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Sustaining Principles for Internet Policy and Governance
The Internet Governance Coalition extends our sincere appreciation to Brazil for hosting the “Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance,” to be held in São Paulo. The Meeting is taking place at a time when the topic of Internet governance is an issue of great interest around the world… [more]
2013 Hearing Video: Fighting for Internet Freedom: Dubai and Beyond
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Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Broadcasting Cable- “ISPs on Domain Name Hand-Off: Hold ICANN Accountable”
The Internet Governance Coalition, whose members include NCTA: The Internet & Television Association, studios and computer giants, praised the Oct. 1 hand-off of U.S. oversight of the domain name system (DNS) to a multistakeholder model but with a caveat. In a statement Monday following the transition of the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) oversight, the coalition hailed the…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in Info Today article: “The End of the All-American Internet?”
The internet is an all-American invention—just ask Al Gore. Yes, I know that Gore did not “invent” the internet, and it is an urban legend that he claimed to have invented it. It is generally accepted, however, that the foundational structure of the internet was developed in the U.S. in the 1960s, largely through the…
U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance”
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, entitled “Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance.” As the U.S. government considers relinquishing control over certain aspects of Internet governance to the private sector, concerns remain that the loss of…
Internet Governance Coalition quoted in New York Times article: “At U.N., China Tries to Influence Fight Over Internet Control”
Over the last six months, United Nations diplomats have negotiated over the text of a document set to define the policies and frameworks of how the Internet is governed in the future, and who has a role in the process.The final version presented on Wednesday before the General Assembly contains a word that civil society…