Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network

What Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network does

The Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network (I&JPN) is a Paris-based non-profit multistakeholder organization founded in 2012 to address the tension between the cross-border nature of the internet and national jurisdictions. Its Secretariat facilitates a global policy process engaging more than 400 key entities from six stakeholder groups (States, Internet Companies, Technical Operators, Civil Society, Academia, and International Organizations) across over 50 countries. The organization operates three thematic programs — Data & Jurisdiction, Content & Jurisdiction, and Domains & Jurisdiction — that develop operational Norms, Criteria, and Mechanisms through Contact Groups of 100+ key stakeholders.

The product portfolio is content- and convening-driven rather than technology-driven. Core outputs include the world's first Internet & Jurisdiction Global Status Report (launched 2019), regional Status Reports (Latin America/Caribbean in 2020 and Africa in 2022), the I&J Retrospect Database (1,600+ jurisdictional cases from 100+ countries), Operational Approaches documents, policy Toolkits, and a 7-module online course on Cross-Border Digital Policies in Africa delivered via the Datasphere Academy. I&JPN has no proprietary software products, AI/ML systems, or commercial technology stack; its "platform" is the multistakeholder process itself.

The organization is financed through a multistakeholder funding pool with no commercial revenue, no pricing model, and no disclosed financials. Contributors include governments (Germany via GIZ/BMZ, Japan via METI, Switzerland via OFCOM/FDFA, France, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia), the European Commission, UN ECLAC, the Council of Europe, OECD, UNESCO, major internet domain registries (Verisign, Afnic, EURid, Donuts, CIRA, PIR, GoDaddy, CGI.br), large technology companies (Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Shopify), and foundations (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Sigrid Rausing Trust). I&JPN also incubated the Datasphere Initiative as a separate affiliated organization. The company is incorporated in France as a SARL with minimal share capital.

Name

Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network

Legal name

Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network (SARL)

Website

https://internetjurisdiction.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network is a Paris-based non-profit founded in 2012 that facilitates a global multistakeholder policy process among 400+ entities (governments, tech firms, registries, civil society, academia, IOs) from 50+ countries to develop operational norms and policy frameworks for cross-border internet jurisdiction challenges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Governance Policy

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation (BPADANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Policy Operations, Appeals & Case Management (Disputes, reinstatements, escalations) (BPAAALAM)

Keywords

• Internet governance policy
• Multistakeholder policy networks
• Cross-border jurisdiction
• Policy frameworks
• Digital policy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Multistakeholder Funding Pool: The Secretariat of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network is non-profit and neutral, financed through a multistakeholder funding pool. Funding comes from public entities (governments, international organizations), private sector technology companies, domain registries, and foundations. The funding is organized in categories reflecting different contribution levels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network (I&JPN) is a Paris-based non-profit multistakeholder organization that facilitates a global policy process to address the tension between the cross-border nature of the internet and national jurisdictions. It convenes governments, internet companies, technical operators, civil society, academia, and international organizations to develop operational norms, criteria, and mechanisms for legal interoperability in cyberspace, and produces Status Reports, Toolkits, and a Retrospect database of jurisdictional cases.

Product overview

The Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network is a multistakeholder policy organization (not a commercial software product) consisting of three thematic Policy Programs: Data & Jurisdiction, Content & Jurisdiction, and Domains & Jurisdiction. These programs develop operational norms, criteria and mechanisms through Contact Groups comprising over 100 key stakeholders. The organization produces Global Status Reports (the world's first published in 2019) and Regional Status Reports covering Africa and Latin America/Caribbean. Key knowledge resources include the I&J Retrospect Database (1600+ cases), Operational Approaches Documents, and I&JPN Toolkits. The organization has incubated the Datasphere Initiative and maintains an expert network of 400+ professionals through its Global Knowledge Network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Datasphere Initiative: An organization incubated by I&JPN seeking to build agile frameworks to responsibly unlock the value of data for all.

