Title
Reframing Internet Governance Discourse:Fifteen Baseline Propositions
Author
William J Drake, Senior Associate, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Date
1/01/2005
(Original Publish Date: 2004)
(Original Publish Date: 2004)
Abstract
The global debate on Internet governance is in a liminal state. There is a total lack of consensus about how to define Internet governance, and about which issues and institutions are and should be involved in what manner. Similarly, there is a lack of agreement as to whether there are significant problems with existing governance mechanisms, and whether there are any pressing but unresolved issues that need to be tackled through international cooperation. Adding to the complexity of the situation, the technological and market environment is changing rapidly, making this a classic example of "shooting at a moving target," and some stakeholders' interests and policy preferences are in flux. Indeed, there is fairly widespread uncertainty about how best to proceed, and perhaps even some frustration and burn out among participants whose full engagement will be needed if the policy debate is to achieve anything significant.
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