[governance] Results of consensus call on Sarkozy letter

[Lee W McKnight]

A scan of US cyberpolicy is interesting to see US relative priorities circa 2011.

1st note  document title:  "Prosperity, Security, and Openness in a Networked World" 

It's still about the money first and foremost.

2nd note 'open' is repeated, in its various meanings, throughout. But not a peep about 'network neutrality' that my late night scan of doc caught. Although 'practices outside bounds of acceptable network management' is used once in reference to government interference in net traffic; ie in political but not clearly economic/anti-competitive senses.

Lee



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From: governance at lists.cpsr.org [governance at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Jacob B. Odame [odamyte at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 7:11 PM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Janna Anderson
Subject: Re: [governance] Results of consensus call on Sarkozy letter

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<mailto: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

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