Internet Governance:
Why does it matter to Bangladesh?
Paul Wilson
bdNOG 1 & APNIC Regional Meeting 3
23 May 2014

The Internet story…
1980
1983
1992
1998
1989
2000
1993
1999

It didn’t just happen…
Standards development
Registry management – IP and DNS
Rootserver operation
Network interconnection
Cooperation
By the way…

The story continues…
1980
1983
1992
2000
2006
2003
1998
2014
3B
2016
$4.2T
1989
1993
1999

The birth of “Internet Governance”
• World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS)
• Geneva Phase 2002-3
– Internet recognised
– “Internet Governance” became a
key focus
– Created WGIG – the Working
Group on Internet Governance
• Tunis Phase 2004-5
– WGIG report
– “Internet Organisations” under a
spotlight
– Competing proposals and
“solutions”

What did WSIS achieve?
• Working definition of “Internet
Governance”
• Recognition of the
“Multi-stakeholder Process”
• Call for “Enhanced
Cooperation” among
Governments
• Call for establishment of IGF:
Internet Governance Forum
– New type of multistakeholder
forum within the UN system
– 5-year mandate

Internet Governance Forum
• IGF is the recognised global
forum for IG discussions
– “not for decision making, but for
decision makers”
• Open to all stakeholders, on an
equal footing
• Annual IGF Event
– 8 so far, next Istanbul, Turkey
– Up to 2,000 participants, many
workshops and sessions.
• Regional and national IGFs
– APrIGF
– Bangladesh IGF

More recent events…

Montevideo Statement
• October 2013: Internet technical
organizations met in Montevideo
• Expressed concern about Internet
fragmentation and loss of trust in
the Internet
• Called for
– Progress on globalization of
ICANN and IANA functions
– Community-wide effort of Internet
Governance challenges
– More effort on IPv6 deployment
• January 2014: APNIC EC
endorsement
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NETmundial
• “Global Multistakeholder Meeting
on the Future of Internet
Governance”
– Principles
– Roadmap
• Output: “Multistakeholder
Statement of Sao Paulo”
– Unified addressing system
– Open standards
– Multistakeholder model
– Strengthen IGF
• Focus on the IANA oversight
transition process

IANA Transition
• March 2014: NTIA announcement
and ICANN 49 (SG)
– Transition of IANA oversight from
USG to global community
– Call for process to be developed
– ICANN as facilitator
• APNIC Process to be developed
– “Cooperation SIG” proposed
– Consultation sessions
– Accountability review
– APNIC Survey 2014
• For info and mailing list
www.apnic.net/ianaxfer
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IANA Transition
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Why is this important to
Bangladesh?

The Internet is Growing
150m114m
Mobile Phone
Penetration
36m
Internet Penetration
Population

Internet in Bangladesh

Internet in Bangladesh

An Open Internet drives Growth
Technical + Skills + Policy Enablers
Connectivity InnovationContent

Technical Considerations
Internet built on IPv4 –
but IPv4 is running out
The open Internet requires IPv6
340 trillion trillion trillion addresses
24% online, 0.02% IPv6:
An opportunity for BD

Skills Considerations
Skilled networking professionals
needed to build the Internet
Shortage of 482,000 network
professionals in AP by 2016
Increased training is vital to bridge
this gap
Sharing of knowledge and
experience: bdNOG

Policy Considerations
Creating an environment where
the Internet can flourish
Government Investment:
a2i Program, IPv6?
Industry can show leadership
on Internet issues
Embrace Bangladesh’s role
on the global stage

Get involved!
Take an interest in BD Internet
discussions
Work with Government - play your
part as industry leaders
Participate in IGF process
See you soon!

You’re Invited!
• APNIC 38: Brisbane, Australia, 9-19 Sep 2014
• APRICOT 2015: Fukuoka, Japan, 24 Feb-6 Mar 2015
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Questions?

Thank you!
Paul Wilson
dg@apnic.net