[governance] Results of consensus call on Sarkozy letter

[Jacob B. Odame]

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.

Cheers!
Jacob

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Janna Anderson <andersj at elon.edu> wrote:

>  White House releases US “International Strategy for Cyberspace,” signed
> by the president.
>
> Full report in PDF - http://1.usa.gov/luaJv7 - Blog post -
> http://1.usa.gov/jn4hIF
>
> Shout-out for IGF on page 22 of the PDF – here’s the excerpt:
>
> •    Promote and enhance multi-stakeholder venues for the discussion of
> Internet governance issues. 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.
>
> Janna
>
> --
> Janna Quitney Anderson
> Director of Imagining the Internet
> www.imaginingtheinternet.org
>
> Associate Professor
> School of Communications
> Elon University
> andersj at elon.edu
> (336) 278-5733 (o)
>
>
>
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