ICANN catch up news
Been lots of developments on this front recently. First thanks to the Register for this report that an "independent" ICANN, or at least one not linked with the US government, might really happen. The present MoU will be extended but the assumption appears to be that it will then expire and new arrangements, subject to much discussion in the run up to WSIS Tunis, would come into effect.
Would this solve problems or create new ones? What would be the actual status of any new body - a topical question given the revival of US competition concerns, particularly in the Senate, in respect of the relationship between ICANN and Verisign (thanks to Zdnet for this report: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6117771.html)
Corporate power, international relations, competition and basic questions like control of important aspects of the internet and opportunities for access to it: pretty fundamental questions really - and all these fields should properly be considered as part of the mix.
Would this solve problems or create new ones? What would be the actual status of any new body - a topical question given the revival of US competition concerns, particularly in the Senate, in respect of the relationship between ICANN and Verisign (thanks to Zdnet for this report: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6117771.html)
Corporate power, international relations, competition and basic questions like control of important aspects of the internet and opportunities for access to it: pretty fundamental questions really - and all these fields should properly be considered as part of the mix.
posted by Dr Abbe Brown at 8:37 pm
2 Comments:
Dear Abbe Brown,
I am particularly interested with the ICANN's jurisprudence, especially its history, evolution and achievements.
There are always two sides of the coin - whether it's US, UK or EU. Be that as it may, the world today prefer "hybrid governance" instead of monopoly, control and veto decision making. Granted, the evolution of the domain name system was originated from the US. However, it is best for the US to delegate some of the authoritative powers to the countries who are more concerned to bridge the digital divide. In this respect, UK and EU will be the best as they have the co-existence fundamentals to bridge those concerns with the Third World and developing countries.
I am hoping a favourable news subsequent to the coming Greece's Conference. Just put my finger cross for that.
And, it's timely we, the networked and information society "care" and "share" the common interests for the sake of global stakeholders rather than "over-commercialized interest"
Respectfully commented
Noris
Thanks Noris. I agree and look forward to Athens, although with some trepidation. The recent wider government consultation (see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/09/igf_london_meeting/) suggests that some regard might be had to the wider stakeholder community - including the (most sensible) attention paid to bloggers.
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