Index opposes ITU authority over the internet
Index joins civil society groups in voicing concerns about proposals made by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that would threaten the openness of the internet To Member States and...
View ArticleIndex tells policy makers to keep the internet free
As Index launches a policy note ahead of the Internet Governance Forum, Marta Cooper asks if can we keep the internet free This year’s Internet Governance Forum, to be held in Azerbaijan from 6-9...
View ArticleThe future of internet governance? I wouldn’t start from here
After two weeks of negotiations, the threat of extended government influence over the internet remains. Rohan Jayasekera looks back on WCIT Plus: Dominique Lazanski on how the UK stood up for online...
View ArticleWho controls the internet?
December will see the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialised UN agency that sets standards for...
View ArticleBerlin internet freedom and human rights conference
There have been a number of internet freedom conferences this year as the debate intensifies over the role and responsibilities of governments, corporations and individuals online. The Arab Spring has...
View ArticleThe future of internet governance? I wouldn't start from here
If there was ever any doubt that the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) was the wrong body to run the internet, you only needed to look at its handling of its own World Conference on...
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