[Chapter-delegates] FW: WSIS began as "how to bridge digital divide" has transformed into the "who should control the Internet" debate

[Ramon Thomas]

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Rosa Delgado wrote:
> Fyi,
> 
> Rosa 
> 
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> Internet showdown in Tunis
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> The United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society began with a
> high-minded purpose: to bridge the technological gap between richer and
> poorer nations. But now the WSIS event, which begins Nov. 16 in Tunisia,
> has transformed into a week-long debate about who should control key
> portions of the Internet.
> 
> Delegates from nations like Iran, China, and Cuba have been clear in
> what they want: less control by the U.S. government. Instead, they've
> suggested creation of some sort of cyberbureaucracy---perhaps under the
> U.N. International Telecommunication Union.
> 
> Those arguments have met with a cold shoulder in Washington. The Bush
> administration said in no uncertain terms in June that it intended to
> relinquish the United States' unique influence over domain names and the
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that
> position. But that doesn't advocate relinquishing total control or
> creation of a U.N. bureaucracy.
> 
> http://news.com.com/Internet+showdown+in+Tunis/2008-1012_3-5945200.html
> 
> 
> The U.N. thinks about tomorrow's cyberspace
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> 
> Mr. H Zhao of the ITU said "Countering spam is just one of many elements
> of protecting the Internet that include availability during emergencies
> and supporting public safety and law enforcement officials," Zhao wrote
> in December. Also, he wrote, the ITU "would take care of other work,
> such as work on Internet exchange points, Internet interconnection
> charging regimes, and methods to provide authenticated directories that
> meet national privacy regimes."
> 
> http://news.com.com/The+U.N.+thinks+about+tomorrows+cyberspace/2008-1028
> _3-5643972.html?tag=nl
> 
> 
> Regards/Rosa
> 
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