Status of governance mechanisms for capacity development Capacity development features prominently in the WSIS final documents and subsequent policy developments. It has been performed by wide range of organisations including the ITU, ISOC, DiploFoundation, APC, the European Summer School on Internet Governance, the South School in Latin America and the African School on Internet Governance. Also ICANN provides capacity development. Capacity development is most directly related to the following Internet policy issues: telecommunication infrastructure, technical standards, cybersecurity, spam, freedom of expression, disability rights, women’s rights online, intermediaries, e-commerce, labour law, access, education, and global public good. Possible gaps in dealing with capacity development The mechanisms analysed appear to indicate the existence of gaps in terms of the lack of the focus on institutional capacity development. Most programmes are related to individual training and skill improvement. The review also indicated an implementation gap mainly related to the lack of available funds and other resources for ensuring sustainable capacity development initiatives. 41