Internet and Issues Impacting Policy in the Converging Environment

organised by IAMAI, ICAAN, Dept Of IT 24th Aug, 07, New Delhi

The organisations that govern the internet

ISO: the body of international standards

WIPO: runs the international intellectual property system

The Internet Engineering Task Force: Its a body of network designers, operators, vendors, researchers concerned working on the evolution of Internet architecture

ICC: body for international business/commerce

W3C: the international body for development & adoption of interoperable web standards

Internet Society: international organization for global coordination and cooperation on the Internet

ICANN: global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers

Who does what?