Fadi CHEHADE on "MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM" & "ICANN" at IGF 2014

[Mamadou LO]

ISTANBUL



September 02, 2014





Fadi CHEHADE  talking about MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM at IGF 2014!!





"A couple of years ago, we all met in Dubai at the WCIT, and we left the
 WCIT polarized and a little bit divided. It seemed like Internet 
Governance in the multi-stakeholder way was in question. I must tell you
 that today that's no longer the case. Look around
you. Look at "The Buzz," look at the meetings, look at the energy around
 multi-stakeholder Internet Governance.


Today we should all look at it and declare it alive and well. No one 
will show up and say where is the multi-stakeholder Internet Governance 
place to be. I think it's pretty clear. And at the heart of this 
resurging multi-stakeholder Internet Governance space
lies one platform, and it's called the IGF. It's a critical platform. It
 is where we come and make history to manage the Internet all together 
just like it was created in a decentralized completely open way.


So let's celebrate this IGF, this Ninth IGF hosted by Turkey as a point 
where no one will ever look back and say where is the multi-stakeholder 
community? Where is multi-stakeholder Internet Governance? It is here. 
It is working, and it is prepared for the
future to make the Internet what we all want it to be, civil, secure, 
and empowering. "








Fadi CHEHADE talking about ICANN at IGF 2014 !!





"ICANN is responsible for the critical technical coordination of the 
unique identifiers of the Internet. Now, for many years, ICANN has done 
this job with a contract with the U.S. Government. On March 14th of this
 year, the U.S. Government announced that it
plans to let go of this contract.


This is historic decision. This is a decision that validates that we as a
 community are now ready to go without this particular unique role that 
the United States has played, the stewardship that the U.S. has provided
 to our function. We salute the U.S. Government
for its decision, and we assure them that as a community all of us, we 
are ready, we are ready to go, and we have within us the strength, the 
accountability, the knowledge to carry the important functions of ICANN 
forward together.


As the president of ICANN, I want to assure you today that we will do 
everything in our power to make sure the ICANN organisation and the 
ICANN community are accountable to the public interest now and for the 
future and we will do everything in our power to
strengthen and keep this accountability in check so that the world can 
see us as an organisation that is committed to serve you, the public. 
Have a wonderful week at the IGF." 
 		 	   		  
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