Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance <http://igov.apdip.net>

Thank you for sending me the Internet Governance [e-]primer.  I thought it an excellent document.  I would certainly give it 9 out of 10.  I really liked the style of “actors” which was used with each aspect... - John Earls, Australia (4 January 2006)

...resources within the region such as the UNDP-APDIP survey on Internet governance has added to our knowledge of regional views on Internet governance issues. - Statement by Government of Australia at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

...Cambodia would like to put a hand of support to the initiative of UNDP-APDIP Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance which  I hope, will ensure the development of ICT in a concerted fashion for society as a whole. - Statement by Government of Cambodia at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

...we would also like to commend the work done by APDIP in conducting the research which describes the regional position on issues surrounding the issue of Internet Governance.  The report is timely as input into the preparation of the final report of WGIG to be presented in July 2005. - Statement by Government of Indonesia at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

The initiatives taken by UNESCAP, UNDP-APDIP towards the internet governance in Asia Pacific region to prepare policy document with key recommendation as a step forward to help the developing countries of the region.  Our delegation from Nepal would like to support the report and this regional conference should endorse the report towards WSIS in Tunisia. - Statement by Government of Nepal at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

The Working Group on Internet Governance has done considerable work in terms of fulfilling its mandate, in particular identification of public policy issues and evaluation of their governance mechanism...The [Internet Governance] survey carried out by UNESCAP and APDIP provides a good starting point for prioritizing the issues. - Statement by Government of Pakistan at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

Regarding Internet Governance, I would like to congratulate UNDP Asia Pacific Development Information Programme for an excellent study on Internet Governance priorities for the Asia Pacific, since it really helps us to make recommendations on Internet Governance from Asia Pacific end.  However, due to the importance of Internet and Internet Governance, Vietnam would like to propose that government should play a leading role in the decision-making process. - Statement by Government of Vietnam at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

We will also like to recommend the participatory approach used by UNDP-APDIP for developing its IG report. As a result the IG report is much more inclusive of the concerns of all people of the Asia Pacific.  We would like the regional WSIS processes to follow the model of ‘Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance’. - Statement by civil society representatives at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005

Civil society will like to acknowledge and commend the inclusive and transparent process employed by UNDP-APDIP in developing recommendations for Internet Governance. This process has been in complete variance with the processes employed in developing the mainstream documents of the regional meeting.  And the progressive participatory processes employed by the APDIP also show in the quality of the document on Internet Governance that it has been able to put together. The new process for developing a ‘Regional Action Plan Towards Information Society in Asia and the Pacific’ should follow the lead of APDIP’s work on Internet Governance. - A Civil Society  response to the ‘Draft Regional Action Plan Towards Information Society in Asia Pacific’ proposed to be adopted at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the WSIS at Tehran from  31 May - 2 June 2005

I quoted the [Internet Governance] survey extensively in the Government Advisory Committee meeting of ICANN held in Mar Del Plata last week. A number of ICANN members have shown interest in the survey. We must do some more work in the light of Internet Goverance issues becoming central to our discussions in WSIS and thereafter. - Pankaj Agrawala, India (11 April 2005)

Congratulations on undertaking an excellent and timely [Internet Governance] survey. Results re-inforce our continuing faith in the potential of ICTs for the benefit of the common man in the Asia-Pacific Region. And thanks for making the results available to the group and that too quickly. Well done! - Dr D.C.Misra, India (8 April 2005)

Congratulations again...for the work done on this [Internet Governance] survey...It is very interesting and I hope sometime in the future there can be a deeper and more collective analysis of the results...I hope to discuss with my country's Commission on ICT the possibility of adapting the survey for Philippine stakeholders... - Al Alegre, Philippines (8 April 2005)