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Internet Governance and

Security of Cyber Space

Internet Governance Engagement with Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names & Numbers (ICANN) : Meity is actively involved with
Overview:
the activity of ICANN and participants in its proceedings
Internet Governance, broadly defined, is the development through Government Advisory Committee (GAC) and other
and application by Governments, the private sector and civil
public engagement fora. The GAC’s key role is to advice
society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms,
ICANN on issues of public policy and especially where there
rules, decision making procedures and programmes that may be an interaction between ICANN’s activities or policies
shape the evolution and use of the internet. It includes and national laws of international agreements. Indian
development and coordination of technical standards,
Government comments on various international forums/
operation of critical infrastructure and public policy issues.
discussion can be accessed at www.indiaig.in
• IGF- the Internet Governance F orum : serves to bring
Conceptually Internet Governance includes people together from various stakeholder groups as
following layers equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to
• Physical Infrastructure Layer the internet. India’s concerns on the issues of public policy
• Code or logical layer of the internet and its governance are appropriately
voiced in meetings of the IGF through regular
• Content layer
participation, multi-lateral and bi-lateral meetings. With
• Security layer the renewal of its mandate by United Nations in
December 2015, the IGF consolidates itself as platform,
Internet Governance involves IP addressing, Domain Name to bring people together from various stakeholders
System(DNS), Routing, Technical Innovations, Standardi- groups as equals. While there is no negotiated outcome,
zations, Security, Public Policy, Privacy, Legal Issues, Cyber the IGF informs and inspires those with policy making
Norms, issues pertaining to Intellectual properties and power in both the public and private sector at their
taxation.
annual meetings, delegates discuss, exchange
information and share good practices with each other.
Achievements:
The IGF facilitates a common understanding on how to
Some of the significant achievements of MeitY include
maximize internet opportunities and address risks and
representation of India’s Public Policy concerns on global challenges that may arise.
platforms, creating awareness on Internet Governance,
encouraging greater participation in Internet Engineering • Multi stakeholder consultations: India Supports
Task Force (IETF) working groups, engagement with Internet Multistakeholder model of Internet Governance, which
Society (ISOC) promotion of Multistakeholder model of would involve all stakeholders and helps to preserve the
Internet Governance in India etc. character of the internet as unified, dynamic engine
for innovation and which encourage equity and
Engagement in International Forums/Meetings: innovation.

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