igf 2009
Spurring IPv6 upgrades through "cash for (network) clunkers"
At the Internet Governance Forum meeting here in Egypt, a session on critical Internet resources started with yet another discussion of the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. This time, talk turned to paying for the upgrade to IPv6—a real issue in poorer countries. Rod Beckstrom, the head of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN), offered his own novel approach to the problem: a worldwide “cash for clunkers” program targeted at old networks.
Continue reading »IGF attendees: America, surrender the root zone file!
Back in October, the US Commerce Department changed its agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Out went the “Joint Project Agreement” and in came the “Affirmation of Commitments.” That may not sound like much of change, but the new document removed even more US control from ICANN. It was welcomed by the international community, but some continue to argue that it didn’t go far enough, and this opposition to continued US influence over the domain name system and IP addressing surfaced again at the United Nations-backed Internet Governance Forum going on this week in Egypt.
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