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| Name | Milton Mueller |
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| Nationality | USA |
| Country of Residence | USA |
| Nominated by | Lee McKnight
Internet Governance Project |
| Endorsed by APC (Nominator) | Milton will be able to bring a perspective on the political dynamics regarding internet governance, both within the US and the global public policy space, to bear on the issues the MAG will have to address regarding the agenda and functioning of the IGF. His academic background in internet governance, involvement in civil society processes, his role in the insightful interventions of the Internet Governance Project and recognition of the policy dimensions of internet governance give him an insight into the issues that will be of considerable value to the MAG in performing its tasks. |
| Nationality | USA |
| Country of Residence | USA |
| Gender | Male |
| Short Bio relevant to Internet Governance | Milton Mueller, Ph.D. (U. Pennsylvania, 1989), is Professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, where he directs its Graduate Program in Telecommunications and Network Management.
Dr. Mueller has experience in both the analysis of Internet policy/politics/economics and in its practical governance. His book "Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace" (MIT Press, 2002) was a favorably reviewed and prescient overview of the key political issues of IG. He is one of the founding members of ICANN's Noncommercial Users Constituency and has been elected by its members to serve as Chair and on various Councils and Task Forces making ICANN policy. He served on the U.S. National Academy of Sciences study of "Internet Navigation and the Domain Name System." He has spoken before the ITU on IPv6 and other Internet governance issues, and published scholarly articles on DNS economics, ENUM, domain name trademark disputes, WSIS civil socie ty and international institutions in ICT.
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| Why the (self)nominee is a good choice for the IGF | Milton Mueller is an experienced participant in the process, having participated in ICANN-civil society since 1997 and the WSIS Summits and Prepcoms since 2003. He would be a strong voice for noncommercial interests and maintain a stance of independence relative to the various economic and institutional interests involved in IGF. He understands well how the politics and personalities of the Forum relate to those of other international institutions in the ICT domain. His research and teaching have provided him with in-depth knowledge of the critical policy issues, how the technology works, and how civil society organizations are contributing. He believes that as a civil society nominee he should be accountable to the people who nominated him and report frequently on what is going on (subject to any externally-imposed confidentiality requirements).
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| Capacity to serve on MAG | Confirmed |
| Comments | On behalf of the the Internet Governance Project, www.internetgovernance.org, I am pleased to nominate Jeanette Hoffman, John Mathiason, and Milton Mueller (listed alphabetically), to be considered as Civil Society candidates for the MAG, to be recommended by the Internet Governance Caucus nominating committe which you are chairing.
The extensive records and diverse but complementary achievements and
abilities of all 3 are well-known by civil society. Their commtment
to the successful conclusion of the first Internet Governance Forum
is also unquestionable.
The documents below follow the suggested format and provide you and the other nomcom members with the requested information; should further questions arise please do not hesitate to contact me, or the nominees themselves directly.
best regards, and thanks again for your personal commitment and contributions,
Lee McKnight
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