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| Ronda Hauben |
 Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:03 am |
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I recently returned from the WSIS meeting in Tunis and found it a
very interesting experience. The problem of how the Internet's infrastructure
is to be managed continues as a serious problem. Will there be a process
that recognizes the public and international nature of the Internet?
The Internet's infrastructure is a critical resource for people around
the world.
The problem remains unsolved.
My article in OhmyNews discusses some of the problem outstanding with
the management of the country code top level domains (ccTLDs)and
the US created Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN).
"WSIS Proves a Summit of Unsolved Solutions"
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=260786&rel_no=1
excerpt:
"A criticism of ICANN is that it focuses on commercialization issues, rather
than internationalization issues. Instead of extending ccTLDs to include
other alphabets like Chinese, ICANN focuses on the interests of the
trademark holder community."
"It was clear from the Tunis Summit that the frustration expressed by
governments around the world that was not addressed, will continue to impact
Internet governance developments in various ways
For background on the conflict, see The Amateur Computerist Vol. 13, No. 2
http://www.ais.org/~jrh/acn/ACn13-2.pdf
Ronda
ronda.netizen@gmail.com
Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet
http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/netbook/ |
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