The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the highest-ranking United Nations
authority on economic affairs in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean- ECLAC, have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) on Internet-related issues, reports ITRealms.
The MoU was consummated at a bilateral meeting held in
Mexico City within the framework of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the
Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, both organisation
agreed to build a cooperative relationship to work on areas of common interest
related to the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean.
They also expressed mutual recognition for the significant
work each of them does within their remit, including eLAC - a mechanism of
political dialog that ECLAC initiated ten years ago - and significant work by
ICANN in the industry around the Internet's naming system, known as the Domain
Name System (DNS). Further, the two organizations underscored the recent
signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join efforts in several areas
of common interest related to Internet issues.
In his remarks, the outgoing ICANN President and CEO, Mr. Fadi
Chehadé, highlighted the significance of this MoU signed with ECLAC, which
seeks to increase cooperation and collaboration between both organizations.
"We are indeed grateful for this cooperation and
collaboration opportunity, which will further enhance support for the Internet
multistakeholder model and, of course, we are enthusiastic about contributing
to ECLAC's outstanding work in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean,"
he said.
Equally both organizations expressed commitment to explore
opportunities aimed at building a cooperative relationship to work on several
areas of common interest, such as promoting the development of ICTs within the
region and fostering a regional network of stakeholders and decision-makers
that could contribute to ICANN's policy development processes.
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Pic: ICANN president Chehade and ELAC representative @ MoU signing
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