The Sixth Meeting of the UN ICT Task Force addressed the outcomes of the Geneva phase of WSIS.

During the first two days of the meeting, the discussion was held in a format of a Global Forum on the subject of Internet governance. It was an opportunity for relevant stakeholders - including those who are not members of the Task Force - to engage in an open discussion of all aspects of this range of issues. In the period leading up to the Global Forum, an on-line discussion of these issues was organized to ensure as broad and comprehensive representation of views, perspectives and recommendations as possible.

Internet Governance: The State Of Play
by the Internet Governance Project

This paper takes up the Deputy Secretary-General's challenge, issued at the Global Forum on Internet Governance held by the United Nations ICT Task Force in New York on 25-26 March 2004, to develop a matrix of "of all issues of Internet governance addressed by multilateral institutions, including gaps and concerns, to assist the Secretary-General in moving forward the agenda on these issues.". It is an analysis of the state of play in Internet governance in different forums, with a view to showing: what issues are being addressed by whom, what are the types of consideration that these issues receive and what issues are not adequately addressed.

This paper does not represent a position or a point of view of the United Nations ICT Task Force or of its members. It is a background paper intended to provide information on the topic of Internet Governance.

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