Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation

Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation

The Brookings Institution
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2012/0111_internet_principles.aspx

The adoption of the Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, Egypt, the industry and Internet technical advisory groups was an important outcome of the Obama administration's work to build global support for an open and dynamic Internet. Significantly, the principles came out of a meeting in which participating stakeholders included civil society groups, a range of Internet-based businesses and Internet technology leaders.

On January 11, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a forum about these new principles for Internet governance designed to support economic growth and innovation. Leading the U.S. effort to establish these principles has been U.S. Ambassador to the OECD Karen Kornbluh, who will deliver a keynote address reviewing how agreement on the recommendation was reached and the core values on which it is based. Following her remarks, Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Commerce, will offer the administration’s perspective on the next steps in constructing international policymaking principles that support the virtuous cycle of investment, access and innovation needed in today's economic climate. A panel of experts will then examine how the OECD principles fit into broader international efforts, moderated by Danny Weitzner, White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer.

PARTICIPANTS

Introduction
Darrell M. West
Vice President and Director, Governance Studies

Moderator
Daniel J. Weitzner
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy
Executive Office of the President

Keynote Address
The Honorable Karen Kornbluh
U.S. Ambassador
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Remarks
Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary for Communication and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce

How the OECD Recommendation Fits Into International Efforts

Robert Boorstin
Director of Public Policy
Google

Kathy Brown
Senior Vice President
Verizon

Mark Cooper
Director of Research
Consumer Federation of America