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RE: [bc-gnso] Secretary Pritzker's Best Quote today
- To: "Chuck Warren" <warren65@xxxxxxxxx>, "J. Scott Evans" <jscottevans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] Secretary Pritzker's Best Quote today
- From: "Jimson Olufuye" <jolufuye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:10:50 -0700
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Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] Secretary Pritzker's Best Quote today<br>
From: Chuck Warren <<a
href="mailto:warren65@xxxxxxxxx";>warren65@xxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
Date: Mon, October 13, 2014 7:55 pm<br>
To: "J. Scott Evans" <<a
href="mailto:jscottevans@xxxxxxxxxxx";>jscottevans@xxxxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
Cc: stevedelbianco <<a
href="mailto:sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>>, BC
gnso<br>
<<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx";>bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
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<div dir="ltr">Amen</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div
class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:40 AM, J. Scott Evans <span
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jscottevans@xxxxxxxxxxx";
target="_blank">jscottevans@xxxxxxxxxxx</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div dir="ltr">Can I get an
amen!!??!!<br><br><hr>From: <a href="mailto:sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
target="_blank">sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</a><br>To: <a
href="mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx"; target="_blank">bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx</a><span
class=""><br>Subject: [bc-gnso] Secretary Pritzker's Best Quote
today<br></span>Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:40:09 +0000<div><div
class="h5"><br><br> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <div>In today’s
opening ceremony, US Commerce Secretary Pritzker said: </div> </div>
</div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </div> <span> <div
style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span> <div
style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span> <div
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<span> <div> <div
style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<div> <div> <div> <div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">WE MUST
ENSURE THAT ICANN CAN BUILD ON ITS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER
PROCESS AND BECOME <b><u>DIRECTLY </u><u>ACCOUNTABLE</u></b> TO THE
CUSTOMERS OF THE IANA FUNCTIONS <u> <b>AND TO THE BROADER INTERNET
COMMUNITY</b></u><u><b>.</b></u></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
</div> </span> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </div> <span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div
style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<div>Yep, she said DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. That’s our
point exactly.</div> </div> </span></div> </span></div> </span> <div
style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br> </div> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div
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<span> <div style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div> <div>With her full remarks
below</div> <span> <div style="word-wrap:break-word"> <span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center" align="center"> <br> </div> </blockquote> <div>
<div><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></div> </div> <div> <div><b><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Monday, October 13,
2014</span></b></div> </div> <div> <div><b><span
style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></b></div> </div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">News Media
Contact:</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Office of Public
Affairs, 202-482-4883</span></div> <div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
</div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center;background-color:white">
<b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">U.S.
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PENNY PRITZKER DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE INTERNET
CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS MEETING</span></b></div> <div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:white">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman',serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></div> </div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center;background-color:white">
<b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman',serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Remarks As Prepared for
Delivery</span></i></b></div> <div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center;background-color:white"
align="center"> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman',serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></div> </div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Thank you, Steve
Crocker, for your introduction and for your leadership as the Chairman of
ICANN. I also want to thank you, Fadi Chehade, and the entire Board of ICANN
for bringing together so many leaders in the global internet community and for
taking the lead in advancing the multistakeholder process. And I want to
acknowledge Assistant Secretary Larry Strickling and our entire team at the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for their
daily work on Internet policy issues, domain name system issues, and protecting
the Internet as an engine for innovation and prosperity.</span></div> <div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
</div> <div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We come together at
a time when Internet governance is as important as ever. The fact is that we
must do everything we can to protect and preserve this revolutionary platform
that is the essential connector of people, economies, and communities across
the planet. I do not have to tell anyone in this room that more people are
working, shopping, interacting, and learning online than ever before – all
because of the work so many of you have done throughout the years to build and
strengthen this system.</span></div> <div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></div> </div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">I hope all of you
will read my friend Walter Isaacson’s wonderful new book, <i>The
Innovators</i>. In it, Walter says that collaborative creativity is what
drives technological advancement -- and I quote -- that “innovation comes from
teams more often than from the light bulb moments of lone genius.” Walter is
absolutely right. Of course, we owe much to those light bulb moments, but
innovators are by nature collaborators. That is, no one person alone can turn a
cutting-edge discovery into a world changing product or a service without a
team. History makes that clear: it is that same collaboration that has enabled
the Internet to become what it is today. Facilitated initially by U.S.
government investment through DARPA, the Internet as we now know it was built
off of one inventive leap on top of another -- And through the amazing genius
ranging from Vint Cerf to Bob Kahn to Steve Crocker to Tim Berners Lee to Marc
Andreessen to so many others. Their work has given us the most dynamic<span
style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span>communications and connective
platform that the world has ever seen.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br> <br>
</span></div> <div> <div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Internet
indeed improves quality of life for millions and enables people from all over
the globe to achieve greater economic opportunity. Without the Internet, a
teenager from a remote village in southern India would not have been able to
create his own business. Abin Jose Tom was 19 years old when he was given
a school assignment to create a website. Five years later, Abin’s project is
now a global web solutions and design company named Webandcrafts, with more
than 550 clients worldwide. We live in an era when all an entrepreneur needs to
start, build, and promote a business is a mobile device and a Wi-Fi connection.
Put simply, the Internet is a fundamental gateway to new growth for developing
nations and continued prosperity for developed nations.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Internet is also
a vital platform for free expression and the exchange of ideas. And that
is why I stand before you today to make this fundamental promise: the United
States will protect and preserve a free, vibrant and open
Internet.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">At the Department of
Commerce, we are proud to call ourselves America’s innovation and data agency.
