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Development Agenda and Internet Governance - Institutional Design
Submitted by Sudhir on Wed, 2007-09-12 07:35.
In my first post I had suggested that it is critical that the link between Internet Governance (IG) and the Development Agenda (DA) needs to be translated in to concrete normative principles and policy proposals which flow from these principles. However the current debates on the Internet Governance Caucus lists and the recent IGF consultation in Geneva remind us that the substantive content of such a ‘development agenda’ is still torn between a concern for providing access and with the governance of critical internet resources. I will sidestep this debate for the moment and try to elaborate on the key axes along which the future debate on the development agenda is likely to take at IGF Rio 2007.
Domain Name Policy in India
Submitted by Sudhir on Wed, 2007-08-08 07:43.The creation of ccTLD's under the control of national governments allows these governments to evolve a domain name policy which responds to the cultural sensitivities and the developmental priorities of the nation. In that sense they allow national governments the autonomy to frame an important aspect of Internet policy and thereby promote the rapid spread of internet use as well as the opportunity to articulate a new normative framework and vocabulary in which Internet policy and governance may be framed.
Development Agenda and Internet Governance
Submitted by Sudhir on Thu, 2007-06-28 09:45.The Development Agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization reached a critical phase this month as negotiators from 93 member states and 40 observers agreed on a final list of proposals to enhance the development dimension in WIPO’s work to be recommended for action to the WIPO General Assembly in September 2007. They also recommended the establishment of a new Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) to address these issues. The process by which civil society groups and some governments have promoted the development agenda holds many lessons for advocates of a development agenda at the IGF.
