Geneva Internet Conference policy silo issue survey

Do pre-defined organizational organigrams foster policy silos, making it difficult to overcome these vertical stratifications? The purpose of this survey is to study how organizations and departments deal with cross-cutting Internet policy issues such as human rights and security.

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1. Is there a mechanism in your country that provides a policy space for addressing Internet governance in a multidisciplinary way (i.e. a place where security, business, and human rights experts can address the question of cybersecurity)?

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2. Is there a ministry or other entity (department, agency, commission) that has a leading role in the holistic coverage of Internet governance (e.g. cgi.br in Brazil). If yes, please specify:

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3. Which department or other entity (department, agency, commission) has the leading role and/or responsibility for covering the following issues:

  Ministry or other governmental entity University or academic institution Business entity Other entity (please tell us the name in the text box below)
Critical Internet resources (country domain)
Human rights-related Internet issues (privacy and data protection, freedom of expression, etc.)
Cybersecurity issues
Internet content issues
Internet access issues, such as infrastructure, cost, availability of broadband and wi-fi, training and/or assistance for the elderly, access for persons with disabilities
Internet openness issues, such as access to open source applications and programs; free books, resources, and information; diversity of content; content in local languages

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4. Does your organisation take steps to address the challenge of policy silos (e.g. engaging with other policy communities, organising joint meetings and awareness building sessions)?

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5. Do you think that policy silo segregation is a challenge for Internet governance? Feel free to add a short comment.

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6. Do you have any concrete proposals telling what should be done to address the challenge of policy silos in IG?

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