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11 February, 2010
Microsoft's chief strategy officer Craig Mundie, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, suggested that people should undergo mandatory training before being allowed online. Isn't this an attempt to use the important social issue of internet governance for commercial purposes? Whom the internet belongs to? Who may decide whether to let people in on the net or not?
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25 December, 2009
The upcoming launch of the Russian Cyrillic top-level domain finds itself under attack from the US- a reminiscence of the Cold-War Era. The by-correspondence polemic promises to be a heated one.... if NYT ever dare to take the challenge.
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/l/clifford_j_levy/index.html
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11 December, 2009
Two renowned European experts to run a newly established Working Group of the Council of Europe on Cross-Border Internet. A good pick by the Council of Europe means good news for the European and Russian Internet community.
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24 November, 2009
Russia has nominated its representative at the GAC. This move means the country has finally acknowledged the rules of the game. The newly appointed rep's mission seems challengeable, but possible.
http://minkomsvjaz.ru/news/xPages/entry.9385.html
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3 October, 2009
With termination of JPA and adoption of the Affirmation of Commitments, the Obama administration and ICANN are criticized for letting the Internet become a truly international, rather than the American, asset. A good question to ask is, what is behind their opponents’ invectives and speculations, and was it the right move, as far as internationalization of the Internet is concerned.
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29 September, 2009
Having operated flawlessly to date, ICANN has been criticized for alleged opacity and lack of accountability. In light of the then much-anticipated termination of JPA, the question was (and still is), whether ICANN's fundamental activities could be evaluated from the perspective of the good corporate governance principles. The key to the ICANN's future success may lie in maintaining its checks and balances system.
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24 September, 2009
The list of those keen to bowdlerize the Internet is growing. In a move to bolster the public morale, a Russian policy maker stands toll to counter noisome content. His somewhat bizarre ideas have found an unusual commentator, the late John Lennon.
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