EU executive arm resigns
All 20 members of the European Union's
Executive Commission resigned
Monday after a scathing independent
report into fraud and cronyism.
http://cnnfn.com/worldbiz/europe/9903/15/eu/
Will ICANN be implicated? Sound familiar???
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Private Sector Internet
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:25:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For Immediate Release
Governments Endorse Private Sector Internet
Singapore, March 2, 1999 ) A powerful group of governments today
endorsed the establishment of the private-sector model for the
technical administration of the Internet. In a critical milestone for
the establishment of the new market-led technical management structure,
nearly 20 national governments from around the world reinforced the
need for market-led solutions to the fast-moving evolution of the
Internet. Their actions confirmed the principles first put in motion
by
the United States government in July 1998.
Until late 1998, the Internet's technical administration was performed
by or on behalf of the United States government.
The Governmental Advisory Committee of the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) concluded its inaugural meeting
today by endorsing the principles behind the creation of ICANN and
committing themselves to play a constructive role in support of its
processes.
The national governments were joined by representatives of key
multilateral governmental organizations and treaty organizations,
including the European Commission, the International Telecommunications
Union, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and
the World Intellectual Property Organization.
"Today represented a significant milestone in the establishment of
ICANN," said Australia's Dr. Paul Twomey, the Chairman of the
Governmental Advisory Committee. "We saw a broad cross-section of the
community of nations express strong support for the idea that the
Internet is best managed by the Internet community itself."
The meeting was attended by representatives of 17 nations, including
Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan,
Korea, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tuvalu, United
States. Germany's representative also attended today's meeting on
behalf of the President of the European Union.
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Is there more on this story? Will there be another shoe
to drop?
Full report expected and investigation continues. Preliminary
report
available in article.
Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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