Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones

The Federal Telecommunications Institute takes part in the global Multistakeholder meeting on the future of internet governance in Sao Paulo, Brazil

• The Commissioners Adriana Labardini and Mario Fromow attend in representation of the IFT
• Representatives of countries of all the world of the government sectors, civil society, academics, companies, technical community and international organizations met in this international forum dedicated to discuss the principles and the future of the Internet Governance

On April 23rd and 24th , the Global Multistakeholder Meeting of Internet Governance Principles will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, better known as NETMundial, convened by the government of Brazil, together with Brazil's Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) and the /1NET. Representatives of different sectors of countries all over the world will participate in this meeting: Governments, civil society, academics, companies, technical community and international organizations.

A Mexican Delegation formed by officers of the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Communications and Transports and the Office of the Coordination for National Digital Strategy of the Office of the President of the Republic attended, in representation of the Federal Government, as well as the Commissioners of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT), Adriana Labardini a n d Mario Fromow.

This forum is a platform to debate matters of inclusive and open Internet Governance that comprises strategic aspects related to the network safety, as well as its reliability in face of its users. The IFT, as a part of Mexico delegation, will pay attention to potential definitions on the governing principles for the future development of the Internet, as well as the options to strengthen articulating mechanisms, such as the UN Internet Governance Forum (or IGF).

As part of the multilateral organizations, the representatives of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the European Commission will actively participate.

This is an opportunity to strengthen the efforts to improve and democratize Internet governance, to aid in the recovery of trust in the Internet ecosystem and generate the axes that, once discussed in depth in other forums, may be formally adopted by institutions such as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and inter-governmental bodies, such as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).