The new references page available in <https://www.netmundial.org/references/> contains all resources regarding official documents, working reports, videos of the sessions and transcripts.

The largest share of interest in participating in NETmundial comes from the Private sector (28.8%) and the Civil Society (25.4%), followed by Governments (14.1%), Academia (13,5%) and the Technical Community (12,8%). It is important to note that the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations is receiving Expressions of Interests directly from governments through diplomatic channels. These numbers  will soon be updated.

There have been Expressions of Interest coming from all over the globe, including countries of all continents. The main group of interest in attendance comes from Latin America and Caribbean (38%), while North America and Europe have a similar volume of interests expressed (17.1% and 16.9%, respectively), followed by Asia (13.7%), Africa (10.7%) and Oceania (3.2%).

The following graph depicts the distribution of representatives from each sector and continent. Overall, every continent has all sectors represented, except for Oceania which is still lacking representatives from the academic sector. It is worth highlighting that the African Civil Society sent in more Expressions of Interest while in the Americas it was the Private Sector that sent in more Expressions of Interest.

Approximately 70% of those who filled the Expression of Interest form stated their intention of submitting a content contribution to the meeting covering one of the topics of the event: “Internet Governance Principles” or “Roadmap for the Further Evolution of the Internet Governance Ecosystem”.

The committee reached consensus on the thematic axes “Internet Governance Principles” and “Roadmap for the future evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem”. It was agreed that both agenda topics will be discussed during the meeting in the same physical space to avoid parallel sessions. A basic tentative schedule was discussed and will be announced in the official website www.netmundial.org  soon.

There will be a way for the interested persons/institutions to inform their “expression of interest” in the website throughout the month of February. Participation will be open, taking in account that there is a limit of available seats. The committee will commit to criteria that assure a truly multistakeholder and regional balance among all the interested parties. The meeting will also offer remote participation possibilities in all UN official languages plus Portuguese.

The Executive Multistakeholder Committee planned two additional face-to-face meetings in early March and early April. A teleconference call will be scheduled as necessary.

Check here the executive report of the meeting on January 27.

About the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance

This meeting will focus on crafting Internet governance principles and proposing a roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem.  The meeting is scheduled for April 23rd and 24th 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will be live webcast enabling remote participation.  The meeting follows an initiative proposed by CGI.br and /1net.

Meeting hashtag: #netmundial2014

About CGI.br

The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, responsible for establishing strategic directives related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting the technical excellence, innovation and dissemination of offered services. Based on the principles of multilateralism, transparency and democracy, CGI.br represents a multistakeholder Internet governance model with the effective participation of all society sectors in their decisions. One of its formulations are the 10 Principles for the Governance and Use of the Internet (https://www.cgi.br/principios). More information: https://www.cgi.br/

About /1net

/1net provides an inclusive and open platform to discuss Internet governance matters for all those interested (individuals, governments, civil society, academia, technicians, and business).

More information on how to participate here: https://1net.org/

Prof. Virgilio Fernandes Almeida, Coordinator of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and Secretary for Information Technology Policy of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, will be the Chair of the meeting. The Chair will shortly appoint co-chairs from other sectors of the global community to ensure multistakeholder balance.

Four committees will be created to ensure a successful event.

The High-Level Multistakeholder Committee, chaired by the Brazilian Minister of Communications Mr. Paulo Bernardo Silva, will be responsible for overseeing the overall strategy of the meeting and fostering the involvement of the international community. It will be composed of: Ministerial-level representation from twelve governments; twelve members of the multistakeholder community (3 from civil society, 3 from the private sector, 3 from academia and 3 from the technical community) to be proposed through /1net; and two representatives from International Organizations to be appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations. The names of the members of this committee will be announced on Monday, January 27th 2014.

The Executive Multistakeholder Committee, co-chaired by Demi Getschko and one more person to be proposed through /1net, will be responsible for the meeting agenda, the design of the meeting format and invitation of attendees, all equally balanced across the global multistakeholder community. It will be composed of the following eight Brazilian members through CGI: Maximiliano Martinhão and Benedicto Fonseca from government, Carlos Afonso and Percival Henriques from civil society, Cassio Vecchiatti and Henrique Faulhaber from the private sector, Flávio Wagner and Demi Getschko from academia and the technical community. Eight additional members from the global multistakeholder community will be proposed through /1net by Friday, January 17th 2014. The United Nations was invited to appoint one member from an International organization.

The date of the first meeting of the Executive Multistakeholder Committee will be Monday, January 27th 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the CGI office and remote participation will be facilitated.

