Washington – The United Nations General Assembly today adopted by consensus the World Summit on the Information Society 20-year review (WSIS+20) outcome document, concluding the review of the WSIS framework. The WSIS process establishes the overarching framework for international cooperation on internet-related public policy and has helped safeguard a consensus around openness, interoperability, and inclusive policy development over the past two decades.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes the final resolution’s support for core principles of internet governance, including its reaffirmed commitment to the multistakeholder nature of the internet and support for the permanent establishment of the Internet Governance Forum, and appreciates the constructive engagement of all participants in reaching consensus. CCIA actively participated throughout the process, submitting written comments and providing testimony across multiple iterations of the outcome document.
The following can be attributed to Jonathan McHale.
“Twenty years after the adoption of the Tunis Agenda on the Information Society, the United Nations today reaffirmed a shared commitment under the architecture of the World Summit on Information Society to an open, interoperable, and secure internet, while rejecting efforts to shift global internet policy toward more centralized control. Preserving clear language on multistakeholder internet governance and the permanent establishment of the Internet Governance Forum is critical to the digital economy, as it underpins the open architecture that enables cross-border digital trade and the global competitiveness of U.S. digital services.”
