The World Summit on the Information Society and the Future of Internet Governance

Authors

• Travis D. Shahan

Abstract

The final meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which concluded in November 2005, was built up to be a showdown over the future of Internet governance. When the dust cleared, the issue of Internet governance was still far from settled. For the most part, the delegates to the WSIS agreed to maintain the status quo for the time being, but they also agreed to a mechanism for continuing the Internet governance debate in the future. This paper will analyze the most notable agreements of the WSIS and their effects on the future of Internet governance.

Recommended Citation

Travis D. Shahan, The World Summit on the Information Society and the Future of Internet Governance, 10 Computer L. Rev. & Tech. J. 325 (2006)