This is great news. I am happy about the US's commitment to seeing a multistaholder approach to internet governance deliberations. My only advice to developed nations or so-called G8 is not just pay lip service but show deep commitment by walking the talk and not use any different approaches such as the e-G8 meeting. Anyway this document signed by the US president is something we can make meaningful references to in case they try to act otherwise.<br>
<br>Cheers!<br>Jacob<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Janna Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andersj@elon.edu">andersj@elon.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">White House releases US “International Strategy for Cyberspace,” signed by the president. <br>
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Full report in <font color="#434343">PDF - </font><font color="#FF3300"><a href="http://1.usa.gov/luaJv7" target="_blank">http://1.usa.gov/luaJv7</a></font><font color="#434343"> - Blog post - </font><font color="#FF3300"><a href="http://1.usa.gov/jn4hIF" target="_blank">http://1.usa.gov/jn4hIF</a> <br>
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Shout-out for IGF on page 22 of the PDF – here’s the excerpt:<br>
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</span></font><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#191A18"><font face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial">• </font><font face="Myriad Pro Bold">Promote and enhance multi-stakeholder venues for the discussion of Internet governance issues. </font><font face="Myriad Pro">The very architecture of the Internet embodies a mode of social and technical organization which is decentralized, cooperative, and layered. Each of these characteristics is fundamental to the benefits the Internet has brought. That architecture fuels the freedom of innovation that enables economic growth It fuels the freedom of expression and association that enables social and political growth and the functioning of democratic societies worldwide. The United States stands firm in our conviction that when the international community meets to discuss the range of Internet governance issues, these conversations must take place in a multi-stakeholder manner; we will continue to support successful venues like the Internet Governance Forum, which embodies the open and inclusive nature of the Internet itself by allowing nongovernment stakeholders to contribute to the discussion on equal footing with governments.<br>
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