That reminds me of something the Big guys have never thought of if they
really wanted to control. Why not donate bandwidth "then control
whatever they want to control" .Looks like political, though I hate
when politics goes hitech this leading to war as you can see . ;-)
Ronny
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Ernest Byaruhanga wrote:
Ronny wrote the following on 11/16/2005 03:51 PM:
Sorry if this is stupid does Africa benefit?
Ronny, Africa is still WAY behind the possibility of benefitting from
the adavantages that come with whomever "controls the internet" (well,
this statement essesntially would mean:
- control over the root zones
- issuance of IP addresses - ICANN function)
IMO, the system, as is right now, works. It doesnt matter who is in
control. There is a top guy (US), who is completely non political, but
involves the active community to to stuff.
When the UN and its beaurocracies comes in, trust me, lots of politics
will kick in. As you know, this is usually a very big DISADVANTAGE to
the third world, especially Africa.
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Ronny
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Milton Aineruhanga wrote:
BBC NEWS
US retains hold of the internet
*The **US** has won its fight to stay in charge of the internet,
despite opposition from many nations. *
In an eleventh-hour agreement ahead of a UN internet summit in
Tunis, Tunisia, negotiators agreed to leave the US in charge of the
net's addressing system.
Instead an international forum will be set up to discuss net issues,
although it will not have any binding authority.
The deal clears the way for the summit to focus on how poorer
nations can benefit from the digital revolution.
About 10,000 delegates, including world leaders, technology experts
and campaigners, are expected at the three-day World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.
*International forum *
Disagreements over control of the internet had threatened to
overshadow the summit, with countries such as China and Iran pushing
for a international body under UN auspices to oversee the net.
*We did not change anything on the role of the **US** government
with regard to the technical aspects that we were very concerned
about *
David Gross, US State Department
The US had stood firm against this, arguing that it would stifle
technological advance and increase censorship of the internet by
undemocratic regimes.
The Tunis deal leaves the day-to-day management of the net in the
hands of the California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (Icann), which answers to the US government.
Icann will keep its current responsibilities for overseeing domain
names and addressing systems, such as country domain suffixes, and
managing how net browsers and e-mail programs direct traffic.
The 170 nations taking part in the negotiations agreed on the
creation of an Intergovernmental Forum to discuss all internet
issues, such as spam, viruses and cyber crime.
HAVE YOUR SAY
*Let's just hope governments and politicians don't get too much say *
David, UK
"We did not change anything on the role of the US government with
regard to the technical aspects that we were very concerned about,"
said the top US negotiator David Gross after the agreement.
Mr Gross said the forum would not have oversight authority nor would
it do "anything that will create any problems for the private sector".
Its first meeting is likely to be held in Athens, Greece, early next
year.
*Casting a wider net *
The agreement on internet governance means that delegates at the
Tunis meeting can focus on how far governments have gone in their
pledges for an "inclusive information society", set out two years
ago at a first summit in Geneva.
*The hurdle here is more political than financial. The cost of
connectivity, computers and mobile telephones can be brought down *
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General
Back then, nations pledged to make the net accessible to all by
2015. But worldwide only 14% of the population is online, compared
to 62% in the US.
The Geneva summit disappointed many countries after the rich nations
failed to back a Digital Solidarity Fund.
The fund, intended to help finance technology projects in developing
countries, was formally launched earlier this year.
The voluntary fund has so far only raised $6.4m (£3.68m) in cash and
pledges, so the UN will be hoping to encourage more contributions.
Opening the UN summit, Secretary General Kofi Annan said the task
now was to make the move from diagnosis to deeds.
"The hurdle here is more political than financial," he said. "The
cost of connectivity, computers and mobile telephones can be brought
down.
"These bridges to a better life can be universally affordable and
accessible. We must summon the will to do it."
One effort which will receive much attention is the non-profit One
Laptop Per Child group, set up by Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and
founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Labs.
It plans to produce up to 15 million sub-$100 laptops within a year.
Professor Negroponte will unveil the prototype at the summit.
There will be hundreds of other projects, events, roundtables,
high-level talks and exhibitions at the summit too.
There are other larger social justice issues to be tackled, such as
how to ensure freedom of expression and information for everyone on
the net, an issue which bloggers will be watching closely.
Ahead of the summit, there have been concerns about freedom of
expression in Tunisia, following alleged assaults or harassment of
journalists and campaigners on the sidelines of the event.
WSIS takes place in Tunis from 16 to 18 November.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/technology/4441544.stm
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