]
] This is no longer a job for engineers alone and no longer
] simply a question of making the packets flow to their
] appointed destinations. Our basic human rights and basic
] economic needs are determined by the current technical
] infrastructure.
]
] We've got to be sure that their design meets the test of
] both technical merit and social soundness. As Annan said,
] "In managing, promoting and protecting (the Internet's)
] presence in our lives, we need to be no less creative
] than those who invented it. Clearly, there is a need for
] governance, but that does not necessarily mean that it
] has to be done in the traditional way, for something that
] is so very different." Our challenge is to retain the
] flexibility to introduce new, innovative technologies,
] and on the other hand, to be sure that we meet basic
] human needs in the process.

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