Several weeks ago, you may have received calls to participate in an online survey on Internet Governance priorities in the Asia-Pacific Region. The post from UNDP APDIP below notes where the results of the survey may be viewed online... (Apologies for repeat postings)
------------------ Internet Governance Priorities for the Asia-Pacific: Summary Analysis of a Regional Survey =========================================================== UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP, www.apdip.net) conducted a survey on Internet governance priorities that targeted all stakeholder groups in the Asia-Pacific region. The survey was open and online to the public from 8 February to 7 March 2005. The survey was an activity under the Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance (ORDIG, www.igov.apdip.net), an initiative supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, and in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC). ORDIG's main objective is to make Internet governance more inclusive, development-oriented and responsive to the specific needs of stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region. We are happy to share with everyone the summary analysis of the survey (www.igov.apdip.net/ORDIG.Survey.Report.pdf). In brief, a total of 1,243 valid questionnaires from 37 countries of the region and all major stakeholder groups, in 12 major languages were received, indicating that the extensive outreach undertaken for the survey has proved very successful. The survey solicited views on twenty-two potential issues in Internet governance. The survey clearly points out a number of eminent concerns in Internet governance that require urgent attention. Concerns about virus attacks, online fraud / cyber-crime and spam are very strong, and they are universally shared by all stakeholder groups and countries at all levels of human development. A cluster of additional issues including illegal content, privacy and policies for the wireless Internet have also been identified as priorities for a wide array of countries and stakeholder groups calling into question the assumption that some of these topics are only considered as important from a certain development stage on. Other issues are as important in some specific contexts, but not in others, highlighting that Internet governance priorities cannot be fully understood and addressed at global or even regional level, but require a close engagement within the local context. Infrastructure issues provide one example of these differentiated priorities. Access, costs, reliability and speed cannot be dismissed as yesterday's concern. However, as the survey also emphasizes, this somewhat downbeat assessment cannot cloud the bigger picture. In sharp contrast to the dissatisfaction with many Internet governance issues, a general enthusiasm prevails with regard to the overall benefits derived from the Internet. For the full analysis, we invite you to read through the summary, which not only includes our detailed reading of the data but also includes the interesting dimensions of implementing the survey itself. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the survey. We hope that the summary will be of interest to you and that it may be useful for you as well. Regards, Phet Sayo Programme Specialist UNDP-APDIP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Internet and Democracy Across Asia: MAY 2001 Online Trends in Governance, Civil Society and Media More information at: http://www.e-democracy.org/do Rule: No more than two posts a day per participant. To SUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/do-asia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
