Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Susan Crawford, live from Wonkville
Susan Crawford is one of the smartest wonks in Wonkville. She writes from the Capetown WSIS meeting (to plan the Tunis round of the World Summit on the Information Society, to be held November 16-18, 2005).
She deftly translates WSISese, e.g., "developing nations' concerns about involvement in Internet governance," into geek-speak, "translation: ITU has convinced developing nations that ICANN is leaving them out."
She observes that the tension between ICANN and the ITU is much larger than which organization gets to make the rules, and she adds, "Whatever "rules for the internet" means. "
She concludes:
She deftly translates WSISese, e.g., "developing nations' concerns about involvement in Internet governance," into geek-speak, "translation: ITU has convinced developing nations that ICANN is leaving them out."
She observes that the tension between ICANN and the ITU is much larger than which organization gets to make the rules, and she adds, "Whatever "rules for the internet" means. "
She concludes:
200 years from now, this entire battle will be described in one sentence. Choose one:It is the tired old battle between the "more suits and fewer beards" faction and wide-eyed, wild-haired innovation that *gasp* might not have a proven business model yet.
a. At the beginning of the 21st century, the world realized that facilitation of openness for the internet (including many choices of rules, devices, regulatory regimes, and end-user applications) would best encourage worldwide economic growth.
b. At the beginning of the 21st century, the governments of the world folded "internet" policy issues into an international telecommunications regime run by the UN. This medium is no longer in wide use.
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