RE: [DNS] domain name, WSIS & governance news - Feb 02

RE: [DNS] domain name, WSIS & governance news - Feb 02

From: Larry Bloch <larry.bloch§netregistry.com.au>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:00:16 +1100
David,

Personally I'm not that fond of manually interpreting HTML tags  ;-)

That aside, I think the condensed format is better.

Larry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Goldstein [mailto:goldstein_david&#167;yahoo.com.au] 
> Sent: Thursday, 3 March 2005 10:22
> To: auDA DNS Mailing List
> Subject: [DNS] domain name, WSIS & governance news - Feb 02
> 
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I'm just checking if this format will work better for
> posting the news. If not I will revert to the earlier
> version.
> 
> Cheers
> David
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<P>
> 
> Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for
> the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this news
> being posted, a more recent edition of the news will
> normally be posted to the auDA web site. The domain
> name news is supported by auDA.<P>
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<P>
> <P><B>Businesses gird for .eu address war</B><BR>
> With Europe about to launch its own .eu Internet
> domain extension, pundits expect a `gold rush' among
> 500 million candidates for the prestigious address
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/02/28/2
> 003224954">
> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/02/28/2
> 003224954</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://beta.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=7&story_id=28871">
> http://beta.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=7&story_id=28871</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12394716%5E153
> 42%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15319,00.html">
> http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12394716%5E153
> 42%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15319,00.html</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSetId=265&fSectionId=565&fA
> rticleId=2427440">
> http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSetId=265&fSectionId=565&fA
> rticleId=2427440</A>
> 
> <P><B>nz: Domainz adds to profit</B><BR>
> Wellington web company Domainz has turned in a solid
> first year's performance under the ownership of 
> Australian-listed Melbourne IT, which bought the firm from 
> non-profit internet society, InternetNZ, for $2 million in 
> 2003. Domainz contributed $A226,000 to Melbourne IT's total 
> profit of $A3.8 million in 2004. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3201076a28,00.html">
> http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3201076a28,00.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>ph: CICT expects a new ‘.ph’ administrator
> before year’s end</B><BR>
> THE PHILIPPINES will have a new “.ph” Internet domain 
> administrator before the end of 2005, the Commission on 
> Information and Communications Technology (CICT) told 
> INQ7.net last week. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=28851">
> http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=28851</A>
> 
> <P><B>ICANN Still Steal Your Domain</B><BR>
> Opinion: Now that we know more about what happened in
> the theft of the Panix.com domain, there's no cause
> for relaxation. You can all be alarmed now.
> <BR><A HREF=" http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1770375,00.asp">
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1770375,00.asp</A>
> 
> <P><B>ICANN Statement on IDN Homograph Attacks and
> Request for Public Comment</B><BR>
> ICANN is aware of the recent publicity regarding the 
> vulnerability of certain web browsers to URI and domain name 
> spoofing that relies on the use of Internationalised Domain 
> Name (IDN) resolution. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23feb05.htm">
> http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23feb05.htm</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid
> =5016&mhnews_page=1">
> http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid
> =5016&mhnews_page=1</A>
> 
> <P><B>WIPO CONTINUES EFFORTS TO CURB CYBERSQUATTING
> (news release)</B><BR>
> The WIPO continued its efforts to combat the abusive 
> registration of trademarks as domain names, or 
> cybersquatting, in 2004, when it received 1,179 cases, or a 
> 6.6% increase, over the number received the previous year. 
> WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center has handled a total 
> of over 7,000 disputes, involving parties from 124 countries 
> and covering over 12,500 domain names since the Uniform 
> Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) – a quick and 
> cost effective dispute resolution procedure – went into 
> effect in December 1999. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2005/wipo_upd_2005_239.html">
> http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2005/wipo_upd_2005_239.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>nz: Implementation of ENUM</B><BR>
> The implementation of ENUM, the convergence of
> telephone numbering and internet domain naming, is
> progressing around the world. InternetNZ is keen to
> see ENUM operating in New Zealand and has formed a
> steering group to ensure that happens. The group has
> to date:
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://internetnz.net.nz/news/050301_Enum_Commission_Reports.htm">
> http://internetnz.net.nz/news/050301_Enum_Commission_Reports.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>us: Talon News shuts down - Domain names for
> porn sites tied to reporter now up for sale</B><BR>
> Talon News, the website at the center of a scandal
> linking one of its reporters to the White House, has 
> temporarily shut down its online operations, while explicit 
> Internet domain names allegedly used by its reporter are now 
> up for sale. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43057">
> http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43057</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://news.com.com/Talon+news+Web+site+closes+amid+heavy+crit
> icism/2100-1028_3-5591964.html">
> http://news.com.com/Talon+news+Web+site+closes+amid+heavy+crit
> icism/2100-1028_3-5591964.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Google, Inc. v. Mohammad Jabbari
> (google.ir)</B><BR>
> Respondent has not offered any explanation for his
> registration of the disputed domain name except that
> he wished to hold the domain name, without using it.
> Despite Respondent’s assertion, Complainant has
> documented that the domain name at issue has indeed
> been used in relation to activities that in the
> opinion of the Panel falls in under more than one of
> the exemplifications of activities indicating bad
> faith use, set out in the IRDRP Section 4(b) during
> the time it has been registered with the Respondent.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2005/dir2005-00
> 01.html">
> http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2005/dir2005-00
> 01.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Domain hijack probe yet to release findings (reg 
> req'd)</B><BR> Forty days have elapsed since the domain name 
> of Panix, a longtime ISP in New York, was hijacked from the 
> registrar Dotster and ended up at Melbourne IT. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Domain-hijack-probe-yet-to-rel
> ease-findings/2005/02/24/1109180024253.html">
> http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Domain-hijack-probe-yet-to-rel
> ease-findings/2005/02/24/1109180024253.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Domain Hijacking Story Still Unresolved</B><BR>
> According to reports, an investigation into the
> hijacking of the domain name of New York-based ISP
> Panix (panix.com), launched on January 18 by the
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 
> (ICANN.org), has yet to make its findings public. <BR><A 
> HREF=" http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/dom022405.cfm">
> http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/dom022405.cfm</A>
> 
> <P><B>AfriNIC Transition Moves to Phase 2</B><BR>
> With NRO support, and in anticipation of ICANN´s final 
> recognition of the African Network Information Center
> (AfriNIC) as a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) in
> April 2005, AfriNIC has begun operating as a fully
> functional RIR. The three RIRs previously serving the
> AfriNIC region (APNIC, ARIN, and the RIPE NCC)
> transferred all RIR services to AfriNIC on 21 February
> 2005.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://nro.net/archive/news/afrinic-transition-phase2.html">
> http://nro.net/archive/news/afrinic-transition-phase2.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting March 2005</B><BR>
> The RIPE NCC is holding a Roundtable Meeting for
> Governments and Regulators on Wednesday, 30 March 2005
> in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://ripe.net/meetings/roundtable/march2005/announcement-200
> 50210.html">
> http://ripe.net/meetings/roundtable/march2005/announcement-200
> 50210.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>AfriNIC Transition Completed (news
> release)</B><BR>
> AfriNIC is the emerging Regional Internet Registry
> (RIR) for the African and Indian Ocean region.
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition2.html">
> http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition2.html</A>
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition.html">
> http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>.In registration is about getting the name of
> your choice</B><BR>
> Domain is a friendly name of a network address for a
> server or a website. If we all had to remember the
> network address numbers for our favourite sites, it
> would be a nightmare. So the DNS (Domain Naming
> Service) was devised. Domains are categorized by their 
> different extensions. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=83831">
> http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=83831</A>
> 
> <P><B>.IN is the in-thing in webworld now</B><BR>
> Ever since the real time launch of .IN domain names in 
> cyberworld on 16 February by the National Internet Exchange 
> of India (NIXI) the registrations have already crossed 75,000 
> numbers and many Indians across the world have evinced 
> interest to acquire .IN names for their internet addresses. 
