Dear Listers, During the recent IGF consultative meeting held in Geneva,the United States Ambassador to the UN declared US support for a multilateral system of internet governance and an open internet. The statement came at a time when the US government is coming under international scrutiny for its unilateral actions online to take down websites found infringing intellectual property rights and other crimes. Details of her remarks and the programme can be accessed via the link below; http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2011/05/24/us-promotes-multilateral-system-of-internet-governance/?utm_source=post&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts The programme of the mission event included a presentation titled, National ICT Strategy Development: A Developing Country Perspective by the Chair of the Kenya IGF Organizing Committee. dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)