"Desirability of the continuation of the Internet Governance Forum"

For most of the under developed and developing countries the present Internet
management and allocation policy still does not make the Internet access cost
very viable to establish the requisite e-infrastructure for Internet outreach.
It is also felt that while the IGF meetings have successfully addressed this
mandate as per the Tunis Agenda.  India finds that the IGF meetings has
facilitated open and inclusive deliberations on Public Policy issues of Internet
and its governance for free and frank exchange of information and expertise on
aspects of e-infrastructure, establish strategies of equitable Internet access
through localization of Internet (interface tools, content and services) as also
an early awareness and cooperative mode of tackling cyber crime.  

Government of India finds the process effective and the IGF Secretariat’s
capabilities unquestionable. It is therefore desirable that the IGF continues is
renewed for a further period of 5 years.

India proposes that the following agenda items could be pursued by IGF to
further its cause of providing an inclusive forum for open dialogue on public
policy issues of Internet:


- Regulation and Legislation.

- ICT for development.

- Community Empowerment through Integrated Digital Inclusiveness -Grassroots
  Communities, Knowledge Outreach & Content Development.

- Addressing Information poverty through Content Inclusiveness & Integrated
  Tele-centre Movement.

- Technological solutions for localization/multi-lingualization.

- Impact of convergence technologies ‘Mobile Internet’ Next Generation
  Networks’ especially on IGF.