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What is Internet Public Policy?

Our work is based upon our fundamental belief that the Internet is for everyone. In pursuing our objectives, we operate collaboratively and inclusively, working with governments, national and international organizations, civil society, the private sector, and other parties to reach decisions about the Internet that conform to our core values. A primary focus of our public policy work is Internet governance which in 2016 is focused on these three areas:

Our work is informed by the results of our 2015 Internet Governance Survey and we created an Internet Governance Timeline to help track the many events happening over the course of 2016.

How We Work

We work in a multi-stakeholder fashion towards the development of an Open and Sustainable Internet for the benefit of all people. Because the Internet impacts all of us, we work with partners globally of all shapes and sizes to make sure we can address a wide range of social, economic, and policy issues that interfere with an open and sustainable Internet.  For more information regarding our community and partners please visit our Community and Partners Page.

 

Public Policy Blog

  • Converging on Barcelona for MWC 2016

    Our President & CEO, Kathy Brown, will again lead a group of us headed to GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the week of 22 February. As highlighted in our 2016 Action Plan, our focus this year is on connecting everyone who is unconnected, and promoting trust in the Internet. Both topics are highlighted in last year’s Internet Society Global Internet Report, as critical issues with respect to the mobile Internet. With its concentration of Ministers, CEOs, operators and vendors, from around the world, Barcelona is the place to be to build the visibility, reach, and influence of...

    Public Policy
    Date published 18 February 2016

  • Encryption Backdoors Come In All Guises - Reacting to Apple's Customer Letter

    Have you ever lost your smartphone or had it stolen? Have you ever worried that your passcode may not be strong enough? Didn’t you have a sigh of relief when you remembered that you had enabled the feature that would erase your data after 10 failed attempts?

    The Internet Society is very concerned to learn about the recent order from the United States District Court for the Central District of California  requiring Apple to bypass or disable the auto-erase function on a seized iPhone and to enable the FBI to more effectively conduct a brute force attack on the device. Yes, the...

    Public Policy
    Date published 17 February 2016

  • Day of Women In Science at the UN: Shining The Light On Inspiring Women Around The World

    Today it was my great honor to speak at the United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of the "International Day of Women & Girls In Science".  I invite you to read the remarks I prepared below (or watch the video) and to join with me in shining the light on inspiring women around the world.  Working together, we can bring the Internet of opportunity to all people.

     

    Mr. Chairman, Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for your kind invitation to participate in this most important...

    Public Policy
    Date published 11 February 2016

  • Watch Live on Feb 11 - ISOC President/CEO Kathy Brown at UN's International Day Of Women & Girls In Science

    On Thursday, February 11, 2016, our President and CEO Kathy Brown was among the leaders participating in the celebration of the UN's International Day of Women & Girls in Science at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. You can watch live starting at 10:00am US Eastern (UTC-5) at a link available from:

    http://webtv.un.org/live/

    DIRECT LINK: http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/transforming-the-world-parity-in-science-on-the-occasion-of-the-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/4702237663001

    As shown in the event program, Kathy spoke in the second...

    Public Policy
    Date published 10 February 2016

  • Thoughts from the Ethical Data-handling Panel at CPDP2016

    At last week's Computing, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference in Brussels, I had an exceptional set of panellists to moderate on the topic of ethical data-handling:

    Michelle Dennedy (Chief Privacy Officer, Cisco) Gemma Galdon Clavell (Founding Partner, Eticas Consulting) Gloria Gonzalez Fuster (Research Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Daniel Pradelles (@@@, Hewlett Packard Enterprise)

    Our session was ably chaired by Jacques Bus (Founder, Digital Enlightenment Forum).

    Ethical data-handling is a strange beast: in one sense, it is still a new and emerging...

    Public Policy
    Date published 04 February 2016

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