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

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Data venia, dear Vanda, I do not think that the "positions at GAC" by
the Brazilian reps were motivated by a lack of knowledge of how the
Internet works. We might disagree with the proposals but not dismiss
them on these grounds.

frt rgds

--c.a.

On 08/02/2012 04:51 PM, Vanda UOL wrote:
> Dear, since I had lots of opportunities to deal with " authorities"  with
> really low knowledge of Internet ( remember Brazil´s positions at GAC some
> years ago?)  I can tell you that the only way is to promote  large
> knowledge/ capacitation programs  for the levels below the Minister in the
> "technical" Ministries. 
>  These persons are the ones to tell what to say to their Ministers, so once
> these levels has enough knowledge we will stop to see  " strange"
> explanations from those "leaders". 
>  Best, 
> 
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org
> [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] Em nome de David Conrad
> Enviada em: quinta-feira, 2 de agosto de 2012 02:51
> Para: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Assunto: Re: [governance] India's communications minister - root server
> misunderstanding (still...)
> 
> On Aug 1, 2012, at 10:19 PM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>> (Times of India, interview
>>
> <http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1
> _internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers>)
> 
> I will admit I find the level of knowledge demonstrated in the responses
> from a "minister of state for communications and information technology" in
> that interview quite distressing.  For those more attuned to political
> realities than I, how should the 'technical community' go about improving
> the level of understanding of the basic systems used by the Internet?
> 
> Regards,
> -drc
> 
> 
> 
> 

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