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Overview of Internet governance and WSIS process

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Raúl Echeberría, LACNIC CEO

Internet governance: What are we talking about [February 2004]

Discusses the ambiguous and imprecise term, "Internet governance" and the way it has been used in the WSIS process.

UNDP

Internet Governance: a discussion document

Prepared for the UN ICT Task Force [24 May 2004]

Specific topics of debate

Certain areas of Internet infrastructure have generated a lot of discussion in the Internet governance arena. The articles below should help newcomers understand the issues being discussed.

Proposals to distribute IPv6 on a geographic basis

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Geoff Huston, APNIC Internet Research Scientist	Address policy: analysing the recent proposal for nation-based IP addressing [May 2005]
Paul Wilson, APNIC Director General	The geography of Internet addressing [15 April 2005] The ITU-T has proposed a new system of country-based IP address allocations which aims to satisfy a natural demand for self-determination by countries; however, the proposal also stands to realign the Internet's frontiers onto national boundaries, with consequences which are explored here.
Geoff Huston, APNIC	IP addressing schemes - a comparison of geographic and provider-based IP address schemes [December 2004]
APNIC	APNIC contribution on IPv6 to ITU's WSIS Working Group [15 December 2004]

Alternative resource distribution models

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Tom Vest, Packet Clearing House

IP address allocation vs Internet production I: understanding the relationship, and the differences [ 28 April 2005]

This article examines the belief that allocating more IP addresses to developing economies will automatically improve Internet development in those economies.

Paul Wilson, APNIC Director General
Geoff Huston, APNIC

Competitive addressing [April 2005]

This article discusses the possible implications of introducing competition into the IP address allocation system.

Myths about IP address shortages and unequal distribution

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APNIC

Myth of address shortage

In 2003, the BBC posted a news report claiming IPv4 address space was running out. APNIC has posted links to responses to this initial news report.

APNIC

Internet addressing in China [2004]

English
翻译版本 (Chinese simplified)

Root nameservers

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RIPE NCC	New Instance of DNS Root Server Makes Internet History [27 January 2004]
ICANN	Summary of research report by ICANN on root nameservers [March 2003]

Statements made by participants and observers of the Internet governance process

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NRO	NRO comments on the WGIG panel at ICANN WSIS workshop in Cape Town [6 December 2004]
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation	CTO survey sees difficulties for consensus on Internet governance [19 November 2004]
APNIC Director General, Paul Wilson	APNIC attends UN ICT Task Force meeting on WSIS [April 2004] Explains the main areas of discussion at the meeting of the UN ICT task Force held in March 2004.
ISOC	ISOC bulletins: Developing the potential of the Internet through coordination, not governance [9 December 2003] Internet Governance: Strength and stability through open consensus [11 October 2003] The Genius of the Internet: Open processes drive growth and connectivity [11 October 2003] Summaries and reference points for anyone interested in Internet governance. More ISOC bulletins are available in at ISOC news. APNIC is a platinum member of ISOC.
RIRs, ISOC, the IETF, CENTR, and ICANN.	The Internet model: Strength and stability through co-ordination and consensus

Background on the history of Internet coordination and governance

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Geoff Huston, APNIC

ICANN, the ITU and WSIS and Internet governance

Part 1 [October 2004]
Part 2 [November 2004]

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