The UN's Internet Governance Forum is up for renewal at the end of 2015, without UN approval they will be shutdown. I am relatively new here and haven't seen much discussion about IGF and UN (attempted) involvement in the internet. How do people feel about the IGF and should it be renewed by the UN? I can't really figure out what gap they fill other than being big conference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Governance_Forum#2015_mandate_renewal
The IGF is certainly preferable to moving this role into the ITU.
Owen
but the ITU is a larger conference over more time, so that's a plus, right?
also, it's international, and telephone, so really .. .they are super
qualified to talk about internet governance stuff.
but the ITU is a larger conference over more time, so that's a plus, right?
Not necessarily.
The ITU is much less democratic and fails to incorporate a wide variety of stakeholders.
The IGF isn’t a whole lot better in this regard, but the IGF has the advantage of being a non-binding cooperative process
where the ITU can fall back on certain treaty obligations to inflict its will.
also, it's international, and telephone, so really .. .they are super
qualified to talk about internet governance stuff.
Sarcasm, right?
Owen
The Internet Society has been very involved in this. Latest report is here:
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/12/where-wsis-heading-post-2015
but the ITU is a larger conference over more time, so that's a plus,
right? also, it's international, and telephone, so really .. .they
are super qualified to talk about internet governance stuff.
they eat better food than we do
though i may endure san dogville for the sake of roberto's carne asada
burritos
always with respect to the ITU, always.
(I dont' disagree with your position on this matter, at all)
Not in my considerable experience. I always thought that was part of
the problem.
Eliot