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Internet Governance Revisited: Think Decentralization ! Dr. Marc Holitscher, University of Zurich Presentation given at the ITU-workshop on Internet Governance February 26th 2004 Three Layers of Internet Governance protection of personal

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Internet Governance Revisited: Think Decentralization!

Presentation given at the ITU-workshop on Internet Governance

February 26th 2004

Dr. Marc Holitscher,

University of Zurich

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Three Layers of Internet Governance

services and applications transport physical infrastructure

protection of personal data
illegal and harmful content
spam
online-gambling
Domain Name System
IP- addresses
peering-agreements
orbit-slots for satellites

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IP-Addresses

! unique identification ! must only be assigned once ! “indefinite” pool of addresses (IPv6) ! easy to remember ! must only be assigned once ! technically indefinite but semantically scarce

Domain Names

require coordination of assignment require binding rules for distribution and enforcement

Coordination vs. Regulation

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Public-Private Partnership

gathers all actors concerned

(governments, private sector, civil society)

non-hierarchical setting
comparative advantages

(expertise, flexibility, etc.)

high problem-solving capacity
output-orientation beats

input-legitimacy “Focus on progress and effectiveness over process.” (Stuart Lynn, 2002)

intense optimism for self-

regulation constrains perception of potential conflicts

Pro Contra

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Back to the Future...

multilateralization of meta-governance

functions

centralization contradicts the distributed

architecture of the Internet

narrow mission for ICANN
division of labour along functional