[governance] Access Challenges: Internet Governance

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Dear All,

Fouad and Norbert raised an often overlooked and important issue in
relation to challenges with Access to the Internet. Over the years we have
seen countries around the world offering broadband stimulus in their
respective countries, refine policies etc to address the issue of the
demand.

In the developing world or emerging markets, there are interesting
challenges that beset these countries. When natural disasters happen such
as  the tsunami in American Samoa, the local telcos were not able to handle
the volume of calls in and out etc. There was some access to the internet
that allowed the world to know of their plight. Similarly when Haiti was
beset by the earthquake, it  destroyed infrastructure as well. Considering
the recent tsunami in Japan and how it cost them $300billion in damages.
Thing of developed countries that face similar devastation.

There are many countries that struggle with energy grid and we know that to
have proper infrastructure one needs energy to drive this aside from
transportation. In a country in the Pacific where not too long ago they had
just discovered people where mortality rates were extremely low etc.
Cutting roads through some of the terrain in PNG is challenging and most
Telcos build by transporting equipment through helicopters etc. The
additional challenges are land conflicts which can retard development.
Whilst Governments are addressing this through policies, it remains a
challenge.

As the bandwidth consumption is forecasted to grow and clear product lines
from Vendors will evolve to be more efficient, developing countries face
another challenge being on the receiving end of inefficient products thus
perpetuating the cycle of inefficiency. Whilst there are standards and
trade laws in place, affordability is a critical issue.

Another challenge is preparing ISP Networks to transition to IPv6 and it is
good to see how some European countries have encouraged IPv6 Transition
through procument policies etc.

The IGF has and continues to be an excellent model in sharing lessons and
experiences and it is always great to see how countries grow their
broadband networks, the types of stimuli that they offered, the mistakes
that they made.

-- 
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala

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