The Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) has concluded its meeting on August 26 in Accra, Ghana.
Chaired by former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, the GCIG is a two-year initiative launched in January 2014 by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and Chatham House. The Commission’s work will culminate in a final report in 2016 that will produce a comprehensive stand on the future of multi-stakeholder Internet governance.
Held from August 25-26, the GCIG’s meeting in Ghana consisted of a productive discussion on a variety of priority areas, including:
- Sustainable Development Goals and broadband penetration
- Internet, trade and economic development, and innovation
- Capacity building and Internet governance
- Internet access as a human right
The GCIG also met with Africa-based stakeholders to discuss issues of online security, privacy and freedom of expression, as well as development, transformation and information communication technology. The next meeting of the GCIG will take place in September 2015 in Bangalore, India. The GCIG’s final report will be released in 2016.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world.