Governing the Internet, Towards Common Regulation

Abstract

The internet and new technologies in general are increasingly important tools for the political, social and economic life of our societies. Internet management is the result of the work of various organisations that, in many cases, are dominated by private interests far removed from the target community and public interest. This article aims to provide an overview of the regulatory scenario for the internet, as well as identify the key aspects in this debate. In this respect, and lacking a global solution, some legislative responses can be formulated and, at a practical level, technical regulation envisaged based on the parameters underlining the management of affairs of public interest, i.e. objectivity, transparency and participation, whose introduction falls to institutions within a common regulatory framework.