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World Summit receives internet governance proposal

01 Jan 2004
World Summit receives internet governance proposal
A proposal to create an internet governance forum balancing the interests of governments, civil society, and business was delivered to the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in December in Geneva. Delivered by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, who is Vice-Chair of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force, the proposal recommends that:
  • the internet’s operations remain in the private sector;
  • Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) continue to evolve, preserving private sector leadership while bolstering global legitimacy;
  • a governance commission be set up;
  • the processes for registering internet domain names and protecting intellectual property rights be encouraged.
According to Abu-Ghazaleh, “We need to continue to internationalize the internet, to maintain it as the only world information society network.”  The proposal recommends that these issues be explored under the umbrella of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force.
The IEC, ISO, and the ITU are encouraging the WSIS to take into account in its deliberations and in its final document the need to include international standards and the role they play as an essential part of the technological foundation for the Information Society.  The internet is seen as an integral part of the Information Society.
Abu-Ghazaleh is CEO of a holding company that groups professional service firms in the fields of accounting, management consulting, technology transfer, training, intellectual property, legal services, information technology, capacity building, credit information, and legal translation.