Introduction to Internet Governance e-AGE 2014 Muscat December 11, 2014 Fahd A. Batayneh ICANN

2 Internet governance is the development and application by all stakeholders in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet Definition of Internet Governance

3  Business and Private Sector  Designers/Developers of electronic systems and software  Governments  Policy makers and regulators  Civil Society  Internet end users  Academic and Technical Community  The ones who conduct Research and Development (R&D) and develop Internet standards and Protocols Who are the Stakeholders?

4  Access  Diversity  Openness  Security  Critical Internet Resources (CIR)  Privacy and Human Rights Internet Governance General Topics

5  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)  Internet Society (ISOC)  Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)  Internet Architecture Board (IAB)  Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)  Regional TLD Organizations (RTLDOs)  Internet Governance Forum (IGF) The I* Organizations

6  An annual forum since 2006 that attracts all stakeholders to discuss and share experiences and best-practices  No binding decisions come out of it  Covers all aspects of global Internet Governance from various dimensions  A Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) decides on the theme and agenda of the annual event  9 th edition of the forum took place in Istanbul, Turkey during September 2-5, 2014  Website at Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

7  Regional IGFs  European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)  African IGF  Asia Pacific Regional IGF (APrIGF)  Arab IGF  … etc.  Local IGFs  Tunisian IGF  Russian IGF  UK IGF  … etc. National and Regional IGFs

8  Annual event taking place since 2012  First edition took place in Kuwait, the second in Algeria, and the third in Lebanon  Attracts all stakeholders to discuss and share experiences and best-practices. No binding decisions come out of it  Covers all aspects of Arab IGF from various dimensions  An Arab Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG) decides on the theme and agenda of the annual event  Website at Arab IGF

9  Extensive workshops that span over 3-5 days and teach participants on the A-Z of Internet Governance  Some versions of such schools include the European Summer School on IG and the South School on IG  The inaugural Arab version of such a school took place in Kuwait during May 25-29, 2014 under the name “Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on IG” Schools on Internet Governance

Questions? Fahd A. Batayneh Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator, Middle East