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==WGIG Proposals on Internet Governance== | ==WGIG Proposals on Internet Governance== | ||
On July 2005, WGIG proposed policies regarding the issues affecting the governance of the internet which include:<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4692743.stm UN at Odds over internet's future]</ref> | On July 2005, WGIG proposed policies regarding the issues affecting the governance of the internet which include:<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 | # 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 | # 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 | # 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 | ||
# Create three new organizations which will handle the following roles: | # Create three new organizations which will handle the following roles: | ||
* | * Take over ICANN's role in Internet Addressing | ||
* | * Act as a debating platform for government, businesses and the public on issues regarding internet future and policies | ||
* | * Coordinate the work on internet-related public policy issues | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||