[governance] India's communications minister - root server misunderstanding (still...)

[Fahd A. Batayneh]

Well, it is not very much surprising to me. After all, that is what
politicians do, they lack understanding, they mess things up, and claim
that the west is behind such a conspiracy.

With India hosting the third IGF meeting (in Hyderabad) and the 31st ICANN
meeting (in New Delhi), he should have done much better.

Fahd

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

> <
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU
> >
> "Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!)
>
>
> Question: Who governs the internet at present?
>
> Sachin Pilot, minister of state for communications and information
> technology:
>
> "Globally, internet traffic passes through 13 root servers. Nine of
> them are in the US, two each in Japan and Western Europe. These
> servers move the information. I believe India and other countries
> ought to play a much more relevant role in managing traffic flows. The
> internet is a global resource whose governance can't be limited to a
> particular geography."
>
> (Times of India, interview
> <
> http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers
> >)
>
> Excellent, we're back in 2002/3.
>
> Adam
>
>
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