[governance] For you as an Internet user, what is a "Critical Internet resource"?

[kwasi boakye-akyeampong]

Lee,

In that case we would have to define who or what we mean by Internet users.

Is the Internet user the one who can afford broadband Internet connection at a fraction of their income,  can alternatively go to public libraries and use the Internet for free, and when a student or lecturer can have access to an always on high speed Internet connection; and can also have 24/7 Internet access at the University library?

I think we all know the characteristics of "the other" Internet user?

IMHO understanding where each person is coming from would be sufficient for our interaction since it is almost impossible for all of us to agree on a common definition since our experiences are different.

My definition of "Internet users" in Ghana will obviously be different from that of Canada.

Regards,
Kwasi

Lee McKnight <LMcKnigh at syr.edu> wrote: 

Then I suppose Paul meat to ask ' what is critical for Internet users'?


A fine question, just not a question focused on critical Internet
resources.

Lee

Prof. Lee W. McKnight
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
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>>> nne75 at yahoo.com 10/2/2007 10:12 AM >>>
Lee, all

The question was this: for me as an Internet User... what is CIR? 
Unless you want to tell people what is critical to their internet use,
you should listen to them.

IMHO, the question should have been: what Internet resource allocation
issues are critical to users all over the world?

In which case, we will be discussing issues that concern all users in
all places.  If you want to pinpoint certain issues and get particular
feedback on them, then go ahead.  Then you will probably know that RIRs,
domain names and others may not make the top list.

Nnenna

Lee McKnight  wrote: Veni, Kwasi,

With all due respect, and yeah maybe I'm being pedantic, but we are
talking of definitions after all. You are confounding critical
resources, and critical Internet resources.

Noone's arguing that food, water, shelter, and safety aren't
absolutely
critical, for everyone on earth. But that wasn't the question, was it? 



When one gets to power then we can start debating 'critical
information
infrastructure' as the phrase was popularized some years back; but
that
also wasn't Paul's question.  Though we can all agree its further
development, worldwide, is an important objective.

Lee

Prof. Lee W. McKnight
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
+1-315-443-6891office
+1-315-278-4392 mobile

>>> kboakye1 at yahoo.co.uk 10/2/2007 6:25 AM >>>


       
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