ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom is intent on defending the Internet's multistakeholder governance model. INDOM photo.

One of the highlights of the Internet governance annual calendar, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is currently underway in Vilnius. As one of the attendees, ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom warned against the dangers of attempts by governments to control the Internet and exclude all the other parties that have made the Web a dynamic and fast-evolving medium.

If the Internet's governance was to be placed under the sole responsibility of the world's governments, Beckstrom posited during the UN-supported IGF, then the innovative nature of the Web could be in danger.

"Decisions on its future should reflect the widest possible range of views and the wisdom of the entire world community, not just governmental organizations," Beckstrom was quoted as saying.

I must confess to being in full agreement.