NetMundial Council Supports I&J's Efforts at 2015 IGF

Time to Step Up Efforts

The NetMundial Initiative's Inaugural Council invited I&J to present the global multistakeholder process and its need for increased, sustainable funding on November 9, 2015 at the Internet Governance Forum in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. The NetMundial Council featured I&J as an exemplary multistakeholder initiative that addresses a specific need identified by the NetMundial Roadmap: jurisdictional issues and how these relate to the Internet. A stated goal of the NetMundial Initiative is to further the “development of the Internet Governance ecosystem to produce operational solutions.” Fadi Chehade, CEO of ICANN and Co-chair of the NetMundial Council, stressed:

During the presentation, Bertrand de la Chapelle highlighted the urgency to find operational solutions to the jurisdiction problem in order to preserve the global nature of the Internet. He emphasized that it is vital to demonstrate that a multistakeholder approach can produce operational solutions to resolve this common challenge that all stakeholder groups face:

In order to fulfill the expectations that the different stakeholders have of the Internet & Jurisdiction process, I&J requires a minimum budget of €1 million in 2016. Eileen Donahoe, NetMundial Council Co-chair and Director of Global Affairs at Human Rights Watch, told the community at the Internet Governance Forum:

The NetMundial Initiative comes out of the 2014 NetMundial meeting in São Paulo. Its mission is to provide a platform that helps catalyze practical cooperation between all stakeholders in order to address Internet issues and advance the implementation of the NetMundial Principles and Roadmap.