Internet Policy Task Force
The Commerce Department Office of the Secretary, leveraging the expertise of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”), the Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"), the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST), and the International Trade Administration (“ITA”), has created an Internet Policy Task Force to conduct a comprehensive review of the nexus between privacy policy, copyright, global free flow of information, cybersecurity, and innovation in the Internet economy.
Recognizing the vital importance of the Internet to U.S. innovation, prosperity, education and political and cultural life, the Commerce Department has made it a top priority to ensure that the Internet remains open for innovation. The newly created Internet Policy Task Force will identify leading public policy and operational challenges in the Internet environment. The Task Force leverages expertise across many bureaus, including those responsible for domestic and international information and communications technology policy, international trade, cyber security standards and best practices, intellectual property, business advocacy and export control.
Task Force Initiatives
- Privacy (NTIA, ITA, NIST)
- Copyright (PTO, NTIA)
- Global Free Flow of Information (ITA, NTIA)
- Cybersecurity (OS, NIST, NTIA)
Related content
Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy Green Paper
This report follows a series of recent Internet security policy recommendations made by the Obama administration. In order to gather additional stakeholder input and refine this report’s preliminary recommendations, the Commerce Department will seek public comment and publish questions from the report in a Federal Register notice. The Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force will also continue to work with others in government to engage the domestic and global privacy community, and will consider publishing a refined set of policy recommendations in the future.
The full report, including questions seeking additional stakeholder input, can be found on the NIST web site, http://www.nist.gov/itl/upload/Cybersecurity_Green-Paper_FinalVersion.pdf
Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the Internet Economy
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34965-34967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14710]
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