Some major Internet Governance organizations earlier this week put out a statement on
future Internet cooperation that I think Sudo folk might be interested in.
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/montevideo-statement-future-internet-co…
(signatories & other info at link above)
Uruguay, 7 October 2013
The leaders of organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical
infrastructure globally have met in Montevideo, Uruguay, to consider current issues
affecting the future of the Internet.
The Internet and World Wide Web have brought major benefits in social and economic
development worldwide. Both have been built and governed in the public interest through
unique mechanisms for global multistakeholder Internet cooperation, which have been
intrinsic to their success. The leaders discussed the clear need to continually
strengthen and evolve these mechanisms, in truly substantial ways, to be able to address
emerging issues faced by stakeholders in the Internet.
In this sense:
They reinforced the importance of globally coherent Internet operations, and warned
against Internet fragmentation at a national level. They expressed strong concern over the
undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users globally due to recent
revelations of pervasive monitoring and surveillance.
They identified the need for ongoing effort to address Internet Governance challenges,
and agreed to catalyze community-wide efforts towards the evolution of global
multistakeholder Internet cooperation.
They called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an
environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal
footing.
They also called for the transition to IPv6 to remain a top priority globally. In
particular Internet content providers must serve content with both IPv4 and IPv6 services,
in order to be fully reachable on the global Internet.