Internet governance

• What is it?

• • Internet governance is the development and application by Governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.
  • – WGIG, 2005

• Includes:

• • Technical coordination (domain names, IP addresses)
  • Standards development (specifications for Web, email)
  • Public policy governance (spam, cybercrime, privacy)