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==Strickling Encouraged Support for Multistakeholder Process==
==Strickling Encouraged Support for Multistakeholder Process==
During the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi Kenya on September 27, 2011, NTIA Assistant Secretary [[Larry Strickling]] stated that the multistakeholder process in internet governance is being challenged because of the increasing restrictions of nations of the free flow of information over the internet, disputes between standard bodies and appeals for government interventions on the terms and conditions for exchanging Internet traffic. He cited that the latest proposal of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) to create a new international organization to manage the internet. According to Strickling, the existing internet have been a very effective vehicle economic growth and innovation and it was established through the hard work of multistakeholder organizations such as the [[ISOC|Internet Society], the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) and the [[World Wide Web Consortium]].
==ICANN Structure==
==ICANN Structure==