Dear Colleagues,

Further to the request for views on which public policy issues the first meeting
of the IGF should address, the following are the three priority issues which the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) would like the IGF to consider. We would in this
context also like to emphasize our view that the international internet public
policy setting is a matter that should be handled by the multilateral process
for enhanced cooperation referred to in clause 71 of the WSIS Tunis Agenda for
the Information Society. The results of IGF discussions on such public policy
issues should be forwarded to the enhanced cooperation process for review,
formal adoption and operationalization. It is therefore essential that this
enhanced cooperation process be implemented in parallel with creation of the
IGF.

1.  Multilingualism 
	Multilingualism is critical to increasing access to and use of the Internet. 
	This includes multilingual domain names, e-mail addresses and keyword lookup 
	as well as multilingual content. 

2.  Management of Internet resources 
	The management of Internet resources is a critical element of international 
	public policy. All governments should have an equal role and responsibility 
	for related decision making and oversight. The following are key issues that
	need to be addressed: 

-   Management of the Root Zone file must be organized in a way that will ensure 
	the continuity of service to all countries.       
-	The policies and procedures for the management and further development of 
	the domain name space need to be reviewed so as to ensure equitable distribution 
	of resources, access for all and multilingualism. 
-   The historical imbalance in the distribution of IPv4 addresses must be
	addressed. There is also a need to ensure equitable access to IPv6 resources. 

3.	Internet stability, security and Spam 
	The stability and security of the Internet infrastructure services and 
	applications is critical. Mechanisms are needed to ensure that transactions 
	can be performed over the Internet in a secure manner. Arrangements are also 
	needed on a global basis to address spam in an effective manner. or enable 
	national anti-spam laws to be effective.

Thank You

Abdullah Daftardar 
General Manager Technical Standards Communications and
Information Technology Commission (CITC) 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia