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TG 3 Team:

SMEs: Jean-Jacques Subrenat and Fatima Cambronero (jointly)

Moderator: Wolf Ludwig

Assistant Moderator: Gunela Astbrink

Reporter: Glenn McKnight

Assistant Reporter: Judith Hellerstein

Staff Support: Carlos Reyes

Abstract

The Internet grew and developed based on trust. This important element added to a series of Internet design principles such as interoperability, openness, decentralization, end to end, permissionless innovation, best effort, packet switching, parsimony, among others. Together, these principles have allowed us, the Internet Users, to enjoy the global  Internet that we have today. This trust is the foundation of our community. So much so that even today we talk about the concept of "Web of Trust" than as representatives of the organizations of Internet users are enabling us to participate in our At-Large community.

In this growth that the Internet have experimented to become a global network of networks, has collaborated very much the contribution that Internet Users have made. Without the trust of users on purchases made over the Internet would not have expanded the e-commerce in the way it did in different world regions.

Without the trust of users, they had not been able to exercise their political rights and democracy through Internet voting to elect their representatives in some countries that have regulated the electronic voting. Without the trust of users, the world would not be able to implement new standards and this could be impeding innovation and development.

Without the trust of users and their representative organizations, we would not be discussing policies that affect us in this At-Large space. We need to continue to developing this trust of users to achieve their perspectives can impregnate the decisions that we make in this battle to defend a unique and global Internet.

Questions

  1. Facing the recent announcements from some governments aimed to the fragmentation of Internet based on the argument to avoid mechanisms of surveillance, can we affirm that Internet End Users will continue to enjoy of the "Global Internet" as we know until today? 
    1. Can the Internet Users collaborate in the elaboration of regulatory frameworks and policies that are developed on surveillance of communications that include their own interests?
  2. Taking into account the Internet differences between developed and developing countries in relation to: infrastructure, access  (especially access to the bandwidth), accessibility, costs and quality of services, commercial agreements between access and content providers and local governments, how do these differences affect the interest, the activities, the possibility of creation of local content and innovation, the development, the training and the growth of Internet End Users from these regions? 
    1. Can we use Internet as a powerful tool to reach out the integration of developed and developing countries?
  3. In many multi-stakeholder spaces / forums for discussion and decision-making related to Internet governance, especially after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the following are listed as stakeholders involved in these processes: governments, private sector, civil society and technical and academic community. We note that the Internet End Users are not considered as a particular stakeholder and different from other stakeholders. Some people consider that these users should be included within civil society, others within the technical community; others say Internet End Users cannot be included within civil society because civil society represents more diffuse and general interests. What is the place of Internet End Users in Internet Governance? Do they need to be involved in it? Should they be considered as a new and different stakeholder in the Internet Governance ecosystem?

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Report

 

FINAL VERSION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DECLARATION:

 

The final version to be included in the Declaration and endorsed by the ALAC will be placed here.

 


 

 

FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE ENDORSED BY THE ATLAS II PARTICIPANTS

 

The final draft version to be endorsed by the ATLAS II participants will be placed here.

 


 

 

FIRST DRAFT SUBMITTED

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