[governance] Hamadoun Touré Op-Ed in Wired +

[McTim]

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:02 AM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

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> With over 90 percent of the world’s people now within reach of mobile
> phones, the challenge today is bringing internet access to the two-thirds of
> the world’s population that is still offline. This challenge is compounded
> by the need to ensure connectivity is affordable and safe for all.
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> The conference will chart a globally agreed-upon roadmap that offers future
> connectivity to all, and ensures sufficient communications capacity to cope
> with the exponential growth in voice, video, and data. The sole focus of the
> event is making regulations valuable to all stakeholders, creating a robust
> pillar to support future growth in global communications.
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> The conference will address issues that relate to improving online access
> and connectivity for everyone.
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> Surely these are appropriate goals for Civil Society as well

spot on Michael.

I for one don't believe that what HT says the conference is about is
actually what the conference is about, do you?



-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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