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What is Internet Public Policy?

Our work is based upon our fundamental belief that the Internet is for everyone. In pursuing our objectives, we operate collaboratively and inclusively, working with governments, national and international organizations, civil society, the private sector, and other parties to reach decisions about the Internet that conform to our core values. A primary focus of our public policy work is Internet governance which in 2015 is focused on these three areas:

Our work is informed by the results of our March 2015 Internet Governance Survey and we created an Internet Governance Timeline to help track the many events happening over the course of 2015.

How We Work

We work in a multi-stakeholder fashion towards the development of an Open and Sustainable Internet for the benefit of all people. Because the Internet impacts all of us, we work with partners globally of all shapes and sizes to make sure we can address a wide range of social, economic, and policy issues that interfere with an open and sustainable Internet.  For more information regarding our community and partners please visit our Community and Partners Page.

 

Public Policy Blog

  • Internet Society expresses support for IANA Stewardship Transition Plan

    Kathy Brown, President & CEO, provided the following statement to the ICANN Board of Trustees on Thursday, March 10, 2016 during the Public Forum session at ICANN 55 in Marrakech. Read more about ISOC's view on our IANA Stewardship Transition page.

    The Internet Society believes that the IANA Stewardship Transition package has the broad community backing it deserves. We strongly support it.

    Importantly, we believe it does two things:

    It ensures the continued stability of key technical functions that are a core part of the smooth operation of the Internet, and It...
    Public Policy
    Date published 10 March 2016

  • Collaborative security is how we build that trust in the Internet's infrastructure - Remarks at the Africa DNS Forum 2016

    Today Kathy Brown spoke as part of the formal opening session of the Africa DNS Forum 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco.   You are invited to read her remarks below, to read our Collaborative Security framework and to join with us in working to create a more open and trusted Internet.

    Thank you, for inviting me to speak on this opening panel. I want to acknowledge and thank my dear colleague Dawit Bekele and to the African Bureau staff.  I am sure you appreciated as I do, the extraordinary work of Michuki, Kevin and Betel at this meeting. 

    As we all know, The...

    Tech Matters, Public Policy
    Date published 05 March 2016

  • The IANA Stewardship Transition: All Eyes Turn Toward Marrakech (ICANN 55)

    When in March 14, 2014, the NTIA announced its intention to step away from its historical oversight role over the IANA functions, something extraordinary happened. A global dialogue immediately ensued.

    The first part of this dialogue is expected to come to an end in the forthcoming ICANN annual meeting in Marrakech next week. After two years of vigorous discussions, the Internet community says it is now ready to move to the next part of the process – implementation. But, before we start thinking about this next, crucial part of this process, let’s pause for a moment and think what...

    Public Policy
    Date published 02 March 2016

  • Watch Live TODAY From MWC 2016: Michael Kende on panel before/after Mark Zuckerberg keynote

    Today in about an hour, at 17:45 CET (UTC+1), our Chief Economist Michael Kende will join a Mobile World Live panel to provide commentary before and after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's keynote at 18:00 CET.  You can watch Michael's panel and the Zuckerberg keynote at:

    http://www.mobileworldlive.com/

    This is all part of our presence at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 that Michael wrote about last week.  The panel Michael is part of will provide some commentary before Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage - and then will come back after the keynote is over to provide...

    Public Policy
    Date published 22 February 2016

  • Converging on Barcelona for MWC 2016

    Our President & CEO, Kathy Brown, will again lead a group of us headed to GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the week of 22 February. As highlighted in our 2016 Action Plan, our focus this year is on connecting everyone who is unconnected, and promoting trust in the Internet. Both topics are highlighted in last year’s Internet Society Global Internet Report, as critical issues with respect to the mobile Internet. With its concentration of Ministers, CEOs, operators and vendors, from around the world, Barcelona is the place to be to build the visibility, reach, and influence of...

    Public Policy
    Date published 18 February 2016

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