[governance] Internetistan, or the Bit Boat... a new approach to Internet governance!

[Riaz K Tayob]

I would be remiss in pointing out that while complex, large corporations 
are shaping things in intimate association with their (developed) 
country governments... Just because it is complex, does not mean that 
threads of "power"/interests are indiscernible...

And about your metaphor on boats. Actually that is what Jack Welch said 
about factory production in the US...here 
<https://www.commondreams.org/views/051700-108.htm>: "Founded by the 
American icon Thomas Edison, GE is now headed by Jack Welch, who has 
said, "Ideally you'd have every plant you own on a barge" -- ready to 
move if any national government tried to impose restraints on the 
factories' operations, or if workers demanded better wages and working 
conditions. "

With this kind of cosmopolitanism, you all are in good company even if 
just in jest? Perhaps IT IS valed that what is good for Ford/GE is good 
for America!.


On 2012/12/06 05:38 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:
> McTim,
>
> all those advantages pale before the largest disadvantage: we would be 
> forever plagued with speeches about "steering this ship in a storm", 
> "rearranging the deck chairs", and... wait! it has been done!
>
> Alejandro Pisanty
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> [governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] en nombre de McTim 
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> *Enviado el:* jueves, 06 de diciembre de 2012 08:31
> *Hasta:* governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> *Asunto:* [governance] Internetistan, or the Bit Boat... a new 
> approach to Internet governance!
>
> All,
>
> If domiciling ICANN in a nation state is problematic, perhaps ICANN 
> could buy this cruise ship as a HQ:
>
> http://cruiseship.homestead.com/Cruise-Ship.html
>
> It would help solve the problem of internationalisation, be a 
> permanent host for ICANN meetings (2450 berths....saving hotel costs 
> for all) and generate revenue intersessionally.  It's a 3-fer, plus 
> it's a snip @~ 300 million USD!!
>
>
> -- 
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A 
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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