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Civil Society Organisations Engagement in Internet Governance Legal Frameworks: The Case of Cybercrime Laws
Policy Reports
The Case of Cybercrime Laws in the MENA region Civil society organisations (CSOs) play a crucial role in shaping digital infrastructure and internet governance, including cybercrime laws. Their role has become even more critical in the context of increasing crackdowns on freedom of expression and civic engagement. This case study explores how CSOs in the […]
Estudio de caso LATAM 2024
LATAM case study 2024 A case study conducted by Karisma Foundation collects and identifies the main barriers to the deployment of infrastructure in the region, and builds a base of recommendations to be taken into account in governance spaces, to initiate a roadmap focused on the still unconnected populations in Latin America and the Caribbean […]
UK’s Code of Practice for the Cyber Security of AI
Policy Reports
Introduction The UK government is taking forward a two-part intervention to address the cyber security risks to AI. This involves the development of a voluntary Code of Practice which will be used to help create a global standard in the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) that sets baseline security requirements. We believe a Code focused […]
From fellow travellers to active drivers: Case study on African civil society participation in the Internet Governance Forum Ecosystem
Executive summary The participation of African civil society in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) ecosystem reveals a complex interplay of opportunities, challenges, and outcomes. This case study, conducted by KICTANet under the Civil Society Alliance for Digital Empowerment (CADE) initiative, provides an in-depth analysis of the role and impact of African civil society organizations (CSOs) […]
UNESCO Guidance for regulating digital platforms: a multistakeholder approach
Regulations and Policies
Draft 1.1 December 2022 Source: UNESCO Disclaimer: This document presents the overall UNESCO initiative and an initial draft proposal of the guidance document for regulating digital platforms. A further developed draft of this document will be circulated by the end of January 2023 ahead of the Global Conference Internet for Trust, which will provide a […]
The geopolitics of digital standards: China’s role in standard-setting organisations
Policy Reports
Executive summary Standards for digital technologies are all around us, enabling devices to interact with each other, allowing us to connect to mobile networks, and facilitating the exchange of information. By providing rules or guidelines for the development and functioning of technologies, products, and services, standards foster interoperability and enable safety and quality of service. […]
Impact of measures to address terrorism and violent extremism on civic space and the rights of civil society actors and human rights defenders
Policy Reports
In the present report, submitted in pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/174 and Human Rights Council resolutions 31/3 and 37/27, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, examines the impact that measures and practices used to counter terrorism and to prevent and […]
ICGS proposal to transition the stewardship of the internet assigned numbers authority (IANA) functions from the U.S. Commerce department’s national telecommunications and information administration (NTIA) to the global multistakeholder community
Principles and Recommendations
The document contains a series of proposals aimed to transfer NTIA’s current stewardship role over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the global multistakeholder community. It is composed of three distinct proposals, from the three communities directly affected by the transition: the domain names community, the numbering resources community (mainly the Internet Regional […]
A mission statement for the IETF
Network Working Group H. AlvestrandRequest for Comments: 3935 Cisco SystemsBCP: 95 October 2004Category: Best Current Practice A Mission Statement for the IETF Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) […]
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