Full title in original language:
Internet Governance – Why the Multistakeholder Approach Works
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Cybercrime Cybercrime preventionTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Corporate authors:
Internet Society
Publication year:
2016
Published by:
Internet Society
Copyright holder:
© Internet Society
Contact name and address:
Internet Society
Contact website:
Key themes:
cybercrime, cybercrime prevention, crime, cybersecurity, cyber security, cyberspace, multistakeholer, stakeholder, internet governance, governance
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Short description:
The multistakeholder governance framework is informed by three components: a) opened-ended unleashed innovation (infrastructure), b) decentralized governance institutions (governance) and, c) open and inclusive processes (human).
The Internet is open, distributed, interconnected, and transnational. The multistakeholder approach to Internet governance has grown from the Internet’s own DNA and is what allows it to thrive.
Multistakeholder approaches are used in many areas as an accepted international norm. In the Internet area, as in other areas, the multistakeholder approach is widely accepted as the optimal way to make policy decisions for a globally distributed network. This is reflected in declarations, resolutions, and day-to-day working practices of a growing number of international organisations.