Sobre el IGF:

El Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF) sirve para unir a la gente de diferentes grupos de interés como iguales, en los debates sobre cuestiones de política pública relacionadas con Internet. Aunque no existe una solución negociada, el IGF informa e inspira a los que tienen poder de toma de decisiones, tanto en el sector público como privado. En su reunión anual los delegados discuten, intercambiar información y compartir las buenas prácticas entre sí. El IGF facilita una comprensión común de cómo maximizar las oportunidades de Internet, los riesgos y desafíos que surgen en diferentes sentidos.

Para obtener más información acerca de IGF, consulte los siguientes documentos:

• Fact Sheet "What is IGF"
• Background paper
• The "IGF Brochure"

IGF Mandate

Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda:

72. We ask the UN Secretary-General, in an open and inclusive process, to convene, by the second quarter of 2006, a meeting of the new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue—called the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The mandate of the Forum is to:

• Discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet;
• Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body;
• Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview;
• Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and in this regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, scientific and technical communities;
• Advise all stakeholders in proposing ways and means to accelerate the availability and affordability of the Internet in the developing world;
• Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing and/or future Internet governance mechanisms, particularly those from developing countries;
• Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations;
• Contribute to capacity building for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise;
• Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance processes;
• Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet resources;
• Help to find solutions to the issues arising from the use and misuse of the Internet, of particular concern to everyday users;
• Publish its proceedings

Personal IGF:

• Mr. Chengetai Masango, IGF Programme and Technology Manager
• Mr. Brian Gutterman, Associate Programme Officer
• Mr. Luis Bobo, Associate Information Systems Officer
• Ms. Eleonora Anna Mazzucchi, Programme Management Assistant

Contacto:

United Nations

Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Dependance La Pelouse

Palais des Nations,
CH-1211 Geneva 10

Switzerland

Tel.: +41 (0) 229 175 778