The 8th Internet Governance Forum IGF 2013 Press Release
Sumber: IGF 2013 |
Nusa
Dua, Bali, 21 October 2013 - Representatives of Governments, business and
civil society are gathering in
Bali to
examine cross-border Internet governance challenges at the annual session of
the Internet Governance Forum
(IGF), which begins on Tuesday 22 October. Each year the Secretary-General of
the United Nations convenes the meeting through the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs.
The Minister of Communication and Information Technology of
the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. TifatulSembiring, said that the purposes of the
IGF are closely related to the acceleration of progress on the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). “Indonesia will propose that we as one global
community develop more concrete global cyber-ethics,” the Minister said. “These
norms are to be common references for all stakeholders to conduct transactions
and interactions in cyberspace,” he said, adding that cyber ethics are
fundamental to demonstrating respect for the values of different countries,
communities and cultures.
According to 2012 estimates, Indonesia has some 63 million
Internet users, 47 million accounts on Facebook and nearly 30 million Twitter
accounts. As Co-Chair of a High-Level
Panel that made recommendations on future global sustainability and growth,
Indonesia’s President SusiloBambangYudhoyono was among a group of eminent
persons calling for a “data revolution” that would, among other things, improve
the quality of information available to citizens.
With nearly 40 percent of the world’s population online by
the end of 2013, the Internet has become “an essential tool for the creation of
jobs and the delivery of basic public services,” said the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for
Economic and Social Affairs,Mr. Wu
Hungbo, adding that it is also essential “for improving access to knowledge and
education, for empowering women, for enhancing transparency, and for giving
marginalized populations a voice in decision-making processes.” Mr. Wu, who
will be represented in Bali by United Nations Assistant Secretary-General
Thomas Gass, said that with so much at stake, the IGF exists to create an
environment in which the potential of the Internet is harnessed by all, for
all.
The Forum has met annually since the 2006 World Summit on
the Information Society to foster a common understanding of how to maximize
Internet opportunities and address emerging risks and challenge. The IGF (which
is not a decision-making body) is also intended as a space for developing
countries to be granted the same opportunity as wealthier nations to engage in
the debate on Internet governance, as well as to facilitate their participation
in existing institutions and arrangements.
This
year’s IGF will also review the role of Governments in multi-stakeholder
cooperation for Internet governance, and the Bali meeting will seek to identify
common ground on this issue. More than 1,500 delegates will convene in Bali
over the course of the four-day meeting.
Several High-level government officials, CEO's and directors of major
global business organizations and civil society groups will be in attendance.
SSource: http://www.intgovforum.com/
SSource: http://www.intgovforum.com/
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