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A
proposal for internet governance
** This press release is provided by the businessatwsis
website as courtesy for information purposes only. It is not a CCBI or
ICC press release, but represents the personal position of Mr Abu-Ghazaleh.
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By Talal Abu Ghazaleh
WSIS Geneva
December 9, 2003
The world is indebted
to the USA for the role it has played in the creation and development
of the internet.
We need to continue
to internationalise the internet, to maintain it as the only world information
society network.
Whether the cross-border
legal, political, economic, social, cultural and security considerations
require a global initiative for discussion on the management of cyberspace
are important questions to consider
UN ICT Task Force,
as the only global, multi-stakeholder entity enjoying international legitimacy
may provide the appropriate forum and umbrella for continued discussions
to the Tunis phase of the Summit as follows:
1. Maintain the operational
management of the internet under private sector leadership, driven by
the dynamics of business.
2. Support ICANN's continued evolution, preserving private sector leadership
while bolstering global legitimacy.
3. Set up within the TF a Governance Commission to be chaired by the US
permanently, with membership from ITU, WIPO, WEF, ICC, UNCTAD, in addition
to one representative from each continent.
4. Encourage the processes of International Domain Names implementation
and Intellectual Property Rights protection.
This proposal is consistent
with Summit discussions to date, which ha
ve now called for the UN Secretary-General
to set up an advisory group to address this complex issue. As an already-existing,
multi-stakeholder and internationally legitimate body, the UN ICT Task
Force is the ideal forum.
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