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

[Carlos Afonso]

Regarding doubts like Nnenna's, I would recommend we take a look again 
at the IGF program document describing each of the main themes -- many 
of the more specific issues which may be loosely regarded as part of 
CIRs are treated under the other themes. Of course net neutrality is 
critical, and it is listed under "access". Of course security is 
critical, but it has its specific panel etc etc. If we try to put 
everything in one bucket, we better sit in a large round table and have 
rounds of caipirinhas and talk abouth everything...

I am afraid this thread, though well intentioned of course, is not 
contributing to focusing on the specific issues which motivated the 
protracted and difficult introduction of CIR as a main agenda topic.

frt rgds

--c.a.

Nnenna wrote:
> 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 <LMcKnigh at syr.edu> 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
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