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Developing a common understanding of the respective
roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders from both
developed and developing countries
29.
Recognizing the essential role of all stakeholders in Internet governance,
this section expands on the roles and responsibilities of the principal stakeholders,
i.e., Governments, the private sector and civil society, as well as
intergovernmental and international organizations, as outlined in the WSIS
Declaration of Principles.
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The academic and technical communities also play an
important role.
30.
Governments. The roles and responsibilities of Governments include:
• Public policymaking and coordination and implementation, as appropriate,
at the national level, and policy development and coordination at the
regional and international levels.
• Creating an enabling environment for information and communication
technology (ICT) development.
• Oversight functions.
• Development and adoption of laws, regulations and standards.
• Treaty-making.
• Development of best practices.
• Fostering capacity-building in and through ICTs.
• Promoting research and development of technologies and standards.
• Promoting access to ICT services.
• Combating cybercrime.
• Fostering international and regional cooperation.
• Promoting the development of infrastructure and ICT applications.
• Addressing general developmental issues.
• Promoting multilingualism and cultural diversity.
• Dispute resolution and arbitration.
31.
The private sector. The roles and responsibilities of the private sector
include:
• Industry self-regulation.
• Development of best practices.
• Development of policy proposals, guidelines and tools for policymakers and
other stakeholders.
• Research and development of technologies, standards and processes.
• Contribution to the drafting of national law and participation in national and
international policy development.
• Fostering innovation.
• Arbitration and dispute resolution.
• Promoting capacity-building.
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WSIS Declaration of Principles, para. 49 (WSIS-03/GENEVA/DOC/0004).
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