News
12-02-2014
The European Commission has published its waited for Communication on Internet Governance.
“The Commission is committed to an internet that continues to serve fundamental freedoms and human rights, Kroes noted: “Our fundamental freedoms and human rights are not negotiable. They must be protected online.”
The Commission proposes:
1. Concrete actions such as:- Establishment of a clear timeline for the globalisation of ICANN and the “IANA functions”
- A strengthening of the global Internet Governance Forum
- Launching an online platform for creating transparency on internet policies, the Global Internet Policy Observatory
- A review of conflicts between national laws or jurisdictions that will suggest possible remedies
2. An ongoing commitment to improve the transparency, accountability and inclusiveness of the multi-stakeholder processes and those who participate in these processes
3. A commitment to creating a set of principles of Internet governance to safeguard the open and unfragmented nature of the Internet
4. A commitment to globalise key decision-making (for example the coordination of domain names and IP addresses) to safeguard the stability, security and resilience of the Internet.”
Press release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm
Communication: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453