Multistakeholder diplomacy
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Regulating social media: a multistakeholder ‘content congress’
01 October 2018
Diplomatic theory and practice, Internet governance and digital policy, Multistakeholder diplomacy
You do not have to be a fan of conspiracy theories to worry about the precedent that Apple, YouTube and Facebook set by banning Alex Jones and Infowars.com. Jones complained that it was like ‘something out of “198...
Multistakeholderism and Internet governance in Cameroon
22 February 2018
Gender rights online, Internet governance and digital policy, Multistakeholder diplomacy
As Internet governance (IG) grows increasingly important on international agendas, institutional coordination of the multistakeholder process is emerging as an important factor for successful IG outcomes. As laid out ...
Effectiveness of multistakeholderism: the Kenya ICT Review 2016
19 December 2016
Diplomatic theory and practice, Gender rights online, Multistakeholder diplomacy
Collective decision making is not alien to African culture. In many traditional societies, decisions were made by a council after listening to the views of different age groups and other societal groupings. In Kenya f...
Day 3 of the 9th IGF in Istanbul
05 September 2014
Internet governance and digital policy, Multistakeholder diplomacy
As the ninth meeting of the IGF continues to debate the issues around Internet governance in Istanbul this week, elsewhere in the city, the Internet Ungovernance Forum is also holding forth. This initiative is organis...
Training and courses
Events
Summit on Digital Diplomacy and Governance
17 Nov 22 - 19 Nov 22
Resources
2018
Updating International Geneva to the Data-driven Era (Briefing Paper #12)
In this briefing paper, Ms Rafaela Marinho and Mr Avi Krish Bedi outline their research on how international organisations (IOs) in Geneva address and use big data in their work.... Read more...
2016
The multistakeholder model in Internet policy-making: A case study of Paraguay
Internet Governance was a vague topic in Latin America and especially in Paraguay. Only after Snowden´s revelations of mass surveillance, the topic becomes familiar. ... Read more...
2015
Stakeholderism in African Internet Governance: the Case of the .africa gTLD
In 2012, ICANN announced plans to delegate over 1000 new generic top level domain names, one of which was the long awaited .africa.... Read more...
2014
What’s the World Health Organization For?
The text discusses the purpose and functions of the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighting its role in global health and disease prevention.... Read more...
2014
NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement
The NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement emphasizes the importance of a collaborative approach between stakeholders in addressing Internet governance issues. It highlights principles such as human rights, open standards, and transparent processes as key foundations fo... Read more...
2013
World Bank Symposium: Assessment for Global Learning
This session highlighted the need for a clear vision and strategy on the part of the international development community if we are to overcome the global “learning crisis”. This vision must place learning at the core of the post-2015 development agenda – as a t... Read more...
2013
International Diplomacy Volume III: The Pluralisation of Diplomacy
The message is not present.... Read more...
2013
EU Support to peace mediation: developments and challenges
The text discusses the EU's role in supporting peace mediation efforts, highlighting both progress made and challenges faced in this area.... Read more...
