Building Consensus in Support of a Global, Inclusive, Free, and Open Internet

 

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Closing the Internet Gender Gap

About the Authors: Melanne Verveer serves as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. Ambassador Verveer co-authored this entry with Shelly Esque. This entry appeared first on The Huffington Post.

There is no doubt that over the last decade, the Internet has created a revolution. Never before has information been so widely available or people better connected to one another. The Internet can be a great equalizer. And yet, access to it is not equally distributed. Notably, Internet access for both men and women in North America is nearly five times that of Africa.

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The Necessity of an Inclusive, Transparent, and Participatory Internet

About the Authors: Ambassador Philip L. Verveer serves as U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State, Lawrence E. Strickling serves as Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Julius Genachowski serves as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

On the eve of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), we believe that it is the right time to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to the multi-stakeholder model as the appropriate process… more »

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U.S. Department of State Participates in World IPv6 Day

The State Department has joined Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks and other major organizations in offering their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight” from 8:00 p.m. (EDT) on June 7 through 8:00 p.m. on June 8. The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry – Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies – to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out. With the expected success of this test, the Department will be well-placed to make the permanent transition to IPv6 in 2012.

Internet Protocol (IP) is the set of rules computers use to transmit data over the Internet. The existing protocol supporting the… more »

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Shutdown of the Internet in Syria

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton released the following statement today on the shutdown of the Internet in Syria:

“We are deeply concerned by reports that Internet service has been shut down across much of Syria, as have some mobile communication networks. We condemn any effort to suppress the Syrian people’s exercise of their rights to free expression, assembly, and association.

"Two weeks ago, the White House released the International Strategy for Cyberspace, which noted that ‘States should not arbitrarily deprive or disrupt individuals’ access to the Internet or other networked technologies.’ We condemn such shutdowns in the strongest terms.

"The Syrian government has a history of restricting the Internet in an attempt to prevent the Syrian people… more »

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