> <BR><A HREF=" http://newstodaynet.com/22feb/BU1.HTM">
> http://newstodaynet.com/22feb/BU1.HTM</A>
> 
> <P><B>DNSMON to Become Production Level Service from
> March 2005 (news release)</B><BR>
> The RIPE NCC DNS Monitoring Service (DNSMON) provides
> a comprehensive, objective and up-to-date overview of
> the quality of the service offered by high-level
> Domain Name System (DNS) servers. It is an active
> measurement service.
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://ripe.net/news/dnsmon-changes-200502.html">
> http://ripe.net/news/dnsmon-changes-200502.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>GNSO Council Election for ICANN Board seat
> 14</B>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18feb05.htm">
> http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18feb05.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>APTLD STATEMENT ON THE ICANN STRATEGIC
> PLAN</B><BR>
> Members of the APTLD, meeting in Kyoto, Japan on Feb
> 20-22, have reviewed the draft Strategic Plan,
> released for public comment by ICANN.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.aptld.org/newsite/meeting/2005/02_Kyoto/file/icann-
> plan.html">
> http://www.aptld.org/newsite/meeting/2005/02_Kyoto/file/icann-
> plan.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>CENTR Comments on ICANN Strategic Plan</B><BR>
> The Council of European National Top Level Domain
> Registries, CENTR, wishes to take the opportunity to
> comment on the ICANN Strategic Plan 2003-4 to 2006-7.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.centr.org/docs/2005/02/comment-icannplan.pdf">
> http://www.centr.org/docs/2005/02/comment-icannplan.pdf</A>
> 
> <P><B>Cybersquatting cases increase again (reg
> req'd)</B><BR>
> The World Intellectual Property Organization is
> becoming an increasingly popular forum to settle
> domain name infringement disputes, with cybersquatting
> cases continuing to rise
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=15124&CH
> =5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News&LS=EMS38132">
> http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=15124&CH
> =5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News&LS=EMS38132</A>
> 
> <P><B>us: Domain Name Conference Launches in Seattle -
> May 2005</B><BR>
> The world's brightest domain name owners will gain
> valuable insight at the Domain Roundtable Conference.
> We will bring together the Domain Name community of:
> Domain Entrepreneurs, Technical Administrators, Domain 
> Registrars and Resellers, Affiliate Program Managers, 
> Industry Insiders, Search Engine Operators, Intellectual 
> Property Community, Domain Brand Portfolio Managers, Press 
> and Media. <BR><A HREF=" http://domainroundtable.com"> 
> http://domainroundtable.com</A>
> 
> <P><B>"Domain pulse" 2005 Deals with Internet
> Governance, ENUM and Spam (news release)</B><BR>
> Following the invitation from the Austrian registry,
> nic.at, experts from several countries and various
> disciplines attended the "Domain pulse" conference
> held on 3 and 4 February 2005 in Vienna to discuss
> various themes and trends concerning the Internet.
> Once again this year, the event was co-hosted by two
> other domain administrations, DENIC (Germany) and
> SWITCH (Switzerland/Liechtenstein), who were pleased
> with the turn-out of more than 150 specialists,
> including, once again, numerous Internet providers.
