Indian Govt Support Multistakeholder Model Of Internet Governance

<p>Indian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday (22 June) that India would support the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, during the opening ceremony of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) 53rd public meeting in Buenos Aires.<br><br>“The Internet must remain plural. It must be managed by a multistakeholder system,” said Prasad. “Not only do we support multistakeholderism, but also we encourage multistakeholderism itself to embrace all geographies and all societies. We will partner with you all to make this a reality. We must work toward this new form of digital democracy.”<br><br>“Today, with India joining this group of countries that openly support the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, we increase our ranks significantly,” said ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé. “The decision that was made by India is a significant decision.”<br><br>NIC.AR Director Gabriel Brenta discussed how NIC.AR incorporated the multistakeholder model into their business operations, stating, “Some years ago, we decided to make NIC.AR to go through a change. And that change was in line with the developments that were taking place all over the world. What our administration was doing in terms of domain names, we wanted to reflect all those changes, all those improvements, all those developments in what we believe has been our duty since then.”<br><br>More than 1,400 members of the global Internet community will meet over the course of the week, both in-person and remotely, to discuss and debate the future of ICANN and Internet governance. The meeting’s 300+ sessions are a continuation of the community’s dedication to a global, secure, stable and resilient Internet, and their hard work in ensuring the success of the IANA stewardship transition.<br><br>“People have put enormous effort to make this multistakeholder effort go, and thank you. Thank you all for this effort. It will be recorded in history,” said Chehadé.</p>