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

[Fahd A. Batayneh]

Friends and colleagues, this chain of e-mails has grown to 82 messages so
far (in 6 days time), and the discussions indicate that it will continue as
no one is willing to step down. As Fouad mentioned in one of his e-mails,
it is best to take action rather than discussing issues that in reality
would not change. The current structure of root-servers, US control, why 13
root-server instances, lack of knowledge of politicians.... are issues that
will remain part of our lives for years to come, and they are most probably
their to last.

Fahd

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:

> <
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU
> >
> "Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!)
>
>
> Question: Who governs the internet at present?
>
> Sachin Pilot, minister of state for communications and information
> technology:
>
> "Globally, internet traffic passes through 13 root servers. Nine of  them
> are in the US, two each in Japan and Western Europe. These servers move the
> information. I believe India and other countries  ought to play a much more
> relevant role in managing traffic flows. The internet is a global resource
> whose governance can't be limited to a  particular geography."
>
> (Times of India, interview
> <
> http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers
> >)
>
> Excellent, we're back in 2002/3.
>
> Adam
>
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