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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent">ISTANBUL<br>September 02, 2014<br><br><b>Fadi CHEHADE talking about MULTISTAKEHOLDERISM </b></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><b><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent">at IGF 2014</span></span>!!<br></b><br></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent">"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<span class="text_exposed_show">-stakeholder Internet Governance.</span></span></span><br><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">
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.</span></span></span><br><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> 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. "</span></span></span><br><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br></span></span><br><b>Fadi CHEHADE talking about ICANN </b></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent"><b><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" class="userContent">at IGF 2014 </span>!!</b><br><br>
"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.<br> This is historic decision. This is a decision that validates<span class="text_exposed_show">
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.<br> 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."</span></span> </div></body>
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