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<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">Dear
all,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">You'll find here
and in attachment the position of the International Federation of
Library Associations and Institutions on the Internet
governance.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">IFLA Position on
Internet Governance<br>
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1.<x-tab> </x-tab>As the international professional association
concerned with information and library services, IFLA is concerned
that Internet governance and management should facilitate unrestricted
access to information and freedom of expression and should enable
social and economic development and cultural creation by and for all
the peoples of the world. <br>
2.<x-tab> </x-tab>IFLA opposes any measures
which would lead to control of information access and free expression
by commercial, governmental or sectoral interests. Measures
which may be necessary to ensure the reliable operation of the
Internet, control spam, support intellectual property protection and
enable individuals to protect their privacy must not be used to limit
the rights expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
especially those in Article 19.<br>
3.<x-tab> </x-tab>IFLA supports the
development of the Internet as a reliable multilingual system which
will be available to all and will facilitate unrestricted access to
information by all peoples in their languages of choice.<br>
4.<x-tab> </x-tab>In regard to the proposed
approaches to the governance of the Internet, IFLA supports a
multistakeholder approach which involves governments, civil society
and business and therefore endorses both the forum and the principles
for global public policy and oversight proposed in the WGIG report.
Consistent with these principles and the desirability of minimising
administrative overheads, IFLA favours model 1 but with direct
representation of all stakeholders on the proposed Global Internet
Council.</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1"
color="#000000">5.<x-tab> </x-tab>As a
voice for the 2.5 billion registered library users across the world
and an ECOSOC accredited international professional organisation, IFLA
is available to assist with the development of effective models for
Internet governance.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1"
color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1" color="#000000">You'll find other
information about IFLA and WSIS on http://www.ifla.org/III/wsis.html
and</font></div>
<div><font face="Geneva" size="-1"
color="#000000">http://www.ifla.org/III/clm/p1/CLM-pr16082005.htm</font
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<div>Best regards</div>
<div>Danielle</div>
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<div>Danielle Mincio</div>
<div>IFLA WSIS Group</div>
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