This year's Internet Governance Forum, held from 15 to 18 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, saw an increasing rivalry between supporters of a global, open Internet on the one hand, and supporters of national control on the other hand. Most of the supporters of an open, self-regulated Internet administrated mainly by the Internet Society and ICANN, come from North America and Europe, while China, Russia, Brazil, and Arabic countries tend to support the idea of national regulation, the International Telecommunication Union being their leading organ.