================================================================== 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 ================================================================== 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 was distributed at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. 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 ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
