[council] Clinton on the IANA Transition

["James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Councilors -

See below for an interesting bit of news regarding the IANA Transition.

Thank you,

J.
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James Bladel


Secretary Clinton has formally endorsed the IANA transition.  Specifically, she 
states:

  *   Promote Multi-Stakeholder Internet Governance: Hillary believes that 
internet governance – the coordination of the technical systems that allow the 
internet to function seamlessly across the globe – should be left to the global 
community of engineers, companies, civil society groups, and internet users, 
and not to governments. That is why as Secretary of State she championed the 
“multistakeholder approach” to internet governance and vigorously fought back 
against efforts by national governments to control the internet through 
government-led multilateral organizations, such as the International 
Telecommunications Union. She supports the Department of Commerce’s plans to 
formally transition its oversight role in the management of the Domain Name 
System to the global community of stakeholders, viewing the transition as a 
critical step towards safeguarding the internet’s openness for future 
generations. She will continue to fight to defend the internet from government 
takeover and to empower those internet governance organizations that advance 
internet openness, freedom, and technical innovation.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/06/27/hillary-clintons-initiative-on-technology-innovation/