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Gore strongly supported Clinton in pushing for the private sector leadership to further enhance the global electronic commerce. Their initiative resulted in the creation of [[ICANN]], a non-profit organization responsible in managing the internet domain name and IP addresses in 1998.

Gore strongly supported Clinton in pushing for the private sector leadership to further enhance the global electronic commerce. Their initiative resulted in the creation of [[ICANN]], a non-profit organization responsible in managing the internet domain name and IP addresses in 1998.

In 2009, Gore joined Vint Cert in expressing its support for ICANN when the internet governing body as called for a Congressional hearing to determine the governments relationship with the organization and concerns over accountability an transparency.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/al_gore_backs_icann_congressional_hearing/ Al Gore Backs ICANN]</ref>

In 2009, Gore joined Vint Cert in expressing its support for ICANN when the internet governing body as called for a Congressional hearing to determine the governments relationship with the organization and concerns over accountability an transparency.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/al_gore_backs_icann_congressional_hearing/ Al Gore Backs ICANN]</ref>

 

His organization, the Alliance for Climate Protection also supported the creation of the .eco as a new [[gTLD]] for environmental groups and initiatives insteaof using the .com or .org gTLDs. Gore said, "We fully support Dot Eco LLC in its efforts to secure the .eco top level domain through the ICANN application process and look forward to working with Dot Eco LLC to promote .eco. This is a truly exciting opportunity for the environmental movement and for the internet as a whole."<ref>[http://www.geek.com/articles/news/eco-domain-gets-al-gore-backing-2009039/ Gore Supports .Eco]</ref>

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