Narrowing the digital divide

The new ITU head says the ITU is going to focus on security and narrowing the digital divide, and that ICANN and other key players should keep doing what they are doing.
"Fri Jan 12, 1:04 PM ET
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Internet should continue to be overseen by major agencies including ICANN and the ITU, rather than any new "superstructure," the new head of the International Telecommunications Union said on Friday.

Hamadoun Toure, who took up the reins of the United Nations agency this month, said the ITU would focus on tackling cyber-security and in narrowing the "digital divide" between rich and poor countries.

"We all must work together, each agency has its role to play. We must come to a better cooperation ... and avoid setting up a superstructure which would be very controversial and very difficult to put into effect,"

Let's hope it is not just words (as usual)...