[governance] Re: National network/ Individual rights to privacy and freedom of expression

[David Allen]

As with national efforts, there will be several facets.  And some of them will shape only as they go.

What we know about IDNs can fill in the picture, for that part.  And we do not have to wait to see, but know now how that will work.  Rather than replace or work in parallel, the IDN will give the local user the ability to reach web sites using Cyrillic script.  That is for the full address in the browser bar, including the last tld part of the web address.  So the everyday user is not denied access.

The neat part is that this new Cyrillic root interoperates seamlessly with the Roman-character root.  If a page request comes in for .com, .net, .org, etc, in the Roman characters that we use, that simply passes off to what we think of today as the root.

So you can see this as an extension, one that removes this part as a barrier for many tens of millions, who otherwise could not.  But in the best sense of extension, it just builds on what is already there, continuing what is in place but expanding possibilities - dramatically.

David

At 10:36 AM -0700 10/14/07, Nnenna wrote:
>Dear all
>
>Been following on the two last trends.  Just a quick question here:  Is Russia on the way to creating a National Network as a parallel one or another as REPLACEMENT to the www on  a national level?
>
>If it is a parallel, will Russians be allowed to choose either to go national or universal?  If it leans on a replacement, what other options will there be for individuals, communities who would want an OPEN MODEL on a universal level?
>
>Just wondering..  because the ''American factor'' is not only a Russian thing...
>
>Nnenna
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