Input from India for the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) meeting
February 2005, United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance
The document details the submissions from India to the Working Group on Internet Governance(WGIG). It defines the term Internet governance (IG) and brings up important aspects of IG, such as administration of domain names, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, root server management as well as strategies for tackling some of the contentious problems such as hacking and spam. The report carries the underlying message that since the Internet has exponentially grown to all parts of the globe, the governance should also be equitably distributed among the diverse stakeholders, instead of the current scenario of being limited to a few developed countries