Governance and Policy

The Free Expression Policy Project

Provides research and advocacy on free speech, copyright, and media democracy issues.
www.fepproject.org

International Freedom of Expression eXchange

Comprised of 81 member organizations, IFEX publishes onsite reports about human rights abuses from its members all over the world, spreads awareness through its newsletter and offers information, financial and technical resources, expertise, and international support and recognition for startup free expression groups in repressive countries.
www.ifex.org

International Telecommunication Union

The leading UN agency for information and communication technologies; policies including radiocommunications, network standardization, access to information and communication development.
www.itu.int

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

The organization responsible for assigning Internet domain names and signifiers.
www.icann.org

Internet Engineering Taskforce

An international community of network designers, operators, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
www.ietf.org

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The OECD is one of the world's largest publishers in the fields of economics and public policy, it cooperates with civil society organizations towards making policies around privacy and censorship.
www.oecd.org

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UN Agency dealing with policies on Internet governance, human rights, sustainable development, and global integration.
portal.unesco.org

World Intellectual Property Organization

A branch of the UN safeguarding intellectual property in the information age while ensuring public interest.
www.wipo.int

World Summit on the Internet Society

A consortium of public and private sector groups worldwide sanctioned by the UN concerned with Internet governance and policy.
http://www.itu.int/wsis