English below.

Español, resúmen: el siguiente mensaje describe un estudio que se está iniciando sobre el gobierno del internet (internet governance). El proyecto será implementado por una alianza de varias universidades y el tema central será las políticas globales en torno al gobierno del internet. Para más información (en inglés exclusivamente) ver www. InternetGovernance.org.

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                            Announcing the Launch
                                       of the
                          Internet Governance Project
                          www.InternetGovernance.org
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the Internet Governance Project 
(IGP), a multi-university partnership to analyze global Internet policy 
issues.  IGP's research agenda is closely related to the on-going United 
Nations' review of Internet Governance.

IGP's member institutions include two research centers at Syracuse
University:
   - The Convergence Center at the School of Information Studies
   - The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School and one
research center at the Georgia Institute of Technology:
   - The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3) at the School of Public 
     Policy

As its first project IGP is providing the United Nations' Information and 
Communication Technologies Task Force (UN ICT TF) a detailed analysis of 
global policy regimes. The resulting study will provide a fact-based "map"
of 
existing global rules for the Internet and the institutions that make those 
rules.

IGP's research team includes:
- MILTON MUELLER, Professor, Syracuse University School of Information
Studies
- JOHN R. MATHIASON, Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University Maxwell School
of
  Citizenship and Public Affairs
- HANS KLEIN, Assoc. Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of 
  Public Policy
- LEE MCKNIGHT, Assoc. Professor, Syracuse University School of Information 
  Studies
- MARC HOLITSCHER, Lecturer, Institut für Politikwissenschaft der
Universität 
  Zürich

For information on the relevant UN activities: 
        http://www.itu.int/wsis/
For more information on the Internet Governance Project: 
        www.InternetGovernance.org
or send an inquiry to: 
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