[governance] DOT EDU EXTENSION

[Guru गुरु]

On 03/22/2014 04:17 PM, Katim S. Touray wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I hope we have not lost sight of the question that started all of this 
> debate: how can Kwasi register a .edu domain name? Now that the road 
> has been pointed out to him/her, and it leads to Educause, I think it 
> would be great if s(he) contacts them to find out what the rules are. 
> S(he) can also try contacting those non-US institutions that have .edu 
> domain names and ask them how they did it. Finally, it would be great 
> to get feedback on the fruits of his/her efforts.
>

the question is - the Internet is a global resource... even if 
historically US had an important role in its creation.
this means .edu cannot be reserved only for US entities. and this would 
be one of several several steps to be taken to make the governance of  
the Internet more democratic (or perhaps I should just say, 'make the 
governance democratic').

Guru

> And let me conclude by saying that the original question apart, a very 
> interesting discussion on related issues is being had here.
>
> Katim
>


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