As part of the Okinawa Charter on the Global Information Society, adopted by Leaders at the G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit in July 2000, the United States and other G-8 nations created a Digital Opportunity Taskforce. The "DOT Force" was intended to mobilize resources and coordinate the efforts of governments, the private sector, foundations, multilateral and international institutions and others to bridge the international digital divide and create digital opportunity.