19 May 12: Divisions over future of Internet governance arise at WSIS

27 Apr 12: Global Internet Governance: From Multistakeholder To Autopilot - “I predict that, by the year 2032, the internet will be self-governing”, says Verisign’s Burt Kaliski (IP Watch)

25 Apr 12: Global Internet Conference Opens With An Air Of Possibility - Maintaining openness and promoting access were two major themes that emerged during the Global INET conference opening session (IP Watch)

20 Apr 12: US Government Re-Issues Call For Bids To Manage Internet Root Zone - The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has re-issued a request for proposals to manage the sensitive IANA contract, which includes the management of the central root zone of the internet domain name system, the allocation of internet protocol addresses to the Regional Internet Registries, and other core parts of the internet infrastructure (IP Watch)

16 Mar 12: Council of Europe passes Internet governance strategy - In passing a comprehensive Internet Governance Strategy, the Council of Europe has laid claim to a front runner position in the human rights dialogue for the internet

12 Mar 12: US rejects ICANN’s bid to retain control of Internet names - The US government has cancelled its Request for Proposal (RFP) to run the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), on the basis that it “received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community”.

1 Mar 12: UN Human Rights Council Rallies On Right To Internet Freedom Of Expression (IP Watch) - With tension seeming to brim just beneath the surface, human rights officials from around the world came together today at the United Nations in Geneva to talk about ways to keep the internet open and nationally regulated at the same time.

9 Dec 11: Council Of Europe Sees Human Rights Concerns In Internet Restrictions (IP Watch) - The Council of Europe has alerted its 47 member states to the gravity of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights resulting from politically motivated pressure exerted on privately operated Internet platforms and online service providers.

8 Dec 11: EU Parliament Seminar Looks At Risks Of Outsourcing Policing Of Internet – Self-regulation and its potential pitfalls when it comes to circumvention of due process by pushing enforcement to intermediaries was the subject of a seminar held in Brussels recently (IP Watch)

3 Nov 11: Amid Global Efforts To Fill Internet Policy Gaps, India Proposes New UN Body (IP Watch) - India has proposed a new United Nations body for global internet-related policies, to build support for an open internet, to address gaps in global internet governance and to increased unilateral moves to block content online

2 Nov 11: Tech Industry Sees Harm To Internet In US “Rogue Website” Bill (IP Watch) - Trade associations representing US technology industry interests have attacked a new House of Representatives bill aimed at fighting so-called “rogue” websites.

26 Oct 11: US to seek bids to manage key aspect of the Internet (IP Watch) - The US Department of Commerce has  put it up for bid on 4 November, with proposals due by 4 December, the contract to manage IANA.

29 May 2011: At the eG8, 20th century ideas clashed with the 21st century economy (O’Reilly) - The eG8 Forum shows online innovation and freedom of expression still need strong defenders.

27 May 2011: It was a mixed message going out from the first “Internet G8 meeting“ (IP Watch) - Some of the messages brought from the eG8 Forum to the governments might not be what French President Nicolas Sarkozy had hoped for when he gathered a Who’s Who of the internet and media industries. On the initiative of the French presidency, the G8 for the first time passed a resolution on the internet and included the internet in its chapter on intellectual property.

24 May 2011: US Promotes Multilateral System of Internet Governance in Geneva (IP Watch) - Betty King, United States Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, has declared US support for a multilateral system of internet governance and an open internet.

28 March 2011: ICANN Suggests Moving Internet From US Control (IP Watch) - ICANN accepts US oversight of root zone management, but requests that adding new top level domains like .xxx or registering changes to who manages a TLD be completely transparent.