America appreciates the stand of India's multi-carrier approach online game

The USA. They have applauded recent support of India for the multi-stakeholder approach to Internet, saying the decision is critical to ensuring the vitality of the World Wide Web.

"A few weeks ago, communications (India) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government of India to support the multi-stakeholder approach in the latest Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting, "said Catherine A Novelli, Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment, yesterday.

Addressing a meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, USA, Novelli said Prasad emphasized the idea that several stakeholderism should cover all geographies and societies.

"I could not agree more with the minister Prasad at this point and hope that our ongoing dialogue with India and others on this important issue," Novelli said.

"All citizens - regardless of the country they live - can contribute to decision-making worldwide in how to manage this common resource," he said ahead of the Internet Governance Forum worldwide this year (IGF) in Brazil.

Noting that there has been a growth in stature IGF participants in recent years, the diversity and background, she said this was a very positive development.

The IGF has proven to be an important place for the community of multiple stakeholders to share opinions, ideas and solutions to problems associated with a number of internet governance issues and policies. Its continued growth and long-term stability is absolutely essential for the future of the Internet, Novelli said.

"In Brazil, we have to keep showing the world that the multi-stakeholder approach, which brings together government policy makers, businesses, non-governmental organizations and experts on the Internet on an equal footing is the best way to overcome effectively the challenges of today and preserve the Internet's future, "Novelli said, adding that she was delighted with the growing support for this model of Internet governance he said.

Noting that the Internet offers unprecedented opportunities for economic growth in developing countries, said 1.4 billion extremely poor people in the developing world, 70% live in rural areas.

Their lives can be transformed by connecting rural schools to the web, bringing telemedicine to remote rural health centers, providing accurate information to farmers and fishermen and providing information up-to-date meteorological information market producers, Novelli said.

She said that for every ten per cent increase in Internet penetration in a country, its total economic growth expands by one to two percent.

"The Internet is an essential tool for creating shared prosperity. It is essential to economic growth as roads, electricity grids and ports," Novelli said.