The EU, backed by a number of countries worldwide, has not succeeded in wresting leadership of internet governance from the US at the UN summit on information in Tunis.
But a new international Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be created to follow issues related to internet governance, according to a last-minute deal reached ahead of the opening of the summit on Wednesday (16 November).
The internet was invented in the US and is still managed by the California-based, not-for-pr...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.