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Fw: [governance] news on the ITU/ICANN/internet governance debate
by alice＠apc.org 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Dear all For those interested in the internet governance debate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all I've mentioned it here before, but I compile a twice weekly internet news service that includes a quite comprehensive coverage of news and information on internet governance, along with domain names, censorship, legal and security issues and so on. Below are most of the stories from 10 October on the current debate about whether ICANN, the ITU or someone else should control the DNS along with some stories from the Guardian today. If anyone wants to subscribe, go to http://greta.electric.gen.nz/mailman/listinfo/internet-news. All I ask is that if your organisation gains some benefit from the news, let me know and we can discuss some commercial arrangement for the news. For individuals it's always free. Cheers David 13 OCTOBER EU says internet could fall apart A battle has erupted over who governs the internet, with America demanding to maintain a key role in the network it helped create and other countries demanding more control. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1589902,00.html Where countries stand http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1589904,00.html Net power struggle nears climax US administration coming under worldwide pressure over the net. It is seen as arrogant and determined to remain the sheriff of the world wide web, regardless of whatever the rest of the world may think. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4327928.stm 10 OCTOBER Breaking America's grip on the net After troubled negotiations in Geneva, the US may be forced to relinquish control of the internet to a coalition of governments http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1585288,00.html America rules OK (sub req'd or see the print version) WHY should America control the internet? A growing number of governments are asking this apparently reasonable question. At a diplomatic meeting last week in Geneva, the European Union unexpectedly dropped its support for the current arrangement, and sided with America's critics. America could now find itself isolated as negotiations over future regulation of the internet continue. http://economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4488644 Gulliver's travails: The battle to control the internet (sub req'd or see the print version) SINCE the internet was created in the 1960s as a military-research project, America has co-ordinated the underlying infrastructure. But other countries are increasingly concerned that a single nation enjoys such power, and want to place the internet in the hands of an inter-governmental organisation-something America says might hobble the network. http://economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=4492875 Documents on Internet Governance from Prepcom-3 Links to documents from WSIS Prepcom-3 (19-30 September 2005) Sub-Committee A, which dealt with the topic of Internet Governance, can be found on the WSIS website. The key documents from Prepcom-3 are available at: http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Documents+On+Internet+Governance+From+Pr… Presentation: Update on ITU and WSIS Activities Related to Spam and Cybersecurity Update on ITU and WSIS Activities Related to Spam and Cybersecurity (PDF) presented at OECD Spam Task Force Meeting, Paris, France on 3 October 2005, Robert Shaw, ITU Strategy and Policy Unit http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Presentation+Update+On+ITU+And+WSIS+Acti… Africa and Internet Control at World Summit As US rejects calls to relinquish control of Internet, Tayo Ajakaye gives a peep at what to expect in Tunis next month. http://allafrica.com/stories/200510060574.html WSIS: Road to Tunis paved with questions With just six weeks to go before the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, a number of key issues remain unresolved, including the highly debated questions of Internet governance and civil society participation. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/119928/1/1893 A War Over The Internet? Doubt It. >From the way the Guardian's Kieren McCarthy described last week's European Union sucker punch to United States ambassadors, a tiff that began over the who should control Internet's root servers, you'd think that World War III was about to break out next month in Tunisia. http://webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20051006AWarOverTheInternet… African Civil Society Caucus contributions related to the WSIS Prepcom 3 Contributions available on the World Summit on the Information Society website. http://www.cipaco.org/article.php3?id_article=356&lang=en Telkos kritisieren Icann-Vorstoß der EU Die großen europäischen Telekommunikationsunternehmen kritisieren einen Vorstoß der Europäischen Union, den politischen Einfluss der USA auf das Internet zu verringern (siehe auch "Streit um Mitbestimmung im Internet hält an"). Sie befürchten eine zunehmende Bürokratisierung des Webs. http://www.computerwoche.de/index.cfm?pageid=254&type=detail&artid=82030 http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=97621 EEUU rechaza la propuesta europea para cambiar el regulador de Internet La propuesta de la Unión Europea para crear un nuevo organismo regulador para Internet se ha encontrado con el rechazo frontal de parte del congreso estadounidense. http://www.idg.es/computerworld/noticia.asp?id=43570 David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - home Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ governance mailing list governance(a)lists.cpsr.org https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/governance

