[governance] Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] WGIG

[Jacqueline Morris]

Correction - I did not claim or state anything myself. This is  the
issue cluster definition of the WGIG.  Comments on this should go to
the WGIG at wgig at unog.ch for them to be considered by the WGIG. Some
of the points that you raise here are also raised in some of the WGIG
working papers on the clusters, available at
http://www.wgig.org/April-Working-Papers.html
I posted the cluster definitions so that the misconception of "layers"
could be corrected, and also since the previous poster was unclear as
to the nature of the issue groupings/clusters 1-4.
I hope this clarifies matters.
Jacqueline A. Morris

On 4/22/05, Joe Baptista <baptista at cynikal.net> wrote:
> On April 22, 2005 08:01 am, Jacqueline Morris wrote:
> 
> > 1.    Issues relating to infrastructural issues and the management of
> > critical Internet resources, including administration of the domain
> > name system and IP addresses, administration of the Root server
> > system, technical standards, peering and inter-connection,
> > telecommunications infrastructure including innovative and con-verged
> > technologies, as well as multilingualization.  These issues are
> > matters of direct relevance to Internet Governance falling within the
> > ambit of existing organisations with responsibility for these matters.
> 
> I disagree with your statement above which claims the dns, root and IP
> addresses are under anyones administration.  The existing administration is
> fictitional and based on the relationships established during the original
> experiment which created the internet.
> 
> The existing administration is also subject to consent.  They can be easily
> dismissed.
> 
> Ultimate control of the DNS resides with end users and ISPs.  They are the
> stakeholders who decide the root they see.
> 
> IP addresses are under the control of organizations subject to national law.
> They registries have no control over IP numbers except to administer a
> database.  IP numbers can be nationalized if a country so deems it necessary.
> Routing of IP is under the control of ISPs and backbone providers who must
> obey the local laws.
> 
> Roots are everybodies business.  DNS and root services provide the most
> important aspect of internet infrstructure.  Almost everything you do is DNS
> based.  You want security - you want fast uninterrupted service - you run a
> root mirror for your organization or ISP.
> 
> regards
> joe baptista
> www.joebaptista.com
> 


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