Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 1 Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber Internet Governance Forum– Taking Stock and Looking Ahead 1 st Russian IGF, Moscow 13/14 May 2010

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 2 Geneva Summit 2003 WGIG-Report Information Society Tunis Summit 2005 Internet Governance Forum

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 3 5-Years „Trial“ Period Not a Decision-making Body IGF Inclusion of All Stakeholders

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 4 Internet Governance Private Sector Government Civil Society Decision-making Procedures Norms/Rules Common Principles

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 5 ICANN IETF / IAB / ISOC ITU Further Regionalisation? EuroDigIGF UNO Civil Society „Multi-stakeholderism“

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 6 Participation of Civil Society Legitimacy Transparency „Multi-stakeholderism“ Principles Accountability

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 7 Flexible Agenda-Setting Equal Footing of Stakeholders Catalyzing Multi-Stakeholder Networks Consequences of Multi-stakeholderism Dynamic Coalitions Regional IGF

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 8 Democracy Federalism Important Elements for IG-Processes Rule of Law (Rechtsstaat) Neutrality

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 9 Participation of All Stakeholders Contribution to Legitimacy and Transparency Democracy Improvement of Trust for Civil Society

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 10 Decision-making through Decentralized „Entities“ High Involvement of Concerned Stakeholders Federalism Cultural/Social Diversity

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 11 Rule of Law Realization of Separation of Power Sanctions for Responsibilities Legitimacy and Stability of Norm-setting

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 12 Neutrality Improvement of Competition and Consumer Trust Warranty of Autonomy Independence of Decision-making Procedures

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 13 Positive Factors Appreciation of IGF Success Negative Factors Innovative Experiment with Open Forum Informal Influence on Other Organizations Avoidance of Confrontation with Critical Areas Too Soft Approach?

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 14 Vilnius Conference Unchanged Continuation? Future of IGF New Approaches Soft Law Decisions?

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 15 Important Substantive Issues Digital Divide Multilingualism Critical Internet Resources Interconnection Costs / Connectivity E-Security / Cybercrime Spam Privacy / Digital Identity Freedom of Expression

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 16 Council of Europe Future of EuroDig Cooperation among States Multi-stakeholderism  Belgrade 2011 Relations to EU Developments Reikjavik Declaration (May 2009) Interference in Transboundary Traffic

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 17 Many International Legal Instruments Development of State Responsibility Principle Equitable and Reasonable Use of Critical Resources Prevention and Mitigation of Transboundary Harm

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 18 Repressive Design of Obligations Preventive Existing Legal Instruments Compensation  Ex Post Existing Legal Instruments Concrete v. Vague

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 19 Protection of Human Rights Proportionality / Suitability Due Diligence Standards Intensity and Duration Direct Effects Imposition on Private Actors (ISP)  Horizontal Effects

Prof. Dr. Rolf H. Weber 20 Identification of Regional Topics GAC in ICANN Regionalisation Dynamic Coalitations