The Logistics and Organizational Committee will be co-chaired by Hartmut Glaser (CGI) and Nick Tomasso (ICANN). Initially this committee will include three additional members one each from the Ministry of Justice of Brazil, the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil and one liaison proposed by the Steering Committee of /1net. This committee will be responsible for guiding all logistical aspects of the meeting including: media outreach, international communications, website design and management, awareness raising, meeting venue, traveler funding strategy, security, and remote participation. The first meeting of the Logistics and Organizational Committee will be held on Monday, January 27th, 2014. In the meantime the two co-chairs are already engaged in laying the groundwork for the logistics of the meeting to ensure timely execution.

The last committee, the Council of Governmental Advisors, will welcome all government representatives interested to participate and contribute to the meeting. The High Level Multistakeholder Committee will soon establish a process for the creation and operation of this Council.

To support the committees and operationalize their decisions, a Secretariat will be formed and headed by Daniel Fink who will be empowered as the Secretariat full-time Executive Director. The Secretariat, to be located in Sao Paulo, will be responsible for all aspects of management and operations to ensure the success of the meeting including: logistics, finance, risk, content contributions, and communications. The start date of the Secretariat operations will be Monday, January 27th 2014.

The official website for the meeting will be launched on January 27th 2014. The website will enable the global community to provide contributions for the substantive agenda of the meeting, which consists of the following two specific topics:

• Internet governance principles;
• Roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem.

The roadmap should address the desirable properties for globally effective, legitimate and evolving governance frameworks. The roadmap should also encompass a path to evolve and globalize the current institutions and mechanisms, as well as address emerging needs.

About the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance

This meeting will focus on crafting Internet governance principles and proposing a roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem. The meeting is scheduled for April 23rd and 24th 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will be live webcast enabling remote participation. The meeting is a partnership between CGI.br and /1net.

Meeting hashtag: #netmundial2014

About CGI.br

The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, responsible for establishing strategic directives related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting the technical excellence, innovation and dissemination of offered services. Based on the principles of multilateralism, transparency and democracy, CGI.br represents a multistakeholder Internet governance model with the effective participation of all society sectors in their decisions. One of its formulations are the 10 Principles for the Governance and Use of the Internet (https://www.cgi.br/principios). More information: https://www.cgi.br/

About /1net

/1net provides an inclusive and open platform to discuss Internet governance matters for all those interested (individuals, governments, civil society, academia, technicians, and business).

More information on how to participate here: https://1net.org/

President Dilma Rousseff’s speech at the United Nations and the Montevideo Statement1 prompted the opportunity to discuss proposals on a new Internet governance, which became possible by the Brazilian initiative to host the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of the Internet Governance. The meeting is scheduled for 23 and 24 April 2014, in São Paulo/SP, and will be organized in a partnership between CGI.br and international entities representing the different sectors involved with Internet governance.

The meeting represents an opportunity for government leaders and representatives from different global sectors to discuss proposals about Internet governance and development. The purpose of that meeting is to pursue consensus about universally accepted governance principles and to improve their institutional framework.

The event shall have the participation of governments, civil society, academy, international organisms and entities, as well as technical and business communities.

“We would like to thank the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee for its role organizing that meeting. I genuinely believe that the global Internet community will gather in this truly multistakeholder opportunity with the goal of shaping the future towards the continued prosperity and growth of the Internet”, said Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO at AfriNIC and coordinator of 1Net.

President Rousseff nominated Prof. Virgilio Fernandes Almeida, Coordinator of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and Secretary for Informatics Policies, to coordinate the organization for that meeting.

“The Internet Steering Committee acknowledges the opportunity to discuss new paths for the global Internet governance and appreciates the importance of a multistakeholder meeting for those discussions”, said Professor Virgilio Almeida.

Four committees shall be created in order to warrant the event’s success. The committees will have the support of a shared secretary, which shall help them to conduct their work and to coordinate the communications.

The four meeting committees are:

1. High-Level Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for conducting the political articulation and fostering the involvement of the international community.

2. Executive Multistakeholder Committee: Responsible for organizing the event, including the agenda discussion and execution, and for the treatment of the proposals from participants and different stakeholders;

3. Logistics and Organizational Committee: Responsible for overseeing every logistic aspect of the meeting;

4. Governmental Advisory Committee: Will stay open to all governments which want to contribute to the meeting.

The meeting will allow face-to-face and remote participation of the global community. Mechanisms and the schedule for receiving inputs of the global community will be established.

E-mail for contact and input: brmeeting@cgi.br

¹ – https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07oct13-en.htm