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===WGIG Proposals on Internet Governance=== | ===WGIG Proposals on Internet Governance=== | ||
The WGIG also proposed policies regarding the issues affecting the governance of the | The WGIG also proposed policies regarding the issues affecting the governance of the Internet, which include:<ref>[http://www.wgig.org/docs/WGIGREPORT.pdf Report of the Working Group on Internet Governance]</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4692743.stm UN at Odds over internet's future]</ref> | <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4692743.stm UN at Odds over internet's future]</ref> | ||
# Create a UN body known as the Global Internet Council to take over the United States' oversight role over [[ICANN]] which shall be composed of membes from different governments and other stakeholders. | # Create a UN body known as the [[Global Internet Council]] to take over the United States' oversight role over [[ICANN]] which shall be composed of membes from different governments and other stakeholders. | ||
# Strengthen ICANN's governmental advisory committee to become a forum for official debate on Internet issues. | # Strengthen ICANN's governmental advisory committee to become a forum for official debate on Internet issues. | ||
# Relegate ICANN to a narrow technical role and create an international internet council that sits outside the UN to remove the US oversight of ICANN | # Relegate ICANN to a narrow technical role and create an international internet council that sits outside the UN to remove the US oversight of ICANN |