Technology has shifted massively in the last two decades and with it, the world. The upcoming WSIS+20 review puts into sharp focus a few longstanding conversations in global internet governance. In Episode 06 of The CCG Tech Podcast, Jhalak and Shashank speak with Konstantinos Komaitis on the future of global internet governance. They look at the evolution of WSIS, questions of multistakeholderism, enhanced cooperation, etc., and the role of various stakeholders in the governance conversation.

Konstantinos Komaitis is a Senior Resident Fellow for Global and Democratic Governance at the Digital Forensics Research Lab (DFRLab) at the Atlantic Council. He is also a non-resident fellow and senior researcher at the Lisbon Council. Konstantinos has spent ten years in active policy development and strategy as a Senior Director at the Internet society, where he led successfully a series of projects, including the IANA transition. Before joining the Internet Society, he spent 7 years as a senior lecturer at the university of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, where he was researching and teaching Internet policy, with particular focus on Internet governance, intellectual property, trade and cybersecurity.

Resources:

• Definition included in Clause 34 of the Tunis Agenda - https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs2/tunis/off/6rev1.html 
• https://cdn.internetdemocracy.in/idp/assets/downloads/reports/unlocking-enhanced-cooperation/Unlocking-Enhanced-Cooperation.pdf   
• https://dig.watch/event/wsis20-high-level-event-2025/enhanced-cooperation-in-the-digital-age-from-concept-to-commitment-at-wsis20  
• https://www.internetgovernance.org/2018/02/10/goodbye-good-riddance-enhanced-cooperation/ 
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