Article: Forum to be set up on internet governance

Forum to be set up on internet governance

Tunis, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators agreed to set up a forum to continue discussions on Internet governance, a spokesperson of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which is being held here from Nov. 16-18, said on Wednesday.

After last-minute negotiations, participants agreed to establish an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to further discuss all Internet issues, Florence Lambert told a news conference.

The IGF, which Greece has offered to host sometime in 2006, will have an initial five-year term to talk about net issues including spam, cyber crimes and other related problems, according to the final text of the agreement.

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