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Internet governance consists of a system of laws, rules, policies and practices that dictate how its board members manage and oversee the affairs of any internet ...
The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) was a United Nations multistakeholder Working group initiated after the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) first phase Summit in Geneva failed to agree on the future of Internet governance. The first phase of World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) agreed to continue the ...
This category pulls together articles on the organization of the Internet and on the bodies and groups which have a role in its development and operation. The use of the word "governance" here probably implies more power than actually exists in these bodies, as they essentially represent just a collection of standards for sharing traffic ...
Standards Organizations – Define Internet protocols and technical standards. Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) – Manage the allocation of IP addresses. United Nations & Global Governance Bodies – Oversee international Internet policies. Research & Educational Institutions – Develop and support advanced Internet technologies.
In internet governance, network sovereignty, also called digital sovereignty or cyber sovereignty, is the effort of a governing entity, such as a state, to create boundaries on a network and then exert a form of control, often in the form of law enforcement over such boundaries.
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multistakeholder governance group for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. [1] It brings together all stakeholders in the Internet governance debate, whether they represent governments, the private sector or civil society, including the technical and academic community, on an equal basis and through an open and inclusive process. [2]
This category comprised primarily organizations that are presently or previously involved in Internet governance. For organizations primarily involved in advocating for or against particular topics or approaches within Internet governance, please see Category:Internet governance advocacy groups.
The Internet (or internet) [a] is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) [b] to communicate between networks and devices. It is a network of networks that consists of private , public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of ...