Internet Governance: An Analysis from Developing country’s perspective Razoana Moslam Sydney Institute, Australia

History Early Development (human Rights) Privacy & Protection Universal Declaration of Human Rights– 1948 2. European Convention of Human Rights - 1950 3. American Convention of Human Rights - 1978 4. African (BANJUL) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights - 1981 1. OECD Guidelines (on the Protection of Privacy and the Transnational Flow of Personal Information) - 1980. 2. Directive 95/46/EC of the EU - on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data -1998

developing country participation in Internet governance developing countries are for the most part represented in intergovernmental organizations like ITU and WTO, but that such organizations frequently pay scant attention to the connection between communications policy and development. developing countries were generally under-represented in non-traditional decision-making venues, such as the standards-setting bodies, ICANN and other technical groups. when it comes to governance decisions led by the market, developing countries have virtually no representation at all.

Cybercrime Cybercrime involves a range of issues, some of which are also evident in the offline world, and some of which are unique to the online environment. One issue that pertains to both environments concerns the need to balance checks on criminal activity with respect for human rights and civil liberties. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Intellectual Property Rights IPR is a vast topic – too vast to cover comprehensively in a primer such as this one. Copyright and peer-to-peer networks: Software and Open Source Domain Names and the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

barriers to developing country participation be overcome? Recommendations Recommendations Build technical and policy capacity: Increase policy awareness Strengthen national policy institutions and processes: Provide financial support Facilitate participation in International policy for a Technology neutral approach

Proposals for developing internet governance 1.Adopting a treaty preventing governments from using the DNS as a tool to achieve other policy goals such as IP protection or content restrictions. 2. Launching a global internet public relations campaign/research and development consortium that would provide technical fellowships so individuals from developing countries could participate at ICANN, the IGF, and ITU.

3. Promoting international cooperation on cyber security and cyber warfare—perhaps beginning with a treaty defining key cyber war concepts; 4. Training policymakers to better understand technical issues involved in internet governance. 5. Funding IT development projects using multilateral banks. 6. Offering prizes for solving critical cyber security challenges. 7. Creating a liability regime that puts the burden on ISPs for securing their cyber resources. 8. Establishing a golden rule or forbearance norm by which countries refrain from regulating the internet in a way that they would not want to see other countries regulate it.

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