APDIP Releases Policy Brief and Input Paper on Internet Governance

After almost ten months of research and activities, UNDP-APDIP's Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance (ORDIG*) has produced a two-part report entitled, "Voices from Asia-Pacific: Internet Governance Priorities and Recommendations" - consisting of 1) the ORDIG Policy Brief and Executive Summary, and 2) the ORDIG Input Paper for the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

These documents stem from months of consultations involving stakeholder groups from the public and private sectors, as well as civil society.

ORDIG consulted over 3,000 stakeholders through sub-regional meetings, jointly organized with UNESCAP and others; a region-wide online forum that allowed for open and candid discussions on the issues; and a region-wide, multi-lingual, issues-based online survey that looked at the Internet governance priorities of the region.

The resulting two reports are the synthesis, consolidation, and reading of the voices from the Asia-Pacific region.  They outline the principles and dimensions that make up the framework for building recommendations, which are provided in the documents at two levels - general and specific recommendations.

Issues and recommendations covered in the Infrastructure dimension are access costs, VOIP, and wireless networks.  Issues and recommendations covered in the Logical dimension are DNS management, IP address management, and technical standards.  Issues covered in the Content dimension are content pollution (spam, viruses, spyware, etc.) and cybercrime.  Issues covered in the Social / Developmental dimension are cultural diversity and participation.

The "Voices from Asia-Pacific: Internet Governance Priorities and Recommendations" documents were shared with and endorsed by delegates at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran (31 May-2 June 2005).

Furthermore, these reports were provided to the WGIG at their upcoming Fourth Meeting (14-17 June 2005), as the Asia-Pacific input for the Working Group's deliberation.

Related Links:

Internet Governance Priorities for Asia-Pacific: Summary Analysis of a Regional Survey [PDF, 1.2MB]

Summary Report of the Online Forum on Internet Governance Priorities for the Asia-Pacific Region [PDF, 219kB]

High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 31 May – 2 June 2005

Fourth WGIG Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 14-17 June 2005

Internet Governance: Asia-Pacific Perspectives Monograph

Internet Governance: A Primer

Internet Governance DVD

Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Portal

Country Reports on Internet Governance (China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand)

ORDIG Input Paper and Policy Brief to WGIG and WSIS

APDIP e-Note 1 - Voices from the Asia-Pacific: Internet governance for sustainable human development

APDIP eLibrary of Publications and Videos