As someone who comes from the private sector and started five companies, I know
first-hand the essential role the Internet plays in making sure businesses are
able to compete globally. I have the privilege of being President Obama’s point
person on entrepreneurship. In leading our Presidential Ambassadors for
Global Entrepreneurship, I get to work with some of America’s most successful
CEOs to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs at home and abroad. In my
15 months as Secretary, I have visited more than 20 countries. And
everywhere we travel—from Ghana to the Philippines—the innovators we meet make
clear that the web is a critical tool needed for success. That is why we must
all work together to protect the Internet, and to keep it open and free. Our
global economy and the young entrepreneurs of the world are counting on
us.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Indeed, the Internet
has become a fixture of modern life, not just in the United States and the
West, but in big cities, rural villages, and small towns across the globe.
Consider the transformations of recent years:</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div> ·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman'"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Twenty years ago,
there were 16 million Internet users. Today, that number is over 2.5
billion.</span></div> <div> ·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman'"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">In 2008, roughly 1.5
billion devices were connected to the Internet. Today, there are an estimated
7.5 billion. By 2018, experts predict that figure to exceed 18
billion.</span></div> <div> ·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman'"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">And the people
largely driving this growth are living in developing countries, where the
number of households with Internet access has more than doubled in the past
five years.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times
New Roman',serif"> </span><br> </div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">All of this means
that we are at a critical moment for ICANN and the important work you do. This
means that how we govern and use the Internet is of global importance. This
means that consensus decisions related to the Internet domain name system made
today in Los Angeles can shape lives and livelihoods in Africa, Asia, Latin
America, and elsewhere not just today but long into the future.</span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">All of us are
stakeholders in a strong and vibrant, global Internet. The Internet has thrived
precisely because citizens around the world have a voice in how the Internet is
governed. That is why we -- the United States government -- support
multistakeholder processes. This is our bedrock principle for Internet
governance. Let me be clear about this. The United States will not allow the
global Internet to be coopted by any person, entity, or nation seeking to
substitute their parochial worldview for the collective wisdom of this
community – you, the community of stakeholders represented so well here
today.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">As such, that is why
six months ago NTIA announced the decision to transition its stewardship role
over the Internet Domain Name System to the global multistakeholder
communities. From the inception of ICANN in 1998, the United States government
envisioned that its role with respect to the IANA functions would be temporary.
Over the years, many stakeholders took comfort in the fact that the United
States provided some level of stewardship over ICANN. I have been encouraged by
the way the global community and ICANN have stepped up to develop the
transition proposal. We rally our allies and will continue to build
international coalitions to support multistakeholder governance of the
Internet. And we are strong supporters of an ICANN that is committed to the
idea of individual voices coming to consensus decisions.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We must all
recognize, however, that this was not inevitable, and we should not take it for
granted. We all know that multistakeholder governance, and institutions like
ICANN, are under intense and unprecedented pressure and scrutiny. Yet we are
confident that the multistakeholder model offers the greatest assurance that
the Internet will continue to thrive. And we must work together to ensure that
the Internet remains an engine for economic growth, innovation, and free
expression. We must continue to work hard to sustain multistakeholder
governance, because it has enemies who want to reduce Internet governance to a
meeting of governmental technocrats promoting narrow national
interests.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We must make clear
this approach is the best tool to secure the openness and the vibrancy of the
Internet. We must ensure that ICANN can build on its efforts to strengthen the
multistakeholder process and can become directly accountable to the customers
of the IANA functions and to the broader Internet community.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Next week, at the
International Telecommunication Union Conference in Korea, we will see
proposals to put governments in charge of Internet governance. You can rest
assured that the United States will oppose these efforts at every
turn.</span></div> <div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We know that
those interested in government control tend to be countries that censor content
and stifle the free flow of information. We will be clear that these steps are
contrary to our belief in the value of free speech – whether on the Internet,
in society, in the public sphere – both here at home and abroad. We will remind
all players – in each instance – that the multistakeholder model will preserve
and protect a strong and resilient Internet.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">In closing, the
world is watching ICANN, and some are waiting for us to fail. But we cannot –
and must not – let that happen. We have to get this transition right. Make no
mistake: I stand by ICANN. I am “all in” when it comes to the global debate
over Internet governance. And we will preserve and protect a free and
open internet. From the birth of the Internet through the present day, this
community has stood together on the cutting edge of the drive to extend access
to and the reach of the Internet – a key path for growth and success in the
21<sup>st</sup> century. And in every forum, the United States will remain
a steadfast champion of the Internet, working to ensure that it remains an open
platform for economic opportunity, innovation, and free
expression.</span></div> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman',serif"><br clear="all"> </span> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">But moving forward,
all of us need to step up – like my friend Walter likes to
say:<b><u></u></b></span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div> ·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman'"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We must collaborate
to protect and expand the global Internet;</span></div> <div> ·<span
style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman'"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">We must collaborate
to ensure that the Internet continues to flourish;</span></div> <div> ·<span
style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New
Roman'"> </span><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">And we must
collaborate to guarantee that the Internet remains a gateway to prosperity and
free expression the world over.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
<div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Thank you all for
gathering together today and every day to advance our shared vision of a more
open, more free, and more accessible Internet.</span></div> <div
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></div>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Chuck
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