[APCPress] APC – Our assessment of the fourth Internet Governance Forum

[Karen Higgs]

  APC – Our assessment of the fourth Internet Governance Forum
JOHANNESBURG 26 November 2009 (APC for APCNews)

This year the fourth internet governance forum was playing it safe – 
perhaps because next year could be its last – but we still saw real 
progress. Privacy no longer plays second fiddle to security, people’s 
rights online are recognised as central by all sides. Social networking 
was the new star centre stage. There are still too few women and people 
of colour but participants are getting younger which is a good sign. 
Next year APC hopes for an IGF focusing on development and human rights 
and looking to the future. Read our assessment (in pdf).
http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/APCIGF4Assessment_EN.pdf