希拉里互联网的自由Word下载.docx
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Thankyouverymuch,Alberto,fornotonlythatkindintroductionbutyourandyourcolleagues’leadershipofthisimportantinstitution.It’sapleasuretobehereattheNewseum.TheNewseumisamonumenttosomeofourmostpreciousfreedoms,andI’mgratefulforthisopportunitytodiscusshowthosefreedomsapplytothechallengesofthe21stcentury.
AlthoughIcan’tseeallofyoubecauseinsettingslikethis,thelightsareinmyeyesandyouareinthedark,Iknowthattherearemanyfriendsandformercolleagues.IwishtoacknowledgeCharlesOverby,theCEOofFreedomForumhereattheNewseum;
SenatorEdwardKaufmanandSenatorJoeLieberman,myformercolleaguesintheSenate,bothofwhomworkedforpassageoftheVoiceAct,whichspeakstoCongress’sandtheAmericanpeople’scommitmenttointernetfreedom,acommitmentthatcrossespartylinesandbranchesofgovernment.
Also,I’mtoldhereaswellareSenatorSamBrownback,SenatorTedKaufman,RepresentativeLorettaSanchez,manyrepresentativesoftheDiplomaticCorps,ambassadors,chargé
s,participantsinourInternationalVisitorLeadershipProgramoninternetfreedomfromChina,Colombia,Iran,andLebanon,andMoldova.AndIalsowanttoacknowledgeWalterIsaacson,presidentoftheAspenInstitute,recentlynamedtoourBroadcastingBoardofGovernorsand,ofcourse,instrumentalinsupportingtheworkoninternetfreedomthattheAspenInstitutehasbeendoing.
Thisisanimportantspeechonaveryimportantsubject.ButbeforeIbegin,IwanttojustspeakbrieflyaboutHaiti,becauseduringthelasteightdays,thepeopleofHaitiandthepeopleoftheworldhavejoinedtogethertodealwithatragedyofstaggeringproportions.Ourhemispherehasseenitsshareofhardship,buttherearefewprecedentsforthesituationwe’refacinginPort-au-Prince.Communicationnetworkshaveplayedacriticalroleinourresponse.Theywere,ofcourse,decimatedandinmanyplacestotallydestroyed.Andinthehoursafterthequake,weworkedwithpartnersintheprivatesector;
first,tosetupthetext“HAITI”campaignsothatmobilephoneusersintheUnitedStatescoulddonatetoreliefeffortsviatextmessages.ThatinitiativehasbeenashowcaseforthegenerosityoftheAmericanpeople,andthusfar,it’sraisedover$25millionforrecoveryefforts.
Informationnetworkshavealsoplayedacriticalroleontheground.WhenIwaswithPresidentPrevalinPort-au-PrinceonSaturday,oneofhistopprioritieswastotrytogetcommunicationupandgoing.Thegovernmentcouldn’ttalktoeachother,whatwasleftofit,andNGOs,ourcivilianleadership,ourmilitaryleadershipwereseverelyimpacted.Thetechnologycommunityhassetupinteractivemapstohelpusidentifyneedsandtargetresources.AndonMonday,aseven-year-oldgirlandtwowomenwerepulledfromtherubbleofacollapsedsupermarketbyanAmericansearch-and-rescueteamaftertheysentatextmessagecallingforhelp.Now,theseexamplesaremanifestationsofamuchbroaderphenomenon.
Thespreadofinformationnetworksisforminganewnervoussystemforourplanet.WhensomethinghappensinHaitiorHunan,therestofuslearnaboutitinrealtime–fromrealpeople.Andwecanrespondinrealtimeaswell.Americanseagertohelpintheaftermathofadisasterandthegirltrappedinthesupermarketareconnectedinwaysthatwerenotevenimaginedayearago,evenagenerationago.Thatsameprincipleappliestoalmostallofhumanitytoday.Aswesithere,anyofyou–ormaybemorelikely,anyofourchildren–cantakeoutthetoolsthatmanycarryeverydayandtransmitthisdiscussiontobillionsacrosstheworld.
Now,inmanyrespects,informationhasneverbeensofree.Therearemorewaystospreadmoreideastomorepeoplethanatanymomentinhistory.Andeveninauthoritariancountries,informationnetworksarehelpingpeoplediscovernewfactsandmakinggovernmentsmoreaccountable.
DuringhisvisittoChinainNovember,forexample,PresidentObamaheldatownhallmeetingwithanonlinecomponenttohighlighttheimportanceoftheinternet.Inresponsetoaquestionthatwassentinovertheinternet,hedefendedtherightofpeopletofreelyaccessinformation,andsaidthatthemorefreelyinformationflows,thestrongersocietiesbecome.Hespokeabouthowaccesstoinformationhelpscitizensholdtheirowngovernmentsaccountable,generatesnewideas,encouragescreativityandentrepreneurship.TheUnitedStatesbeliefinthatgroundtruthiswhatbringsmeheretoday.
