Dear listers. (Sorry for cross posting)


On May 20, 2014: the Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms released the culmination of its work in a high level report that can be viewed here.

This panel was formed alongside the work of ICANN’s four strategy panels as an independent panel exploring the global issue of Internet governance, and chaired by Estonia’s President Toomas Ilves, and vice-chaired by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, the Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms boasted an impressive cohort of panelists, representing a broad array of stakeholders from government, civil society, the private sector, the technical community, and international organizations. In addition, a team of experts in Internet governance helped inform and energize discussions in support of the panelists.