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

[Adam Peake]

>Hi,
>
>I agree that arguing over the discussion will 
>waste time in Rio.  But  not everyone accepts 
>the same definition as you do and perhaps they 
>would find that discussing cIr as defined by you 
>would waste their time on future problems as 
>opposed to the problems they face today.


not everyone accepts the same definition, but the 
draft of Rio programme does give one to work 
from.  I believe first proposed by China in the 
last open consultation, and I think fair to say 
supported by most members of the advisory group.

The programme says about CIR:

Critical Internet Resources:

Starting point for the discussion is the 
definition contained in the WGIG report (Para 13 
a):

"Issues relating to infrastructure and the 
management of critical Internet resources, 
including administration of the domain name 
system and Internet protocol addresses (IP 
addresses), administration of the root server 
system, technical standards, peering and 
interconnection, telecommunications 
infrastructure, including innovative and 
convergent technologies, as well as 
multilingualization."

The session will use a baseline approach, taking 
into account WSIS principles. The purpose of the 
discussion is to bring out information and 
opinion.

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Not clear to me why China proposed this 
particular definition (not the one I would have 
picked).  But good luck to them.

I do not know exactly what is meant by a "baseline approach".

I think we must be clear we're preparing for an 
IGF meeting not GAID (Internet Governance not 
IT4D), and a lot of what's been said in this 
thread about power and access makes me think of 
IT4D.

Internet governance, from WGIG report again:

"the development and application by governments, 
the private sector and civil society, in their 
respective roles, of shared principles, norms, 
rules, decision-making procedures, and programmes 
that shape the evolution and use of the Internet".

Adam

>On 4 okt 2007, at 00.53, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
>>The only reason to shift the discussion to 
>>definitions is to divert attention from a 
>>discussion of those policies and institutions 
>>currently involved in CIR.
>>
>
>hmm, the only reason for disagreement?  do you 
>really believe all the people on this list are 
>trying to divert attention.  i don't exclude 
>the possibility that this may motivate some, but 
>i do not think that can be said of everyone who 
>disagrees with you.
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