ITRealms:
The latest study by the Global Network of Internet and
Society Centers on Multistakeholder as governance groups, has revealed there is
no single best-fit model for multistakeholder governance groups, reports
ITRealms.
The Executive Director, Berkman Center and Harvard Law
School Professor of Practice, Urs Gasser,
who led the international effort on
the study, declared to ITRealms that multistakeholder groups are at cross-road
when it comes to the global governance of the Internet, where issues must not
only be responded to complex technical challenges, but also deal with a broad
range of policy issues ranging from cybersecurity to net neutrality and human
rights.
"This collaborative research wants to strengthen the
evidence-base as we search for future governance models that preserve the
generativity and openness of the Internet, while also addressing pressing
challenges and problems," he said.
Gasser also said that at a point where the future of
Internet governance is being re-envisioned, the report deepened the
understanding of the formation, operation, and critical success factors of
governance groups.
ITRealms reports that the study concluded by stated in part that:
“there is no single best-fit model for multistakeholder
governance groups that can be applied in all instances. Rather, it reveals a
range of approaches, mechanisms, and tools available for both the formation and
operation of such groups. The analysis demonstrates that the success of
governance groups depends to a large degree on the careful selection,
deployment, and management of suitable instruments from this ‘toolbox’. As
governance groups pass through different phases of operation, conveners and
facilitators must remain alert to changes in circumstances that necessitate
adjustments to the approaches, mechanisms, and tools that they deploy in order
to address evolving challenges from inside and from outside. The case study
series provides insights into how those instruments can be deployed and
adjusted over time within such groups, and highlights how their interactions
with important contextual factors may be successfully managed within given
resource restraints.”
Other key observations from the study, as further described
in the synthesis paper, include:
• Inclusiveness
(including mechanisms for participation) and transparency are critical factors
to be managed and adjusted throughout the lifecycle of governance groups.
• How
governance groups define accountability and legitimacy is highly reflective of
and dependent on contextual factors.
• Different
governance groups have different measures of success and effectiveness that are
tied to their unique contexts and to factors that change over time.
The report is the first study by the recently launched
Global Network of Internet and Society Centers, which brings together over 30
academic institutions from around the globe. As a milestone, it demonstrates
that a global network of academic research centers can create a shared
repository of timely and relevant research, which includes peer-reviewed
methodologies and adherence to academic standards, open data, and expertise on
diverse issues related to global policy debates.
More broadly, the Network of Centers seeks to
contribute to a more generalized vision and longer-term strategy for academia
regarding its roles in research, facilitation and convening, and education in
and communication about the Internet age.
Grasser was joined in the study by Ryan
Budish, Harvard University - Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and Sarah
Myers West University of Southern California - Annenberg School for
Communication.
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