Products and services

• Data & Jurisdiction Program
• Content & Jurisdiction Program
• Domains & Jurisdiction Program
• Internet & Jurisdiction Global Status Report 2019
• Internet & Jurisdiction and ECLAC Regional Status Report 2020
• Regional Status Report on Cross-Border Digital Policies in Africa
• Learning Modules on Cross-border Digital Policies in Africa

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% of surveyed stakeholders consider there is insufficient international coordination to address cross-border legal challenges
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Council of EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional supporter of the 3rd Global Conference. Provides institutional backing and collaborates on policy development for the Domains & Jurisdiction Program addressing issues like DNS abuse.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDG CONNECT provides institutional support for conferences and funding. Collaborates on Operational Approaches documents and enabled the production of the Global Status Report through DG CONNECT support.
• ICANNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICANN is an institutional supporter of I&JPN conferences and contributes to the Domains & Jurisdiction Program work on DNS abuse and domain name issues.
• OECDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOECD provides institutional support for global conferences and collaborates on policy development.
• United Nations ECLACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN ECLAC partnered with I&JPN to produce the Internet & Jurisdiction and ECLAC Regional Status Report 2020 for Latin America and the Caribbean.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO provides institutional support for I&JPN conferences and contributes expertise to the Content & Jurisdiction Program.
• Research ICT AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch ICT Africa, led by Dr. Alison Gillwald, was commissioned to prepare the Regional Status Report on Cross-Border Digital Policies in Africa. The organization contributes research expertise to the Africa Project.
• DNS Abuse InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized Open Forum on DNS abuse at IGF 2022 with I&JPN, working together on strengthening multistakeholder collaboration on DNS abuse issues.
• Datasphere InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerI&JPN incubated the Datasphere Initiative, which seeks to build agile frameworks to responsibly unlock the value of data for all. The initiative operates as a separate organization with aligned mission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• World Economic Forum – Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Multistakeholder platform producing governance frameworks for emerging technologies including data and content policy. Overlaps with I&JPN's role as a framework-setter in digital policy, but from a corporate-led rather than government-led convening model.
• Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT): US-based think tank advocating for civil liberties and human rights online. Operates in the same cross-border digital policy space, particularly on data and content jurisdiction, but with a primarily US/regulatory advocacy lens rather than I&JPN's global multistakeholder convening model.
• ARTICLE 19: Global free expression organization that contributes to internet governance policy debates and engages with I&JPN's Content & Jurisdiction Program. Comparable in cross-border digital policy focus, but centered on freedom of expression rather than legal interoperability across all three thematic areas.
• Access Now: International digital rights organization active in internet governance forums, including as a civil society voice at IGF and ICANN. Comparable to I&JPN's civil society stakeholder base, but organized as an advocacy NGO rather than a multistakeholder convener.

Broad incumbents

• ICANN: Coordinates the DNS and unique internet identifiers globally and is a Core strategic partner of I&JPN on the Domains & Jurisdiction Program. Larger and more institutionalized than I&JPN, with binding authority over a defined technical layer that I&JPN's policy work supports.

Direct peers

• DiploFoundation: Non-profit focused on capacity building for internet governance and digital diplomacy, with comparable global stakeholder engagement and training offerings (e.g., the Geneva Internet Platform and DiploAcademy) that overlap with I&JPN's Knowledge Network and learning modules.
• Internet Society (ISOC): Global non-profit promoting open internet development, standards, and policy. Shares I&JPN's multistakeholder orientation and big-picture internet governance remit, but operates at greater scale and with a broader membership-based model.
• Global Network Initiative (GNI): Multistakeholder organization bringing together companies, civil society, investors, and academics to address freedom of expression and privacy in ICT. Closely comparable to I&JPN in operating model and stakeholder mix, but with a narrower thematic focus on human rights.
• Internet Governance Forum (IGF): The UN-convened multistakeholder forum on internet governance. I&JPN regularly participates in IGF sessions and uses it as a launch platform for Status Reports, making it the closest structural peer in terms of multistakeholder convening function.

Others

• Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs): International affairs think tank that produces independent policy research and convenes stakeholders on global governance issues including digital policy. Adjacent rather than directly competing with I&JPN, but operating in the same policy thought-leadership space for governments and intergovernmental audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IJurisdiction
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternetJurisdiction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10594545

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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