In 1997, Pres. Clinton instructed his chief policy advisor Ira Magaziner to draft the '''Framework for Global Electronic Commerce,''' a working paper that supports the idea private sector involvement in the development of the internet, a uniform legal code in the cyberspace and the use of internet as a global free-trade zone. He also advised his cabinet secretaries to change their departments internet regulations and policies if it does not coincide with the framework.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/cyberspace/ A New Plan for a New Digital Market]</ref> | In 1997, Pres. Clinton instructed his chief policy advisor Ira Magaziner to draft the '''Framework for Global Electronic Commerce,''' a working paper that supports the idea private sector involvement in the development of the internet, a uniform legal code in the cyberspace and the use of internet as a global free-trade zone. He also advised his cabinet secretaries to change their departments internet regulations and policies if it does not coincide with the framework.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/cyberspace/ A New Plan for a New Digital Market]</ref> |