Open Call for Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewal for 2013 The Multistakeholder Advisory Group 2012 (MAG-12) has been instrumental in planning the program for India Internet Governance Conference (IIGC) related meetings and main conference during August-October 2012. IIGC was held in New Delhi on 4th and 5th October 2012, with onsite participation of over 350 delegates, Read more…

Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force, its areas, and its working groups, for review after which it may be introduced as an RFC for comments. Johan Pouwelse has introduced an “Internet Draft” at the Internet Engineering Task Force which describes some scenarios in which one can imagine that the ability of Read more…

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/on-internet-rules-india-now-more-willing-to-say-icann/article3994985.ece It is very positive that India has distanced itself from extreme positions as reflected in its CIRP / IBSA proposals. The Minister’s announcement is a clear sign that India values multi-stakehoder institutions and is beginning to embrace the multi-stakeholder model of policy-making for Internet Governance. India’s position now is exemplary for many other nations Read more…

About the IETF The IETF (along with its related organizations) is a large, open, international community of network designers, operators, vendor experts, researchers, and other interested technologists. While much of the IETF’s work takes place through mailing lists, there are three physical IETF meetings each year. The in-person experience of IETF meetings can help promote Read more…