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This workshop explores the need for mechanisms to monitor the impact of Internet policy and governance choices on achieving broader sustainability goals. It discusses current practices in measuring sustainable development, ICT indicators, and the potential contribution of ICTs to sustainable development. The workshop also includes breakout group discussions on how current Internet indicators contribute to measuring social, environmental, and economic sustainability, and panel responses to these discussions.
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Summary of workshop views: Measuring the impact of Internet governance on sustainable development Tony Vetter
Presentation Outline • Premise and answers sought: • Mechanisms are needed to monitor the impact of Internet policy and governance choices. • How do we determine whether these choices are helping to achieve the broader sustainability goals of humanity? • What do Internet policy makers need to measure to find out whether they are “getting it right”?
Presentation Outline (cont.) • Background overview: • How sustainable development is measured • Current practices in ICT indicators • Innovation in ICTs and the potential contribution to sustainable development • environmental innovation, accountability and governance
Presentation Outline (cont.) • Summary of breakout group discussions: • How do current Internet indicators contribute to measuring social, environmental and economic sustainability? • What indicators could be tracked that would further this objective?
Presentation Outline (cont.) • Panel responses to discussions: • New insights into measuring the impact of the internet on SD