Civil society believes that the Internet's value is created by the participation and cooperation of people all over the world. The Internet is global, not national. Therefore, "No single Government should have a pre-eminent role in relation to international Internet governance." The WGIG report came to a consensus on that position. It is expressed in paragraph 48 of the WGIG Report. Civil society expresses its strong support for that conclusion.   more »

All the ITU or any international body need do in order to fork the Internet is to do it. There is no army, and no weapon, which can prevent the creation of new DNS regimes, especially if national governments choose to force ISPs to point to them.    more »

NGOs are considering organising a counter summit parallel to the official UN conference.   more »

The motion
introduced by China was adopted by the Preparatory Committee by a recorded roll-call vote of 52
to 35, with 35 abstentions.   more »