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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 over sight 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 and to remove the US oversight on 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 |
| # Create three new organizations which will handle the following roles: | | # Create three new organizations which will handle the following roles: |
− | * to take over ICANN's role in Internet Addressing | + | * Take over ICANN's role in Internet Addressing |
− | * to act as a debating platform for government, businesses and the public on issues regarding internet future and policies | + | * Act as a debating platform for government, businesses and the public on issues regarding internet future and policies |
− | * to coordinate the work on internet-related public policy issues | + | * Coordinate the work on internet-related public policy issues |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |