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The ICC Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) initiative has reaffirmed its support for the unique Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and urged that participation remains open to all and that discussions on Internet policy take development issues into consideration.
Mr Subramanian Ramadorai, Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services, Chair of ICC’s BASIS initiative
When Internet policy is implemented the effects are far-reaching, transcending national and regional boundaries, and affecting all. That is why no one group can or should address Internet governance alone.
To spur economic recovery and drive growth, there must be awareness among world leaders to the advantages of getting Internet policy right.
The International Chamber of Commerce has praised a new “Affirmation of Commitments” announced yesterday by the United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
The business community today welcomed UN plans to convene an international, multi-stakeholder forum to discuss issues of importance to the Internet.
Companies participating here in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have opposed plans for an intergovernmental body overseeing administration of the Internet, saying it would only serve to “create uncertainty and hinder innovation”.
With the express aim of clearing up the confusion over Internet governance, ICC has written a new paper clarifying how the internet functions, enumerating the different technical bodies which help to run it and listing the public policy issues it currently affects.
Business today called for the strengthening of ICANN as the coordinator of the internet's domain names and numbers system.
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