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Continue readingTech companies flex influence abroad at UN Internet conference
Does management of the Internet need an upgrade? That's the question before representatives of governments, corporations and civil society groups at a two-week conference that opened today in the Persian Gulf city of Dubai.
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The widely reported possibility of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice’s nomination to become secretary of state now has a lot... View Article
Continue readingUN agency releases controversial draft on treaty revising Internet regulation
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency charged with information and communications policy, last Friday released a batch of proposals--some quite controversial--submitted by member organizations and states in an attempt, the organization says, to become more transparent as it demands a bigger role in governing the Internet.
Collectively known as TD64, the proposals will be reviewed at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in December. The conference is a rare event that will update the telecommunications treaty that outlines ITU's responsibilities based on these approved proposals. The treaty, called the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR), hasn ...
Continue readingCould the United Nations squelch freedom on the Internet?
Activists expressed concern this week that several United Nations proposals to regulate the Internet would undermine freedom and give too much control over the World Wide Web.
Proposals to centralize Internet regulation will be discussed at the two upcoming U.N. winter conferences -- the Internet Governance Forum in November and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meeting in December.
But panelists at “Clear and Present Danger: Attempts to Change Internet Governance and Implications for Press Freedom,” a National Endowment for Democracy forum in Washington argued for maintaining a more decentralized Internet.
“We see the potential to shift Internet governance away from ...
Continue readingPartners in Data Transparency: Parliaments and Non-Profits
This week I participated in an international meeting on “Achieving Greater Transparency in Legislatures through the Use of Open Document... View Article
Continue readingObama to UN: Bring commitments to transparency, fight corruption and leverage technology
President Obama is speaking to the General Assembly of the United Nations right now. He spoke out on the need... View Article
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