Caleb McCarey, the State Department's Cuba Transition Coordinator explained that the money will be spent to expand international broadcasting and Internet access for Cubans and to help Cuban civil society groups.

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Among the main suggestions made by the contributors, a series of common challenges for peace and dialogue has been identified, including the separation of the political power from the exercise of journalism, the introduction of web-journalism in the university curricula, universal access and affordability of Internet, the promotion of peace initiatives and the need to establish linkages with civil society organizations.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Further involvement of media and civil society actors within the Internet Governance process was also recommended.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

So the United States stands behind the current approach which harnesses the best of governments and private sector and civil society to manage the technical evolution of the Internet in real time.

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