The 2009 Giganet scholarship award, intended to promote participation and scholarly work in Internet governance, has been awarded to Dr. Robert Bodle for his paper, Social Media and Global Internet Governance: Innovations and Limitations, which will be presented by him at the 2009 Giganet Symposium. The Internet Governance Project, which gives the award, would like to thank all applicants and congratulates them on their contributions
Live Event Tonight!: “Civic Representation in ICANN: What Now?”
ISOC-NY is hosting a forum, “Civic Representation in ICANN: What Now?,” tonight at NYU's Warren Weaver Hall from 18:45-20:45 (EDT). IGP's Milton Mueller, consumer advocate Beau Brendler, and longtime ICANN participant Danny Younger will debate the ongoing GNSO reforms occurring at ICANN, and the possible structures for civil society participation in its policy making activities. You can watch the debate live here and join the discussion.
Loud and clear: ccTLD operators vote (again) for ICANN to sign the root
Affirming the results of a 2007 survey and consistent with numerous comments submitted in a 2009 NTIA proceeding on DNSSEC, ccTLD operators have again indicated in a new survey they want ICANN to sign the root. Their request stands in stark contrast to the June announcement made by the DoC which maintained the current root zone management arrangements and recommended Verisign sign the root zone.
The report states:
“Just like in the 2007 survey, an overwhelming majority of the respondents represents the opinion that ICANN/IANA should be the signer of the root zone. The support for ICANN/IANA has even clearly increased compared to the previous study – from 68% in 2007 to 76% in 2009.”
IGF-USA plenary voices support for global Internet Governance Forum process
The first Internet Governance Forum-USA was held last Friday in Washington DC. During the closing plenary session panelists from all stakeholder groups agreed the IGF is a useful exercise that contributes positively to Internet governance. “(The IGF) deals with global issues, transnational issues, ones that require coordination across political boundaries, and that is probably the most important thing about the IGF,” IGP's Milton Mueller said. “We cannot deal with the Internet in a purely national context. We don’t want to put the Internet back into boxes for the purposes of regulation.”
Internet Governance Forum-USA to raise awareness of debate over governance of global Internet
The first IGF-USA will take place this Friday, Oct 2 from 8:45-5:30 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, located at 1800 K Street, NW, in Washington, DC. The forum will engage civil society, government, industry, technology/research and academia in workshops and plenary sessions covering a variety of Internet...
European Internet Governance meeting calls for oversight role for IGF
Reports are emerging from European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), one of the regional Internet Governance Forum events, of calls for a greater role for the IGF in monitoring Internet governance institutions. During a plenary session held today, "The post-JPA phase: towards a future Internet governance model," there was discussion...
Upcoming Event: KJPS-SNU & GigaNet Regional Conference on Internet Governance
The Korean Journal of Policy Studies (KJPS) at Seoul National University (SNU) and the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) invite you to a Regional Conference on global Internet governance. The one-day event sponsored by Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) will be held in Seoul, Korea at Seoul National...
IGP files comments on proposed Noncommercial Stakeholder Group charter
The IGP filed comments today in ICANN's second proceeding on GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters. In its comments IGP identified both substantive issues in the revised NCSG charter proposal drafted by ICANN policy staff, as well as procedural flaw in ICANN's proceeding. In light of these concerns, IGP asked that ICANN immediately drop its attempt to impose its revised NCSG charter proposal, and instead reinstate the original Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) charter proposal submitted by the NCUC for consideration by the Board.
Job Posting: Global ICT Policy Advocacy and Networking Coordinator
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is seeking to fill a senior position for a “Global Policy Advocacy and Networking Coordinator” to manage and facilitate APC's participation in global public information and communication policy processes. APC is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and...
New CEO stresses ICANN's role in cybersecurity
One summer sport in Internet governance is speculating on what direction ICANN’s new CEO will take it in. Making the media rounds yesterday on Fox and Lehrer News Hour to talk about the recent DDoS attacks on US and S. Korea government and commercial websites, new CEO Rod Beckstrom pushed...
