20 RESOLUTION PLEN/3 (DUBAI, 2012) To foster an enabling environment for the greater growth of the Internet The World Conference on International Telecommunications (Dubai, 2012), recognizing a) the outcome documents of the Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005) phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS); b) that the Internet is a central element of the infrastructure of the information society, which has evolved from a research and academic facility into a global facility available to the public; c) the importance of broadband capacity to facilitate the delivery of a broader range of services and applications, promote investment and provide Internet access at affordable prices to both existing and new users; d) the valuable contribution of all stakeholder groups in their respective roles, as recognized in § 35 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, to the evolution, functioning and development of the Internet; e) that, as stated in the WSIS outcomes, all governments should have an equal role and responsibility for international Internet governance and for ensuring the stability, security and continuity of the existing Internet and its future development and of the future internet, and that the need for development of public policy by governments in consultation with all stakeholders is also recognized; f) Resolutions 101, 102 and 133 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, resolves to invite Member States 1 to elaborate on their respective positions on international Internet-related technical, development and public-policy issues within the mandate of ITU at various ITU forums including, inter alia, the World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, the Broadband Commission for Digital Development and ITU study groups; 2 to engage with all their stakeholders in this regard, instructs the Secretary-General 1 to continue to take the necessary steps for ITU to play an active and constructive role in the development of broadband and the multistakeholder model of the Internet as expressed in § 35 of the Tunis Agenda; 2 to support the participation of Member States and all other stakeholders, as applicable, in the activities of ITU in this regard.