Becauseamidthisunprecedentedsurgeinconnectivity,wemustalsorecognizethatthesetechnologiesarenotanunmitigatedblessing.Thesetoolsarealsobeingexploitedtounderminehumanprogressandpoliticalrights.Justassteelcanbeusedtobuildhospitalsormachineguns,ornuclearpowercaneitherenergizeacityordestroyit,moderninformationnetworksandthetechnologiestheysupportcanbeharnessedforgoodorforill.Thesamenetworksthathelporganizemovementsforfreedomalsoenableal-Qaidatospewhatredandinciteviolenceagainsttheinnocent.Andtechnologieswiththepotentialtoopenupaccesstogovernmentandpromotetransparencycanalsobehijackedbygovernmentstocrushdissentanddenyhumanrights.
Inthelastyear,we’veseenaspikeinthreatstothefreeflowofinformation.China,Tunisia,andUzbekistanhavesteppeduptheircensorshipoftheinternet.InVietnam,accesstopopularsocialnetworkingsiteshassuddenlydisappeared.AndlastFridayinEgypt,30bloggersandactivistsweredetained.Onememberofthisgroup,BassemSamir,whoisthankfullynolongerinprison,iswithustoday.Sowhileitisclearthatthespreadofthesetechnologiesistransformingourworld,itisstillunclearhowthattransformationwillaffectthehumanrightsandthehumanwelfareoftheworld’spopulation.
Ontheirown,newtechnologiesdonottakesidesinthestruggleforfreedomandprogress,buttheUnitedStatesdoes.Westandforasingleinternetwhereallofhumanityhasequalaccesstoknowledgeandideas.Andwerecognizethattheworld’sinformationinfrastructurewillbecomewhatweandothersmakeofit.Now,thischallengemaybenew,butourresponsibilitytohelpensurethefreeexchangeofideasgoesbacktothebirthofourrepublic.ThewordsoftheFirstAmendmenttoourConstitutionarecarvedin50tonsofTennesseemarbleonthefrontofthisbuilding.AndeverygenerationofAmericanshasworkedtoprotectthevaluesetchedinthatstone.
FranklinRooseveltbuiltontheseideaswhenhedeliveredhisFourFreedomsspeechin1941.Now,atthetime,Americansfacedacavalcadeofcrisesandacrisisofconfidence.Butthevisionofaworldinwhichallpeopleenjoyedfreedomofexpression,freedomofworship,freedomfromwant,andfreedomfromfeartranscendedthetroublesofhisday.Andyearslater,oneofmyheroes,EleanorRoosevelt,workedtohavetheseprinciplesadoptedasacornerstoneoftheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights.Theyhaveprovidedalodestartoeverysucceedinggeneration,guidingus,galvanizingus,andenablingustomoveforwardinthefaceofuncertainty.
Soastechnologyhurtlesforward,wemustthinkbacktothatlegacy.Weneedtosynchronizeourtechnologicalprogresswithourprinciples.InacceptingtheNobelPrize,PresidentObamaspokeabouttheneedtobuildaworldinwhichpeacerestsontheinherentrightsanddignitiesofeveryindividual.AndinmyspeechonhumanrightsatGeorgetownafewdayslater,Italkedabouthowwemustfindwaystomakehumanrightsareality.Today,wefindanurgentneedtoprotectthesefreedomsonthedigitalfrontiersofthe21stcentury.
Therearemanyothernetworksintheworld.Someaidinthemovementofpeopleorresources,andsomefacilitateexchangesbetweenindividualswiththesameworkorinterests.Buttheinternetisanetworkthatmagnifiesthepowerandpotentialofallothers.Andthat’swhywebelieveit’scriticalthatitsusersareassuredcertainbasicfreedoms.Freedomofexpressionisfirstamongthem.Thisfreedomisnolongerdefinedsolelybywhethercitizenscangointothetownsquareandcriticizetheirgovernmentwithoutfearofretribution.Blogs,emails,socialnetworks,andtextmessageshaveopenedupnewforumsforexchangingideas,andcreatednewtargetsforcensorship.
AsIspeaktoyoutoday,governmentcensorssomewhereareworkingfuriouslytoerasemywordsfromtherecordsofhistory.Buthistoryitselfhasalreadycondemnedthesetactics.Twomonthsago,IwasinGermanytocelebratethe20thanniversaryofthefalloftheBerlinWall.Theleadersgatheredatthatceremonypaidtributetothecourageousmenandwomenonthefarsideofthatbarrierwhomadethecaseagainstoppressionbycirculatingsmallpamphletscalledsamizdat.Now,theseleafletsquestionedtheclaimsandintentionsofdictatorshipsintheEasternBlocandmanypeoplepaiddearlyfordistributingthem.ButtheirwordshelpedpiercetheconcreteandconcertinawireoftheIronCurtain.
TheBerlinWallsymbolizedaworlddividedanditdefinedanentireera.Today,remnantsofthatwallsitinsidethismuseumwheretheybelong,andthenewiconicinfrastructureofourageistheinternet.Insteadofdivision,itstandsforconnection.Butevenasnetworksspreadtonationsaroundtheglobe,virtualwallsarecroppingupinplaceofvisiblewalls.
Somecountrieshaveerectedelectronicbarriersthatpreventtheirpeoplefromaccessingportionsoftheworld’snetworks.They’veexpungedwords,names,andphrasesfromsearchengineresults.Theyhaveviolatedtheprivacyofcitizenswhoengageinnon-violentpoliticalspeech.TheseactionscontravenetheUniv
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