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Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet)

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This Council Working Group was established in 2010,​ in accordance with Resolutions 102 and 140 of the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference. ​​
 
CWG-Internet is limited to Member States, with open consultation to all stakeholders. 
 
Previously, this group was established as the Dedicated Group as an integral part of CWG-WSIS, open only to all Member States, in accordance with Resolution 75 (WTSA, 2008), and Council Resolution 1282 (Mod. 2008).


Terms of Reference​​​

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Identify, study and develop matters related to international Internet-related public policy issues, and including those issues identified in Council Re​solution 1305 (Mod. 2019) ​​

Meetings & Documents

  • Twenty-third meeting: 20 January 2026, Room Popov
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Invitation letter CL-25/XX (not yet available)
    • Registration (opened mid-October 2025)
    • Draft agenda​​ (not yet available)
    • Now available: Official template​
    • Official documents/​co​ntributions (no documents yet)
    • Document with limited​ distribution​ (DL)
    • Webcast live / Webcast archives​ (TIES access)

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​All meetings ​​

Background and Related Information

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​For more information on ITU's activities related to internet policy and governance, please click here​. 

The CWG-Internet is open only to ITU Member States with open consultation to all stakeholders (see Council Resolution 1336 (Mod. 2019)​).​

 Contact us: cwg-internet@itu.int

  • Chair: Mr Wojciech Berezow​ski (Poland)​. He was confirmed at 2023 session of the Council (11-21 July 2023).

  • Vice-Chairs


​​​See previous open consultations


Following the decision of the CWG-Internet and Council Resolution 1336 (Mod. 2019), an online repository was created, including experiences and best practices in international Internet-related public policy issues, as these were submitted by ITU Member States, and other stakeholders.

View repository of experiences and best practices


Key Resolutions

​More Resolutions

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