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==Discussion==
==Discussion==
The first "IGF Book" is about the two first IGF meetings (IGF 2006 and IGF 2007), and so it talks about the discussions that occured in a single take. These have been mainly about issues of equity and freedom. The broad theme of equity covers many things - the concern about
The first "IGF Book" is about the two first IGF meetings (IGF 2006 and [[IGF 2007]]), and so it talks about the discussions that occured in a single take. These have been mainly about issues of equity and freedom. The broad theme of equity covers many things - the concern about
Internet users in developing countries, about users in remote areas, about gender, about indigenous people, about people with disability. This concern for equity also underlies the discussions on diversity, local content and IDN so that the Internet is more accessible to people whose natural language is not English, natural script is not Latin. A very important dimension of equity is the question of access cost which has come up again and again in the discussions.
Internet users in developing countries, about users in remote areas, about gender, about indigenous people, about people with disability. This concern for equity also underlies the discussions on diversity, local content and IDN so that the Internet is more accessible to people whose natural language is not English, natural script is not Latin. A very important dimension of equity is the question of access cost which has come up again and again in the discussions.
The IGF discussions have also focused on the tremendous growth in Internet usage -in fact, the issue of Internet governance has acquired salience precisely because of this explosive growth. But the concern for equity also manifested itself in the frequent references in the discussions to the five billion who are not yet on the Internet.
The IGF discussions have also focused on the tremendous growth in Internet usage -in fact, the issue of Internet governance has acquired salience precisely because of this explosive growth. But the concern for equity also manifested itself in the frequent references in the discussions to the five billion who are not yet on the Internet.