The mandate of the IGF is to provide an open, inclusive environment for policy discussions and debate. It does not seek to solve conflicts but provides the data and tools for others to deploy. Vint Cerf, who has frequently been described as one of the “fathers of the Internet,” advocates for an expanded role for the IGF. In a white paper, “Internet Governance is Our Shared Responsibility,” Cerf and co-authors Patrick Ryan and Max Senges state, “The strongest case for the IGF is that it allows all stakeholders (including those from developing counrties) to confer and build relationships with peers in other countries and actively participate in working groups and projects that extend beyond the IGF itself.”
New Research: Internet Governance Forum
