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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9924

19 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internet
European Commission calls for open, independent and accountable internet governance

Brussels, 18/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 18 June, the European Commission, in a strategic document, called for more transparency and multilateral accountability in the governance of the internet. At present, a private US-based body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is responsible for coordinating key elements of the internet. While accepting that private companies should continue to take the lead in the day-to-day management of the operation of the...

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