in the Universalization of the Internet

WS 20: Governance for Gatekeepers

Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability

Content

WS 16: Digital Content Strategies and Policies

WS 21: Knowledge as a Global Public Good

WS 23: Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Digital Education

WS 25: Digital Identifiers and IPRs

BPF 68: Enhanced Internet-Enabled Access and Use of Public Sector Information

Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet

Development and Capacity Building

WS 49: A Development Agenda for Internet Governance: From Principle to Practice

WS 56: The Role of Internet Exchange Points in Creating Internet Capacity and Bringing Autonomy to Developing Nations

WS 58: Network Neutrality Issues and Implications for Development

WS 60: Capacity Building for Web 2.0

BPF 62: Internet Governance Capacity Building

BPF 64: Turkey: A Nation Transforming to Information Society

Part 2 – Promoting Cyber-security and Trust

Chairman’s Summary of Main Sessions

Dimensions of Cyber-security and Cyber-crime

Fostering Security, Privacy and Openness

Open Dialogue Session

Panel Discussion on Dimensions of Cyber-security and Cyber-crime

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panelists

Discussion

Panel Discussion on Fostering Security, Privacy and Openness

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panelists

Discussion

Open Dialogue on Promoting Cyber-security and Trust

Introductory Remarks

Report of the Panel Sessions

Discussion

Reports of Workshops, Best Practice Forums and Dynamic Coalitions

Cyber-security and Cyber-crime

WS 28: An Interpol for the Internet?

WS 33: Global Culture of Cyber-security

OF 92: ITU Open Forum on Cyber-security

Fostering Security, Privacy and Openness

WS 29: On Building Confidence and Security in the Use of ICTs for African Countries

WS 83: The Future of Online Privacy: Online Advertising and Behavioral Targeting

Child Safety

WS 31: Child Safety Online

WS 32: Dignity, Security and Privacy of Children on the Internet

WS 36: Strategies to Prevent and Fight Child Pornography in Developing Countries

WS 37: Child Protection in the Mobile, Always-Connected Age

BPF 75: The European Approach to Empowering and Protecting Children Online

BPF 89: Child Online Protection

Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety

Other Issues Related to Promoting Cyber-security and Trust

WS 55: Resurrection of Online Dispute Resolution

Part 3 – Managing Critical Internet Resources

Chairman’s Summary of the Main Sessions

Transition from IPv4 to IPv6

Arrangements for Internet Governance: Global, Regional and National

Open Dialogue Session

Panel Discussion on the Transition from IPv4 to IPv6

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panelists

Discussion

Panel Discussion on Global, Regional and National Arrangements for Internet Governance

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panellists

Discussion

Open Dialogue on Managing Critical Internet Resources

Introductory Remarks

The Transition from IPv4 to IPv6

Global, Regional and National Arrangements

Reports of Workshops, Best Practice Forums, Open Forums and Dynamic Coalitions

Arrangements for Internet Governance

WS 22: Lessons Learned from the Engagement and Facilitation of Internet

Users into Policy Development and Processes within ICANN via the ICANN

Board’s At-Large Advisory Committee

WS 26: A Code of Good Practice on Public Participation in Internet Governance

WS 43: Legal Aspects of Governance of Critical Internet Resources Functions

WS 46: The Future of ICANN: After the JPA, What?

WS 81: National Multistakeholder Processes and Their Relation to the IGF

WS 85: The Transboundary Internet: Jurisdiction, Control and Sovereignty

BPF 71: UK Best Practice Forum on Partnership in Action

OF 90: ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model

Other Issues Related to Managing Critical Internet Resources

WS 24: Reforming the International ICT Standardization System

WS 38: Around the World in Eight ccTLDs

WS 40: The Evolution of the Root Server System

Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards

Part 4 – Future Challenges and Next Steps

Chairman’s Summary of Main Sessions

Emerging Issues

Reporting Back

Taking Stock and the Way Forward

Panel Discussion on Emerging Issues

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by the Panelists

Discussion

Open Dialogue on Taking Stock and the Way Forward

Introductory Remarks

Presentations by Panelists

Discussion

Reports of Workshops, Best Practice Forums, Open Forums and Dynamic Coalitions

Framework Policies

WS 3: Digital Convergence Beyond Technology: Socio-Economic Benefits, SMEs and Public Policy

WS 15: Delivering Universal Access and Public Value of the Internet: A Goal of National Information Policy

OF 73: Outcomes of the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy

Dynamic Coalition on a Framework of Principles for the Internet

Internet and Human Rights

WS 77: Internet for All – Exploring a Rights-Based Approach

Internet and Environment

WS 52: ICTs and an Environmentally Sustainable Internet

WS 53: Internet and Climate Change

Dynamic Coalition on Internet and Climate Change

Future Perspectives

WS 50: Can Internet Governance Change Global Futures, or Will Global

Futures Change Internet Governance

WS 57: What Will the Web Be Like in Twenty Years’ Time?

WS 86: Youth and Internet Governance: Challenges for the Future

Wrapping Up

Closing Ceremony, 6 December 2008

Postscript

About the Book

Editors Bio

Authors