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==NTIA Chief's Remarks on Principles of Internet Governance==

==NTIA Chief's Remarks on Principles of Internet Governance==

During a session hosted by Darrell West and the Brookings Institution on principles of Internet Governance, NTIA Assistant Secretary Larry Strickling strongly pointed out the importance of supporting the multistakeholder model in internet governance to maintain a free and open internet and its continuous growth.  

During a session hosted by Darrell West and the Brookings Institution on principles of Internet Governance, NTIA Assistant Secretary [[Larry Strickling]] strongly pointed out the importance of supporting the [[Multistakeholder Model|multistakeholder model]] in internet governance to maintain a free and open internet and icontinuous growth.  

He said that despite the call of some entities for a unilateral action by the U.S. government to overturn the decision of ICANN to implement the new gTLD expansion program, NTIA did not give in. According to him, the multistakeholder process which was applied by the global internet stakeholders in developing the policies to implement the program should be respected even if others do not accept. He emphasized that he is aware of the concerns raised by the critics of the new gTLD program and responded by encouraging ICANN to resolve all the issues and recommended some specific actions to improve the program including additional protection protection mechanisms for new gTLDs, implementation of a stronger Registrar Accreditation Agreement ([[RAA]]) etc. He said, "What I did not do was the demand that ICANN abandon its multistakeholder processes to deal with these concerns." Furthermore, he said that challenging ICANN's multistakeholder process will mean providing "ammunition" to other countries who are actively advocating for an internet controlled by governments." Moreover, Strickling encouraged the internet stakeholder to step up, actively support and participate in the multistakeholder process of internet governance to ensure and open and free internet and its continuous growth. The same internet governance principle was adopted and articulated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in developing global internet policy, which was described by the secretary as a major achievement in 2011. <ref>  

 

He said that despite the call of some entities for a unilateral action by the U.S. government to overturn the decision of ICANN to implement the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]], NTIA would not give in. According to him, the multistakeholder process which was applied by the global internet stakeholders in developing the policies to implement the program, should be respected even if some do not approve of the outcome. He emphasized that he is aware of the concerns raised by the critics of the new gTLD program and responded by encouraging ICANN to resolve all the issues, and recommended some specific actions to improve the program, including additional protection protection mechanisms for new gTLDs, implementation of a stronger [[RAA|Registrar Accreditation Agreement]] (RAA), etc. He said, "What I did not do was demand that ICANN abandon its multistakeholder processes to deal with these concerns." Furthermore, he said that challenging ICANN's multistakeholder process will mean providing "ammunition" to other countries who are actively advocating for an internet controlled by governments." Moreover, Strickling encouraged the internet stakeholders to step up, and actively support and participate in the multistakeholder process of internet governance to ensure and open and free internet and continued growth. The same internet governance principle was adopted and articulated by the [[OECD|Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development]] (OECD) in developing global internet policy, which was described by the secretary as a major achievement in 2011.<ref>  

[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2012/remarks-assistant-secretary-strickling-brookings-institutions-center-technology Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling, Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation]</ref>

[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2012/remarks-assistant-secretary-strickling-brookings-institutions-center-technology Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling, Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation]</ref>