Why is it important?
NETmundial was one step in a series of key events happening in 2014/2015 that will shape the future of how the Internet is governed.
The Internet Society saw it as yet another opportunity to put in practice the Internet’s collaborative model of governance by supporting an open, bottom up, multi-stakeholder, transparent and accountable processes.
For more details, read the Internet Society submissions to NETmundial:
- Internet Ecosystem: naming and addressing, shared global services and operations, and open standards development
- Committing to the Principle of Openness
- OpenStand – Modern Paradigm for Global Standards Development
- Internet Governance Observations and Recommendations
Additional Reading on NETmundial:
- Kathy Brown Remarks at the “Beyond NETmundial” Panel
- NETmundial: Variations on a theme–multistakeholder consensus building in action
- Permissionless Innovation — Openness, not Anarchy
- Internet Society Observations on the Upcoming NETmundial Meeting
- Stakes are High: Brazil and the future of the Global Internet – “The Ever Evolving Landscape of Internet Governance”
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