I posted this announcement last night, but it bears re-posting. This will be an important statement on new media in the 21st centuryand the degree to which our "village" will be truly global. See some clips below from a CNN article previewing some of the content based on remarks by Alec Ross, Secretary Clinton's senior adviser for innovation.
Secretary Clinton To Deliver Remarks on Internet Freedom on Thursday, January 21
Office of the SpokesmanWashington, DCJanuary 19, 2010Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on Internet Freedom on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C. The remarks will be live-streamed on www.state.gov.
Secretary Clinton’s policy address will lay-out the Administration’s strategy for protecting freedom in the networked age of the 21st Century.
According to Alec Ross, speaking to CNN's Doug Gross, some of the remarks will be aimed at China.
Aide: Clinton will address China in Internet freedom speech
By Doug Gross, CNN January 20, 2010 4:01 p.m. EST
Read more here>>>A man walks past Google's China headquarters building in Beijing on Wednesday.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Hillary Clinton speech Thursday will unveil Internet freedom policies, adviser says
- Speech comes as Google considers leaving China because of censorship worries
- Aide says State department is concerned about China situation but won't speak for Google
- Thirty-one percent of world's population is in countries that censor the Internet, aide says
(CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Thursday speech on Internet freedom will address the Google censorship fight in China, but won't stop there, a top adviser said Wednesday.
Alec Ross, Clinton's senior adviser for innovation, said the address will roll out a new set of policies meant to encourage online freedom worldwide.
