[ga] Re: [Ecommerce] BBC: US retains hold of the internet

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

This is good news, bad news and has an element of the unknown

The good news is that the US will remain in control.

The bad news here is that that control meas ICANN.

The unknown is that the the influence the UN can have will
be a two edged sword as both sides are opposed on
how and what should or will be done or changed.

Hopefully DOC/NTIA will exercise more oversight, with
direct input from any and all stakeholders/users despite
country of origin.

Regards,

Thiru Balasubramaniam wrote:

> US retains hold of the internet
> * The US has won its fight to stay in charge of the internet, despite
> opposition from many nations. *
>
> In an eleventh hour agreement ahead of a UN internet summit in Tunis,
> Tunisia, negotiators agreed to leave the US in charge of the net's
> addressing system.
>
> Instead a international forum will be set up to discuss net issues,
> although it will not have any binding authority.
>
> The deal clears the way for the summit to focus on how poorer nations
> can benefit from the digital revolution.
>
> About 10,000 delegates, including world leaders, technology experts and
> campaigners, are expected at the three-day World Summit on the
> Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.
>
> The Tunis meeting will look at how far governments have gone in their
> pledges for an "inclusive information society" set out two years ago at
> a first summit in Geneva.
>
> Back then, nations pledged to make the net accessible to all by 2015.
> But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared to 62% in
> the US.
>
> The Geneva summit disappointed many countries after the rich nations
> failed to back a Digital Solidarity Fund.
>
> The fund, intended to help finance technology projects in developing
> countries, was formally launched earlier this year.
>
> The voluntary fund has so far only raised $6.4m (£3.68m) in cash and
> pledges, so the UN will be hoping to encourage more contributions.
>
> One effort which will receive much attention is the non-profit One
> Laptop Per Child group, set up by Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and
> founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Labs.
>
> It plans to produce up to 15 million sub-$100 laptops within a year.
> Professor Negroponte will unveil the prototype at the summit.
>
> There will be hundreds of other projects, events, roundtables,
> high-level talks and exhibitions at the summit too.
>
> There are other larger social justice issues to be tackled, such as how
> to ensure freedom of expression and information for everyone on the net,
> an issue which bloggers will be watching closely.
>
> WSIS takes place in Tunis, Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November.
>
> Story from BBC NEWS:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/technology/4441544.stm
>
> Published: 2005/11/16 09:23:45 GMT
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