The Ministerial meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy in 2008 had the objective to take stock of the changes affecting developed economies and societies since the last Ministerial held in 1998. It also aimed at articulating a collective vision, shared by all stakeholders, of a desirable future economy and society supported by the Internet, and this required concerted action by all stakeholders, and across national borders... In 2007, the Internet Society (ISOC) was invited by the OECD to coordinate a technical stakeholder forum in preparation for the Ministerial. Acting as a liaison, the Internet Society facilitated the Internet technical community's participation in the different steps of the process... In June 2008, the positive input of the technical community in the Ministerial was acknowledged by OECD ministers in the OECD Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy. This declaration invited Member States to reinforce co-operative relationships and mutually..