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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>> </FONT></SPAN>As 180 or so Heads of State or Government have
explicitly <SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>>
</FONT></SPAN>endorsed the multi-stakeholder approach in the WSIS
documents, <SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>></FONT> </SPAN>the question is not "whether" it should be
pursued but "how" this <SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>></FONT> </SPAN>should function. And a part of it is unchartered
territory. <SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Unfortunately, 180 heads of state also declared that public policy making
is the sole and exclusive responsibility of
states.</FONT> </SPAN><BR><BR>But let's not launch a whole thread at that
stage. <SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=982595620-24032009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Launching a thread is difficult. Threads are long and soft and it is hard
to push them anywhere. </FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>