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Internet governance policies:
Global business leaders unite
Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI
Global business leaders united on Internet governance priorities at
annual UN-linked forum in Lithuania yesterday. International Chamber of
Commerce (ICC) Sri Lanka Chairman and ICC Paris Commission E-business,
IT and Telecoms (EBITT) member Tissa Jayaweera who participated in this
event electronically told Daily News Business that emerging technologies
such as cloud computing promise to empower developed and developing
countries alike, but stakeholders must unite on finding cohesive global
policies that can address associated issues including access, security
and consumer concerns.
This is just one of the key agenda items to be tabled next week at
the fifth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lithuania.
He said that the IGF was set up by the United Nations (UN) four years
ago to facilitate the exchange of information and best practices on
issues contributing to sustainability, stability and robustness of the
Internet. Every year stakeholders from businesses, governments, civil
society, and technical and intergovernmental organizations attend to
discuss topics that include privacy, security and infrastructure policy
issues, such as strategies for promoting continued investment and
deployment.
To delve deeper into the relationship between cloud computing and
Internet governance, ICC's Business Action to Support the Information
Society (BASIS) initiative will host an IGF workshop with the Kenyan
Government of Kenya on the penultimate day of the forum.
This session will encourage dialogue on a range of related issues
while exploring the many benefits of widespread cloud computing
adoption. The workshop will provide a range and balance of perspectives
from participants, creating emphasis on issues that are of importance to
developing countries and stakeholders in the further adoption of these
solutions."
ICC will also host an Open Forum at the IGF to showcase its work on
data protection and privacy and outline the best practice tools it has
created to address trans-border data flows and other relevant issues. |