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Consultancy on Governance and Decentralization Issues
by Eric Aligula 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Dear all: We are looking for persons with consulting experience in Governance and Decentralisation Issues to talk to. If you know of someone who fits this general bill, kindly advise them to send their resumes and contact the undersigned at their earliest opportunity. Thank you. Kind regards, Eric M. Aligula, PhD. Policy Analyst Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4; Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke; URL: http://www.kippra.org/ Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2 Kenya Institute For Public Policy Research and Analysis Bishops Garden Towers, Bishop Road; PO Box 56445, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 2 2719933/4, 2714714/5, 2721654, 2721110; Fax: +254 2 2719951 Email: admin(a)kippra.or.ke; Website: http://www.kippra.org This e-mail contains confidential information belonging to KIPPRA and is intended solely for the addressees. The opinions therein, explicit or implied, are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of KIPPRA as an Institute. The unauthorized disclosure, use, dissemination or copying (either whole or partial) of this e-mail, or any information it contains, is prohibited. E-mails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. KIPPRA shall not be liable for this e-mail if modified or falsified. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it immediately from your system and notify the sender of the wrong delivery and the e-mail deletion".

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] Consultancy on Governance and Decentralization Issues
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 12 Oct '05

12 Oct '05

Thank you for your email. I am away until Wednesday 12th October. I am not sure that I can respond to you while on travel. For urgent messages please contact lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke Cheers, FE

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] KICTANet Planning Meeting of 07/10/2005 - Minutes
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Thank you for your email. I am away until Wednesday 12th October. I am not sure that I can respond to you while on travel. For urgent messages please contact lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke Cheers, FE

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KICTANet Planning Meeting of 07/10/2005 - Minutes
by Alex Gakuru 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Hi, Minutes of the KICTANet meeting held on 07/10/2005 at The Jacaranda Hotel, Conference Room 201, 2:40-6:00 pm Part of the deliberations constitute a separate "Logistics Document" and will be availed to everyone when finalised. Kind regards, Alex

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] ICTs Consumer Protection Campaign
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Thank you for your email. I am away until Wednesday 12th October. I am not sure that I can respond to you while on travel. For urgent messages please contact lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke Cheers, FE

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ICTs Consumer Protection Campaign
by Alex Gakuru 11 Oct '05

11 Oct '05

Hi, The presentation was sent to you as per last Friday KICTANet meeting (minutes to follow shortly). Regards, __________________ Alex Gakuru Consumer Protection Logistics Team

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] ICANN, Internet governance and Africa
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 08 Oct '05

08 Oct '05

Thank you for your email. I am away until Wednesday 12th October. I am not sure that I can respond to you while on travel. For urgent messages please contact lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke Cheers, FE

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ICANN, Internet governance and Africa
by alice＠apc.org 08 Oct '05

08 Oct '05

Dear all Please find attached a brief on ICANN, internet governance and Africa. The brief explains the current status and key points of the discussion on ICANN and internet governance. It provides an overview of ICANN, as well as discusses some issues raised by the WGIG report and why Africa should care about the internet governance debate. A worthwhile read for those who have an interest in the issues and have not been able to follow the details If you have any comments please send them to vincent(a)bridges.org kind regards alice

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Autoreply: [Kictanet] RE: The IG Article (resending)
by fetta＠idrc.or.ke 08 Oct '05

08 Oct '05

Thank you for your email. I am away until Wednesday 12th October. I am not sure that I can respond to you while on travel. For urgent messages please contact lkraft(a)idrc.or.ke Cheers, FE

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