The Markle Foundation conducted in-depth interviews with Internet experts, who identified three problem areas that prevent effective institutional governance of the Internet:
-- Lack of public accountability by business consortia and not-for-profit groups active in setting Internet policies
-- Lack of technical expertise by government and non-profit organizations in comparison to businesses
-- Inability of institutions to react with sufficient speed, in Internet time, to developments
Many of the experts expect some kind of catastrophe to occur, i.e., many cite the oil-spill analogy, before any meaningful action takes place.
Links: Markle Foundation press release about the research: http://www.markle.org/news/_news_pressre...
Markle Foundation research library: http://www.markle.org/news/_news_pressre...
