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3.
Institutional coordination
72.
Pursuant to paragraph 50 of the WSIS Declaration of Principles, the WGIG
recommends that the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations and other
institutions dealing with Internet governance issues continue to improve the
coordination of their activities and exchange information on a regular basis, both
among themselves and with the forum.
4.
Regional and national coordination
73.
The WGIG noted that international coordination needs to build on policy
coordination at the national level. Global Internet governance can only be
effective if there is coherence with regional, subregional and national-level
policies. The WGIG therefore recommends:
(a)
That the multi-stakeholder approach be implemented as far as possible
in all regions in order for the work on Internet governance to be fully supported at
the regional and subregional levels;
(b)
That coordination be established among all stakeholders at the national
level and a multi-stakeholder national Internet governance steering committee or
similar body be set up.
B.
Recommendations to address Internet-related issues
74.
The WGIG agreed that there are two overarching prerequisites to enhance
the legitimacy of Internet governance processes:
• The effective and meaningful participation of all stakeholders, especially
from developing countries.
• The building of sufficient capacity in developing countries, in terms of
knowledge and of human, financial and technical resources.
75.
The WGIG identified a number of recommendations emanating from the
priority issues outlined in section III above. Some of these are addressed to the
various Internet governance mechanisms proposed in section V.A above, while
others are not attributed to any specific institutions.
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