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he.controversy.surrounding.Internet.governance.starts.with.its. defi.nition..It’s.not.merely.linguistic.pedantry..Diff.erent.perspectives. of.the.meaning.of.Internet.governance.trigger.diff.erent.policy. approaches.and.expectations..For.example,.telecommunication.specialists. see.Internet.governance.through.the.prism.of.the.development.of.technical. infrastructure..Computer.specialists.focus.on.the.development.of.diff.erent. standards.and.applications,.such.as.XML.(eXtensible.Markup.Language). or.Java..Communication.specialists.stress.the.facilitation.of.communication.. Human.rights.activists.view.Internet.governance.from.the.perspective.of. freedom.of.expression,.privacy,.and.other.basic.human.rights..Lawyers. concentrate.on.jurisdiction.and.dispute.resolution..Politicians.worldwide. usually.focus.on.issues.that.resonate.with.their.electorates,.such.as.technooptimism.(more.computers.=.more.education).and.threats.(Internet.security,. child.protection)..Diplomats.are.mainly.concerned.with.the.process.and. protection.of.national.interests..Th . e.list.of.potentially.confl.icting.professional. perspectives.of.Internet.governance.goes.on.
What does Internet governance mean? Th . e.World.Summit.on.the.Information.Society.(WSIS)1.came.up.with.the. following.working.defi.nition.of.Internet.governance:. Internet governance is the development and application by Governments, the private sector, and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the Internet.2 Th . is,.rather.broad,.working.defi.nition.does.not.resolve.the.question.of. diff.erent.interpretations.of.two.key.terms:.‘Internet’.and.‘governance’. 5