Indian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has announced India’s support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance during the opening ceremony of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN's) 53rd public meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“The Internet must remain plural. It must be managed by a multistakeholder system,” said Prasad. “Not only do we support multistakeholderism, but also we encourage multistakeholderism itself to embrace all geographies and all societies. We will partner with you all to make this a reality. We must work toward this new form of digital democracy.”
On March 14, 2014, the United States Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the global multistakeholder community. Minister Prasad’s statement of support marks not only an important milestone for the transition, but also speaks to the continued success of the multistakeholder model.
“Today, with India joining this group of countries that openly support the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, we increase our ranks significantly,” said ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé. “The decision that was made by India is a significant decision.”
More than 1,400 members of the global Internet community will meet over the course of the week, both in-person and remotely, to discuss and debate the future of ICANN and Internet governance. The meeting’s 300+ sessions are a continuation of the community’s dedication to a global, secure, stable and resilient Internet, and help to ensure the success of the IANA stewardship transition.
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