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<p>Colleagues, I will have 3 minutes in the WSIS+20 public forum on
Wednesday to address the following question from an enduser
perspective -- <br>
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<p><b>How does your community explain what are the essentials to
protect the global internet and to formulate a long-term vision
that works for politicians.</b> *Note that WSIS+20 is a UN
process which is multilateral -- so working with political allies
would be essential.</p>
<p>Background: WSIS2003 (World Summit on the Information Society)
was an intergovernmental conference where other groups had access
and observer status which was a step forward at the time. It
established a working group on internet governance (WGIG) which
was multistakeholder and which developed the following definition
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<p>"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." This led to the establishment of the
Internet Governance Forum (2006)<br>
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<p>How would we see this definition evolving and what kinds of
resources are needed to realize that goal?<br>
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<p>I would welcome any input.</p>
<p>Marita<br>
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