2016 was an eventful year in Internet governance. This year-end overview reveals a year of transition, both for the field and for IGP as an organization. ICANN and the historic IANA transition In 2016, IGP’s role as intellectual and practical leaders within the ICANN regime culminated in the IANA transition...
On May 11-12, 2017, the IGP's 3rd Annual Workshop convened at Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy in Atlanta. This year's topic: Who Governs, States or Stakeholders? Cybersecurity and Internet Governance Cybersecurity problems challenge existing institutions of governance. Global coordination is impeded by national boundaries, and government-industry cooperation is...
Our initial, entirely negative take on the 3rd Wuzhen summit has been upended by a remarkable article by Professor Peixi Xu of the Chinese Communication University in Beijing. The article draws a parallel between the post-transition ICANN and the 3rd Wuzhen Summit. Referring to the ICANN Hyderabad meeting and the...
Updated: Videos of workshops added below. The 2016 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is scheduled to take place at the PALCCO Centre from 6-9 December 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Several partners in the IGP, which was recently reconstituted at Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy, will be there - as observers,...
