Dear Scott, and fellow community members:
Thank you for those questions. Please allow me the opportunity to elaborate on
my messages further.
While the Internet as a whole allows free access to anyone who can establish a
BGP link with their upstream, there are inequalities among countries due to
Internet development differences. For example, the US Defence Department has
more IP addresses than almost all states in Asia (with few exceptions). There
are many challenges that need to be addressed during the difficult
transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 regarding technical, economic, and political
aspects. To manage and overcome those challenges, APNIC should, as an
organisation, promote equal opportunity in the region and establish a
functioning secondary market with IPv4, and focus its resource on IPv6
transition. APNIC should also work with other regions to fulfil the need for IP
addresses among fast-developing Asian economies and strengthen Internet
development in the region, especially for those underdeveloped,
population-dense, but fast-growing Asian states.
Solid Internet governance is a stable, multi-stakeholder environment where all
stakeholders play fairly. It is an environment where the RIR does not interfere
with the end user's Internet access because it only acts as a bookkeeper; it is
an environment that embraces equal opportunity but not equal results.
Therefore, my goals are the following:
1.) Improve the efficiency of the system and nurture young talent by engaging
them with LARUS Foundation's fellowship programmes and collaborating with
universities;
2.) Promote and facilitate RIR for its primary role as bookkeeper
A good bookkeeper should keep an accurate book by working closely with its
membership and helping them to make timely updates in the WHOIS database.
A good bookkeeper should not interfere with a member's business activity but
leave it to the competent authorities.
A good bookkeeper should provide stable and resilient service so that members
can focus on providing the Internet and its application to users without fear
of interruption.
A good bookkeeper should also react quickly to changes needed in its service to
accommodate the fast development of the Internet.
3.) Establish and promote a fair, well-functioning secondary market that allows
equal opportunities for all businesses involved.
4.) Respect all stakeholders on the Internet regardless of their nationality,
race, or color; we should see each other as intellectual beings rather than
physical creatures (ethnicity, race, color).
A fair and competitive industry and self-governance structure is the key to the
future success of RIR.
A better Internet is an Internet with a functional market-leading economy and
where everyone is to be treated equally and fairly. Everyone is given equal
opportunities regardless of where they come from or their languages.
The Asian-Pacific region is one of the most diverse regions in the world, and
many of us share a lot of cultural or historical differences. Because of this,
admittedly, there has been great difficulty in bringing everyone on the same
page to form a functional RIR. For that, I greatly appreciate the people before
me who have successfully made APNIC what it is today.
However, many challenges need to be resolved moving forward. IPv6 development,
for example, has been stalling for the past 20 years, and my company is in
discussion with multiple governments in the region to provide world-leading
IPv6 training courses across borders.
I also wish to address the youth's awareness of the Internet. While experience
is indeed important, I think the community would generally agree with me that
most of us are getting older. Generally speaking, young people who start an
Internet business nowadays lack the understanding of this fundamental part of
the Internet, which is not as profitable compared to other application business.
However, since this would be the first time the human race has established
something that is not dependent on race, colour, or nationalism, I think it is
imperative for young people to get involved in the process. LARUS Foundation
and I have done much in this matter across multiple regions by trying to help
university students be involved in the process. We want them to learn about
Internet governance and, hopefully one day, to make their voice heard as well.
As the Internet has become a fundamental part of our lives, it is by its own
nature nationless. For the first time in human history, we have an aspect that
can unite humans in a world that is not governed by guns or political powers
but by consensus and agreement. All of this is for the betterment of the entire
human race.
As the example given here, there are many challenges ahead for the future of
the Internet. Naturally, I do not dream of solving them all, but as I said in
my last letter, the process is all I am hoping for, and I will do my best to
achieve it. The Internet is the future of the human race, and I firmly believe
it will shape human life for the 21st century. I am just hopeful and happy that
I get to be a part of it.
If any of our community members want to know more about me, you can take a look
at this Youtube video where I explained my vision for the EC or my LinkedIn
profile. Again, I apologize for my imperfect English, and if anything was not
clear, please drop me a message.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/QMbxFeT76Vk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luhenghttps://hk.linkedin.com/in/luheng
In the end, I humbly apologize for taking this public space to answer questions
from the community. It does not feel fair towards other candidates who were not
given such an opportunity. I hope the community can send any of your questions
to me personally from now on; I will do my best to answer all of them without
taking this public space in the future. I do not think I deserve the spotlight
alone.
Wishing all the candidates have a successful election ahead.
Lu Heng
Chief Executive Officer
LARUS Limited
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