International group explores future of Internet governance

The Globe and Mail

Sean Silcoff
November 23, 2014

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“There is no guarantee the entire world will do what we recommend … but I’m quite certain that we’re going to have a significant impact,” said former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt, who chairs the 29-member Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) formed early this year by two independent think tanks, Waterloo, Ont.-based Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and Chatham House, based in the United Kingdom. CIGI was created in 2001 by then-Research In Motion Ltd. co-CEO Jim Balsillie.

The Ottawa meetings on Monday and Tuesday are the third in a series of international gatherings since the group …

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