Changes

The issues in internet governance and digital policy fall into seven categories: infrastructure, cybersecurity, human rights, legal and regulatory, economic, development, and sociocultural. [[Diplo]] executive director [[Jovan Kurbalija]] developed this taxonomy in 1997 and expanded on it in ''An Introduction to Internet Governance''.<ref>[https://www.diplomacy.edu/topics/internet-governance-and-digital-policy/ Internet governance and digital policy, Diplomacy.edu]</ref>

The issues in internet governance and digital policy fall into seven categories: infrastructure, cybersecurity, human rights, legal and regulatory, economic, development, and sociocultural. [[Diplo]] executive director [[Jovan Kurbalija]] developed this taxonomy in 1997 and expanded on it in ''An Introduction to Internet Governance''.<ref>[https://www.diplomacy.edu/topics/internet-governance-and-digital-policy/ Internet governance and digital policy, Diplomacy.edu]</ref>

* Infrastructure includes the telecommunications that facilitate digital communication, such as under-sea fiber optic cables and powerlines; technical issues and digital standards; and critical internet resources, such as internet protocol numbers, the DNS, and the root zone.<ref>[https://dig.watch/topics/infrastructure Infrastructure, Dig.Watch]</ref>

* Infrastructure includes the telecommunications that facilitate digital communication, such as under-sea fiber optic cables and powerlines; technical issues and digital standards; and critical internet resources, such as internet protocol numbers, the DNS, and the root zone.<ref>[https://dig.watch/topics/infrastructure Infrastructure, Dig.Watch]</ref>

* Cybersecurity refers to efforts at defending cyberspace from state and non-state actors' malicious uses, acts that threaten peace and security, undercut trust in the digital economy and services, or stall the digital transformation of societies and economies. Subtopics include: child safety online, attacks on critical infrastructure, cyberwarfare, cybercrime, encryption, network security, and violent extremism.<ref>[https://dig.watch/topics/cybersecurity Cybersecurity, Dig.Watch]</ref>

* [[Cybersecurity]] refers to efforts at defending cyberspace from state and non-state actors' malicious uses, acts that threaten peace and security, undercut trust in the digital economy and services, or stall the digital transformation of societies and economies. Subtopics include: child safety online, attacks on critical infrastructure, cyberwarfare, cybercrime, encryption, network security, and violent extremism.<ref>[https://dig.watch/topics/cybersecurity Cybersecurity, Dig.Watch]</ref>

==Organizations==

==Organizations==

* [[NTIA]]

* [[NTIA]]

* [[ITU]]

* [[ITU]]

* [[WIPO]]

* [[WIPO]]

* [[Registries]] and [[Registrars]]

* [[Registries]] and [[Registrars]]

* [[IETF]]

* [[IETF]]

==ICANN Involvement==

==ICANN Involvement==

[[Category:Concepts]]

[[Category:Concepts]]