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'''WGIG (Working Group on Internet Governance)''' is a multi-stakeholder working group established by the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Anan who was mandated by the '''Declaration of Principles and Action Plan''' as a result of the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society ( | '''WGIG (Working Group on Internet Governance)''' is a multi-stakeholder working group established by the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Anan who was mandated by the '''Declaration of Principles and Action Plan''' as a result of the first phase of the [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society]] (WSIS) on Internet Governance, which was held in Geneva from December 10th through 12th, 2003. WGIG has 40 members from different governments, private sector and civil society. Nitin Desai, Special Advisor to the Secretary General serves as Chairman of WGIG.<ref>[http://www.wgig.org/WGIG-Report.html www.wgig.org]</ref> | ||
==Purpose of WGIG== | ==Purpose of WGIG== | ||
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