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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good news…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org [mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nnenna<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 05, 2013 1:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> IG Caucus<br><b>Subject:</b> [governance] English version of Bali Press Release [With Google Translate]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>(Jakarta, August 5, 2013).</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <span class=notranslate>After a series of discussions and preparation of a long and comprehensive, Indonesia says ready to host the IGF 2013.</span> <span class=notranslate>This was confirmed on Monday, August 5, 2013 by the Indonesian Internet community as a dialogue with the Minister of Communications and Information Tifatul Sembiring at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.</span> <span class=notranslate>A number of aspects of the event are required to prepare a global Internet forum in Bali, including the availability of funds administration, have been thoroughly prepared.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>"Today, I and ranks of the Ministry of Communication and Information will take whatever action is necessary to immediately Host Country Agreement signed by Indonesia and the UN, as the most important foundation of the implementation of the IGF 2013," said Tifatul Sembiring.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <span class=notranslate>This confirms the expectation that is also delivered by representatives of the IGF Secretariat of the United Nations, Chengetai Masango, who also attended the meeting via teleconference from Geneva.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Tifatul also stated that the support of the community / organization in preparation for the Global Internet IGF 2013 is very positive and comforting.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <span class=notranslate>"To that end, the government of Indonesia thanked the Indonesian Internet community, regional and global so IGF 2013 in Bali could remain running as planned," said Tifatul.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Also present representing the Internet community as a dialogue with the Minister of Communications and Information Technology and also confirms its support for the IGF in 2013 when the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, is: Domain Name Management Indonesia (PANDI), Association of Indonesian Internet Service Providers (APJII), ICT Watch, HIVOS, Indonesia Civil Society Network for Internet Governance (ID-CONFIG) and a number of community / regional organizations and global Internet.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Global meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)-8 is planned to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali on 22-25 October 2013 and will be attended by approximately 2500 stakeholders (stakeholders) in the Internet from around the world to discuss Internet governance inclusive, transparent, accountable and egalitarian.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Global conference IGF itself closely related to the Declaration of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) No..</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <span class=notranslate>555/2 of 2000 and the agreement of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) No..</span> <span class=notranslate>060/1/2005.</span> <span class=notranslate>One of the important principles as the thread is: the development of the information society in the context of poverty reduction can be aided by information and communication technologies that are based on strong partnerships between government, private sector, civil society organizations (civil society), and other international organizations.</span> <span class=notranslate>The UN Secretary General also, through the WSIS meeting in Tunis in 2005, has formed a task force Internet governance (Internet Governance) as an enabling condition (enabler) to ensure the participation of "multi-stakeholder", or multi-stakeholder can run active, open and inclusive.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>In the context of domestic interests, some things that can be learned from the implementation of the Global IGF 8th in Indonesia are as follows:</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Strengthen Indonesia's position as an important axis of the global Internet.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Make Indonesia as a learning resource for the nation / country.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Indonesian community opportunities ranging global careers.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Unlock the potential of collaboration and knowledge transfer between key actors</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Encourage dialogue Internet governance that is inclusive, transparent, accountable, egalitarian and diverse stakeholders involved</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stimulate growth and domestic Internet access market.</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Contact Person-IGF ID:</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>- Gatot Dewabroto, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology: 0811898504 / <a href="mailto:gatot_b@postel.go.id">gatot_b@postel.go.id</a> / @ gsdewabroto</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>- Semmy Pangerapan, APJII: 0817122764 / <a href="mailto:spangerapan@apjii.or.id">spangerapan@apjii.or.id</a> / @ spangerapan</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span class=notranslate><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>- Donny BU, ICT Watch: 0818930932 / <a href="mailto:donnybu@ictwatch.com">donnybu@ictwatch.com</a> / @ donnybu</span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Courier;color:black'><br><br>Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants<br>Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development<br>Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820<br>Ghana: +233 249561345| Nigeria: +234 8101887065| <a href="http://www.nnenna.org">http://www.nnenna.org</a> <br><a href="mailto:nnenna@nnenna.org|">nnenna@nnenna.org|</a> @nnenna | Skype - 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