Austria's Commitment to the 2030 Agenda

Vinton G. Cerf
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Chairman, Leadership Panel of the Internet
Governance Forum
The Leadership Panel of the Internet
Governance Forum has had the benefit
of Minister Karoline Edtstadler’s enthusiasm,
insights and pragmatic determination
to deliver on the Panel’s primary
goal, which is to highlight the outcomes
of the annual Internet Governance Forum
meetings and to share them at the venues
where they might otherwise not be made
helpful perspective to the work of the
Panel, given her important focus on innovation
policy.
The Leadership Panel draws on the powerfully
diverse experience and perspectives
of its members and I am personally grateful
for the time and energy that Minister
Edtstadler is putting into her term of
service.
visible. Minister Edtstadler convened a
recent meeting of the Panel in Vienna and
played a leadership role as one of the
working group chairs in this effort. Her
refreshingly clear calls for an open and
multi-stakeholder driven Internet resonate
with everyone who makes constructive use
of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Minister Edtstadler brings a particularly
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