Internet Governance Forum 2014-At Istanbul, Turkey
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History
Internet Governance Forum Meeting was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2 − 5 September 2014.Internet Governance Forum is a multistackholder, Democratic forum which facilitates discussions on public policy issues related to internet governance.
Theme of meeting was “Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder internet Governance” and its sub themes are eight:
- Policies enabling Access
- Content Creation, Dissemination and Use
- Internet as engine for growth & development
- IGF & The Future of the Internet ecosystem
- Enhancing Digital Trust
- Internet and Human Right
- Critical Internet Resources
- Emerging Issues
Participants
- 1300 remote participants and open to all business participants in Internet Governance Forum Meeting 2014
- More than 2,400 delegates representing 144 different countries convened in Istanbul.
- Once again civil society was the largest represented stakeholder group at the forum with 779 participants
- followed by the private sector with 581
- governments with 571
- the technical community with 266
- the media with 110
- intergovernmental organizations with 96.
Agenda
Economy Agenda
- Online business
- Innovation and creative industry
- IANA transition
Law
- Sovereignity
- Reviewing law on Public Services
- Internet Governance in Indonesia with Human Rights perspective
Infrastructure
- Internet infrastructure and IPV6
- Standardization, Net Neutrality
- Cybersecurity
Socio Culture
- Ethics
- Child safety
- Freedom of expression