[WSIS CS-Plenary] IP Addressing: Next Step in the Internet Governance Debate?

[Milton Mueller]

The Internet Governance Project releases a new paper discussing
proposals for competing sources of IPv6 addresses. 

IP addressing is one of the most important - yet least understood -
aspects of Internet governance. The new IGP paper reviews the growing
debate on IP address management and concludes that: 

"There is room for significant policy variation in address space
management. Introduction of a responsible, globalized competing IPv6
allocation authority below the top level would permit experimentation
with different policies and governance systems. This might make
addressing more responsive to the needs of users."

The paper can be downloaded at http://www.internetgovernance.org 





Dr. Milton Mueller
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
http://www.digital-convergence.org
http://www.internetgovernance.org