1. The Internet and the Future
Heather Creech
Don MacLean
Tony Vetter
Maja Andjelkovic

2. Scenarios for the future of the world
United Nations Environment Programme Global Environmental Outlook Scenarios
Markets First
Faith placed in the market to deliver not only economic, but also social, environmental improvements
Policy First
National governments and regional / intergovernmental bodies lead efforts to balance economic growth with lessening social, environmental impacts

3. Scenarios for the future of the world cont.
Security First
Security overshadows other values; governments dominate, influenced by multinational corporations; IGO authority declines, civil society marginalized
Sustainability First
All actors at all levels follow through on pledges made to date to address environmental, social concerns. More open and partnership-based approaches result in higher levels of cooperation and compliance.

4. Impact on the future of the Internet?
Markets first:
Internet development will increase the gap between the haves and the have-nots
Policy first:
Governments would attempt to manage the Internet through regulatory tools, reflecting existing public policy (which would vary from country to country)

5. Impact on the future of the Internet?
Security first:
There would be serious challenges to the protection of privacy, freedom of expression and access to information
Sustainability first:
More open and partnership-based approaches result in higher levels of cooperation, to ensure access to knowledge and innovation for sustainable development for all.

6. The challenge ahead
What can we do to leverage the Internet and its related technologies to secure the more positive scenarios for the future?

7. We Need a Vision for a New Internet
That provides affordable access to infrastructure and the knowledge needed to achieve sustainability for people everywhere
That aims to overcome the many divides that result from economic, social and geographical differences
That allows ideas and knowledge to be freely exchanged to contribute to a better future for our planet and its peoples.
That is governed through shared responsibilities of all actors to ensure that the Internet serves the goal of enabling societies to live sustainably.

8. How do we move to a new Internet?
Understand the interrelationships between the Internet and sustainable development
Measure their cross-impacts
Explore how to integrate the emerging governance frameworks in the two communities
Build cross-community governance capacity internationally