These may be useful for some on this list Regards Danny **Please disseminate widely** **Apologies for cross-postings** =================================================== UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) Releases ORDIG Policy Brief and Input Paper on Internet Governance 7 June 2005 Voices from Asia-Pacific: Internet Governance Priorities and Recommendations =================================================== After almost ten months of research and activities, UNDP-APDIP's Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance (ORDIG*) has produced a two-part report entitled, "Voices from Asia-Pacific: Internet Governance Priorities and Recommendations" - consisting of 1) the ORDIG Policy Brief and Executive Summary, and 2) the ORDIG Input Paper for the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). These documents stem from months of consultations involving stakeholder groups from the public and private sectors, as well as civil society. ORDIG consulted over 3,000 stakeholders through sub-regional meetings, jointly organized with UNESCAP and others; a region-wide online forum that allowed for open and candid discussions on the issues; and a region-wide, multi-lingual, issues-based online survey that looked at the Internet governance priorities of the region. The resulting two reports are the synthesis, consolidation, and reading of the voices from the Asia-Pacific region. They outline the principles and dimensions that make up the framework for building recommendations, which are provided in the documents at two levels - general and specific recommendations. Issues and recommendations covered in the Infrastructure dimension are access costs, VOIP, and wireless networks. Issues and recommendations covered in the Logical dimension are DNS management, IP address management, and technical standards. Issues covered in the Content dimension are content pollution (spam, viruses, spyware, etc.) and cybercrime. Issues covered in the Social/Developmental dimension are cultural diversity and participation. The "Voices from Asia-Pacific: Internet Governance Priorities and Recommendations" documents were shared with and endorsed by delegates at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran (31 May-2 June 2005). Furthermore, these reports will be provided to the WGIG at their upcoming Fourth Meeting (14-17 June 2005), as the Asia-Pacific input for the Working Group's deliberation. For all documents, please go to: ORDIG Policy Brief http://igov.apdip.net/ORDIG_Policy_Brief.pdf ORDIG Input Paper http://igov.apdip.net/ORDIG_Paper.pdf ORDIG Survey Report http://igov.apdip.net/ORDIG.Survey.Report.pdf ORDIG Forum Summary http://igov.apdip.net/undp-apdip%20forum%20summary.pdf Contact: Phet Sayo, UNDP-APDIP Programme Specialist, phet@apdip.net ======================= * ORDIG is an initiative of UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC). It was carried out with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. ------ End of Forwarded Message ------ End of Forwarded Message