The Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation was released on 7 October 2013 by the leaders of a number of organizations involved in coordinating the
Internet
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's global technical infrastructure. The statement was signed by the heads of the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the
Internet Engineering Task Force
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, the
Internet Architecture Board
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) is "a committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and an advisory body of the Internet Society (ISOC). Its responsibilities include architectural oversight of IETF activities, Internet Standards ...
, the
World Wide Web Consortium
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, the
Internet Society
The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1992 with local chapters around the world. Its mission is "to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people ...
, and the five
regional Internet address registries (
African Network Information Center
AFRINIC (African Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Africa. Its headquarters are in Ebene, Mauritius.
Before AFRINIC was formed, IP addresses (IPv6 and IPv4) for Africa were distributed by the Asia-Pacific Ne ...
,
American Registry for Internet Numbers,
Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre,
Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry
LACNIC (Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre; , ) is the regional Internet registry for the Latin American and Caribbean regions.
LACNIC provides number resource allocation and registration services that support the global oper ...
, and
Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre
RIPE NCC (''Réseaux IP Européens'' Network Coordination Centre) is the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. Its headquarters are in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a branch office in Dubai, UAE.
...
). In large part, the statement is seen as a response to the ongoing
NSA surveillance scandal. The leaders made four main points:
Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation
ICANN, 7 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
* They reinforced the importance of globally coherent Internet operations, and warned against Internet fragmentation at a national level. They expressed strong concern over the undermining of the trust and confidence of Internet users globally due to recent revelations of pervasive monitoring and surveillance.
* They identified the need for ongoing effort to address Internet Governance challenges, and agreed to catalyze community-wide efforts towards the evolution of global multistakeholder Internet cooperation.
* They called for accelerating the globalization of ICANN and IANA functions, towards an environment in which all stakeholders, including all governments, participate on an equal footing.
* They also called for the transition to IPv6 to remain a top priority globally. In particular Internet content providers must serve content with both IPv4 and IPv6 services, in order to be fully reachable on the global Internet.
See also
* Internet governance
References
External links
Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation
7 October 2013.
Internet governance
History of the Internet
2013 in Uruguay
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