<div dir="ltr">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>No doubt, most of you would have seen this already but just for the sake of some who may not have seen it. The NTIA's response to the Commission's Statement is copied here:</div>
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<div class="">Statement of Assistant Secretary Strickling on the European Commission Statement on Internet Governance</div></div></h1><div class="" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium">
<div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Topics: </div><ul class=""><li class=""><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/internet-policy" rel="tag" title="As the Executive Branch agency responsible for advising the President on telecommunications and information policy issues, NTIA is committed to the continued growth of the Internet. As the Internet evolves, new challenges emerge. Working with other stakeholders, NTIA is developing policies to preserve an open, interconnected global Internet that supports continued innovation and economic growth, investment, and the trust of its users. This multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking – convening government, the private sector, and civil society to address issues in a timely and flexible manner – has been responsible for the past success of the Internet and is critical to its future.
Among other efforts, NTIA plays a leading role in the Commerce Department's Internet Policy Task Force, which is conducting a comprehensive policy review related to online privacy, copyright protection, cybersecurity, and the global free flow of information with the goal of ensuring that the Internet remains open for innovation.
NTIA also actively leads and participates in interagency efforts to develop Internet policy. In addition, NTIA works with other governments and international organizations to discuss and reach consensus on relevant Internet policy issues.
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</div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""></div></div></div></div><p>Statement of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling on the European Commission statement on Internet governance:</p>
<p>“The U.S. government welcomes the strong and continued commitment of the European Commission to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. We will work with the Commission and other Internet stakeholders to make multistakeholder governance more inclusive, especially to support the engagement of countries in the developing world. We have long encouraged the further globalization of ICANN as reflected in our work the last five years to improve the accountability and transparency of ICANN to all nations and stakeholders.”</p>
<p><br></p><p><b>Quote Ends</b></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:05 AM, Andrea Glorioso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrea@digitalpolicy.it" target="_blank">andrea@digitalpolicy.it</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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</div><br></div>Dear all,<br><br></div>I would like to let you know that today (12 February 2013) the European Commission has adopted its formal policy position on Internet governance, via a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: "Internet Policy and Governance - Europe's role in shaping the future of Internet governance" (COM(2014) 72/4).<br>
<br>The press release of the adoption is available at <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm</a> .<br><br></div>The text of the Communication is available at <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453</a> .<br>
<br></div>The statement by Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, is available at <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I086325" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I086325</a> .<br>
<br></div>I hope you find this information useful and the content of the Communication interesting.<br><br>Best,<br><br></div>Andrea<br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br>--<br>I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind.<br>
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