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Internet Governance

Internet Governance. Stephen M. Ryan, Esq. McDermott, Will & Emery (202) 756-8333 sryan@mwe.com. The Current Successful Internet Governance Model . Current model primarily relies on non-governmental organizations, e.g. NANOG / NOGs for operational standards IETF for protocol standards

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Internet Governance

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  1. Internet Governance Stephen M. Ryan, Esq.McDermott, Will & Emery (202) 756-8333sryan@mwe.com

  2. The Current Successful Internet Governance Model • Current model primarily relies on non-governmental organizations, e.g. • NANOG/NOGs for operational standards • IETF for protocol standards • ICANN for DNS • ARIN/other RIRs for IP resource policy • ISOC and others for outreach • Some countries prefer a model that is based on government to government negotiation and control, and firm government control of internal Internet access. • U.S. Government opposes these efforts, but with a weakened voice

  3. North American Interests In Global Policy and Governance Debate • Most North Americans are verycomfortable with NGO governance model and skeptical of control of Internet by any international government agency • Profound civil liberties issues of Internet controlled by authoritarian governments, e.g.: • Attack on Estonia • Burma crackdown • Internal control of Internet by many countries

  4. North American Interests In Global Policy And Governance Debate, Continued • We cannot tell China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, etc. that they must permit Internet access to their citizens; but we also cannot permit them to tell us how to ration our citizen’s access

  5. Upcoming Events and Policies Require Law Enforcement Attention • Upcoming Events Will Impact The Law Enforcement Community: • Law Enforcement has a continued need for an informative, accurate Whois it can access on a bulk or individual basis, “24x7,” may conflict with other public policies • Continued policy debate in each sovereign government regarding the proper balance between business needs of an ISP, individuals need for privacy, versus law enforcement and civil law need for disclosed addressing data

  6. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • WTPF held by the ITU • United Nations (UN) agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs) • Comprised of 193 member states • Participation limited to • Member States • ITU Sector Members • Associates • Academia • Creates globally recognized treaties

  7. ITU Sectors • Radiocommunication(ITU-R) • Coordinates radiocommunication services, radio-frequency spectrum, and satellite orbits • Telecommunication Standardization (ITU-T) • Produces standards for operation of ICT networks • Telecommunication Development (ITU-D) • Focuses on capacity building to increase access to infrastructure and ICT services worldwide

  8. Current Environment • Let’s take a look at the… • Internet Governance Forum (IGF) • ITU Plenipotentiary Conference • World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC)

  9. ITU Plenipotentiary Conference • Busan, Korea, 20 Oct. – 7 Nov. 2014 • To set ITU's general policies • Four-year strategic and financial plans • Elect officials • Set principles for provision & operation of international telecommunications • Participation limited

  10. WTDC 2014 • ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference(WTDC) • Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 31 Mar. - 11 Apr. 2014 • To prepare an action plan for the ITU Development sector for next 4 years • 6 Regional Preparatory meetings in 2013 • Participation open to ITU-D members

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