IGF2026 Policy Network on Cybersecurity and Resilience (PNCR) Work Area #3

IGF2026 Policy Network on Cybersecurity and Resilience (PNCR) Work Area #3

Share your perspectives on a holistic multistakeholder approach to securing access and protecting core Internet resources.
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Introduction
This survey is intended to inform the work of the third work area (WA #3) of the IGF 2026 Policy Network on Cybersecurity and Resilience (PNCR). WA #3 is dedicated to promoting and strengthening a holistic multistakeholder approach to securing access and protecting core Internet resources that encompasses preparedness, protection, and recovery.
This work area builds on the IGF 2025 Best Practice Forum Cybersecurity that called to ‘develop a shared understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the multistakeholder Internet community in protecting the public core of the Internet and maintaining civilian access during conflicts and crisis,’ and ‘promote and strengthen a holistic multistakeholder governance approach encompassing preparedness, prevention, protection and recovery, and recognising the interdependencies between technical, social, and economic factors.’ (IGF 2025 BPF Cybersecurity report, November 2025)
Working definitions

For the purpose of this discussion, we use the following working definitions:
A multistakeholder approach: An approach where academia, civil society, governments and international organisations, private sector and technical community are active participants in shaping and implementing responses.
1. How well does this working definition reflect your understanding of the concept, and what would you add, change, or clarify to make it more complete?
A holistic approach: An approach that encompasses preparedness, prevention, protection and recovery, and recognises the interdependencies between technical, social and economic factors.
2. How well does this working definition reflect your understanding of the concept, and what would you add, change, or clarify to make it more complete?
Core Internet Resources
3. Which of these should count as core Internet resources? Select all that apply

Other (please specify)
Access to the Internet
4. In contexts of conflict and crisis, what should “access to the Internet” include?
The challenge
The Internet’s global and interconnected nature makes it vulnerable to both physical and digital threats, especially in contexts of conflict and crises. Countries are implementing laws and regulations aimed at increasing the resilience of their critical communications infrastructure, designed to protect against disruptions or unavailability such as cyberattacks, ensure sovereignty, and maintain the integrity of the Internet within their jurisdictions. Such measures, while understandable from a national security perspective, raise important questions about their potential impact on the global Internet ecosystem.
5. To what extent do you agree with the challenge identified by the 2025 BPF Cybersecurity, and summarised above?
6. Please briefly explain your response or suggest how the challenge could be better formulated.
The concern: global implications of national measures
National measures to secure critical infrastructure risk fragmenting the global Internet by restricting how data is routed, stored and accessed. This can undermine the Internet’s openness and interoperability, create barriers to access and deepen existing digital divides, particularly in developing countries.
7. To what extent do you agree with the concern identified by the 2025 BPF Cybersecurity, and summarised above?
8. Please briefly explain your response or suggest how the concern could be better formulated.
9. Please provide examples of such national regulations and how they risk impacting the global internet.
Possible implications of technical solutions
The 2025 BPF Cybersecurity identified the concern that - if they are not developed and implemented in line with international standards and best practices - technologies introduced to strengthen Internet security and resilience could create barriers to access, undermine net neutrality, or compromise global interoperability.
10. To what extent do you agree with the concern identified by the 2025 BPF Cybersecurity, and summarised above?
11. Please briefly explain your response or suggest how the concern could be better formulated.
12. Please provide examples of such technical solutions and how they risk impacting the global Internet.
A multistakeholder governance approach to securing access and protecting core Internet resources that encompasses preparedness, protection, and recovery.
The 2025 BPF Cybersecurity concluded that working together through a collaborative, multistakeholder approach is a key factor to ensuring that the Internet remains a robust, secure, and open resource for all, which is particularly relevant during conflict and crisis.
13. To what extent do you agree with the multistakeholder approach suggested by the 2025 BPF Cybersecurity, and summarised above?
14. Please briefly explain your response.
15. At what level do you see a multistakeholder approach having the greatest impact ?

16. Who should take the lead in each phase? Select all that apply in each row.

Rows	Governments	Operators / technical community	CSIRTs/CERTs	Private sector	Civil society	Academia
Preparedness
Prevention
Protection
Recovery

17. Any additions or clarifications to your response to the previous question?
Best practice examples and existing cooperation frameworks
18. Are you aware of existing frameworks that have a lens of preparedness, protection and recovery? If yes, please provide a brief description and or pointers at online documentations (if available).
Survey respondent
19. Which stakeholder group best describes you?

Cross sector (please describe)
20. What is the main region of your activities (UN Regional Group)
21. Name

First NameLast Name
21. email (email will not be published)
example@example.com
22. Affiliation (if applicable)
23. Publication of name and affiliation

23. Publication of name and affiliation

Rows	Yes	No
My name and affiliation can be published with my contribution (eg in the annexe of the PNCR report or survey summary report)
PNCR coordinators may contact me over email in case there are questions with regard to my input.

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IGF2026 Policy Network on Cybersecurity and Resilience (PNCR) Work Area #3

Introduction

Working definitions

The challenge

The concern: global implications of national measures

Possible implications of technical solutions

A multistakeholder governance approach to securing access and protecting core Internet resources that encompasses preparedness, protection, and recovery.

Best practice examples and existing cooperation frameworks

Survey respondent