ITU: “last week’s debates about the UN taking over Internet Governance were both ridiculous and most unfortunate. These two worlds need to work together to make the world a better place.” http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/2012-06-06-2.aspx #WCIT
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IGF Workshop: Core Internet Values
IGF Workshop 319: Workshop on Fundamentals: Core Internet Values
An audio recording of the core values workshop organized by Isoc India Chennai at IGF 2009 Sharm el Sheikh
What is the Internet? What makes it what it is? What are its architectural principles? What are the core values? And what is happening to the core values in the process of its evolution? What is it that needs to be preserved and what changes are inevitable?
( detailed descriptions of this workshop is at the Internet Governance Forum website )
The panel was chaired by Lynn St Amour, President of the Internet Society and inlcluded Daniel Dardailler, Patrick Falstrom, Ambassador Yrjo Lansipuro, Rt. Hon. Alun Michael, MP., Nathaniel James, Alejandro Pisanty, Ian Peter, Markus Kummer with apologies from Jonathan Zittrain, Issac Mao and Milton Mueller
Janna Quitney Anderson of Elon School of Communications has written an article titled “Net’s 10 Commandments” proposed by Ian Peter during this workshop also summarizing the deliberations at this workshop by panelists on arstechnica
via ISOC India Chennai Chapter: IGF Workshop 319: Workshop on Fundamentals: Core Internet Values.
BTOP Grants coming soon
Separately, Strickling said that the NTIA would be unveiling the winners of the first round of the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus grants in the next couple of weeks.
Members of Congress and some applicants for the funds have criticized the NTIA and the Department of Agriculture for not releasing the funds fast enough.
But Strickling said Tuesday that the department has been working hard to make sure that the projects that do get funded are going to use the money efficiently, and that they are going to be sustainable in the long run — meaning that they’ll still be in operation in five years.
The commercial sector, for its part, is littered with failed telecommunications projects, particularly in the area of wireless broadband.
“It’s important that these people have a business case, and that revenues that they’re generating will exceed operations costs,” Strickling said.