Internet governance is the development and application by Governments, the private sector and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet. The World Summit Information Society, a division created by the United Nations to develop and establish the foundations for an Information Society for all, reflecting all the different interests at stake, divided Internet Governance in four sections:

• Infrastructure (mainly the Domain Name System and IP addresses)
• Internet issues such as security, safety and privacy (including spam and cybercrime)
• Intellectual property and international trade (including copyrights)
• Development Issues (particularly developing countries)

Following these guidelines, Gauss Research Foundation has created an area dedicated to the development of the Caribbean region for Internet Governance, Science and technology research, Information Society as well as the support of prospective students in these areas. We have been present in important meetings such as:
Grenada 1st IGF Forum, where we also acted as facilitator for the workshops, Anguilla Meeting for Caribbean Ministers, Curacao 4th IGF Forum, Haiti 5th IGF Forum and Barbados Meeting for Caribbean Ministers.

Our continued active participation denotes our commitment with the Caribbean region and Puerto Rico, to prepare our countries to face this new Era of Information Society.