> <BR><A HREF=" http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_68.html">
> http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_68.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Search-Optimized Domain Portfolio Sells for $164 
> Million</B><BR> Internet marketing firm Marchex Inc. has 
> finalized a deal to pay a whopping $164.2 million for Name 
> Development Ltd., which displays keyword advertising across a 
> portfolio of more than 100,000 domains. The deal, along with 
> the recent sale of a misspelled domain name for $112,000, 
> offers evidence that mistyped URLs and other "accidental 
> traffic" have become big business. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/02/22/searchoptimized_d
> omain_portfolio_sells_for_164_million.html">
> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/02/22/searchoptimized_d
> omain_portfolio_sells_for_164_million.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Mozilla Warns of Firefox Security Holes</B><BR> 
> Foundation releases an updated browser that includes fixes to 
> many flaws. ... One of the changes made in Firefox 1.0.1 is 
> in the way the browser handles international domain names 
> (IDNs). <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119833,00.asp">
> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119833,00.asp</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/mozilla_nixes_idns">
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/mozilla_nixes_idns</A>
> 
> <P><B>Domain Name Hijackings and Domain Theft the
> Topic at Traffic West in Las Vegas in May (news 
> release)</B><BR> Domain Hijackings are occurring at record 
> levels and registrars are doing little to prevent this 
> illegal activity, TRAFFIC WEST will be held in Las Vegas from 
> May 24th to the 27th at the Venetian and will focus solely on 
> the widening problem. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prwebxml211917.php">
> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prwebxml211917.php</A>
> 
> <P><B>ISO Fails to Obtain Transfer of ISO 9000
> Domains</B><BR>
> A three-member World Intellectual Property
> Organization (WIPO) panel, has refused to transfer
> four domain names that include the phrase 'ISO9000' to
> ISO, in the International Organization for
> Standardization v AQI case.
> <BR><A HREF=" http://news.webhosting.info/t-4549">
> http://news.webhosting.info/t-4549</A>
> 
> <P><B>.CN domain name registration fees drop</B><BR>
> .CN ccTLD logoAfter last week's Chinese Domain Name
> Registrar Conference held in Kunming by the China
> Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), many
> domain sellers have dropped their prices for .CN
> domains by as much as 40%.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid
> =4941&mhnews_page=1">
> http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid
> =4941&mhnews_page=1</A>
> 
> <P><B>*****************<BR>
> WSIS & GOVERNANCE<BR>
> *****************<BR>
> Second Meeting of WGIG - 14-18 February 2005 </B><BR>
> The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) held
> its second meeting at the United Nations in Geneva
> from 14 to 18 February 2005. The Meeting included a
> round of consultations open to all stakeholders on
> 15-16 February.  The Chairman of the WGIG, Mr Nitin
> Desai, transmitted a Preliminary Report to the
> President of the WSIS Preparatory Committee,
> Ambassador Janis Karklins, and ITU Secretary-General
> Yoshio Utsumi in his capacity as WSIS
> Secretary-General. The report will be discussed by the 
> Preparatory Committee on 24 February 2005. See below for the 
> report: <BR><A HREF=" http://wgig.org/docs/PrelimReportPrepCom.pdf">
> http://wgig.org/docs/PrelimReportPrepCom.pdf</A>
> 
> <P><B>UNDP-APDIP announcing major regional survey on
> Internet governance</B><BR>
> Priorities: All stakeholder groups are encouraged to 
> participate, the online questionnaire is available in twelve 
> languages: take a few minutes to register your views and 
> support the survey outreach. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://internetnz.net.nz/news/070205undp.htm">
> http://internetnz.net.nz/news/070205undp.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>Call for Comments on the WGIG Draft Working 
> Papers</B><BR> The WSIS requested the United Nations 
> Secretary-General to establish a WGIG. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://ripe.net/news/wgig-drafts-200502.html">
> http://ripe.net/news/wgig-drafts-200502.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>RIPE Special Edition on the World Summit on the 
> Information Society and “Internet Governance”</B><BR> This 
> special edition of the Member Update is devoted to the 
> ongoing “Internet governance” debate. It has been several 
> years since the discussion of different models of “Internet 
> governance” began and this discussion has gained momentum 
> during the course of the World Summit on the Information 
> Society (WSIS). It is difficult for the Internet community to 
> be directly involved in this, as the main participants in the 
> WSIS are governments and governmental organisations like the 
> ITU. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://ripe.net/membership/newsletter/2005/special-edition-200
> 502.pdf">
> http://ripe.net/membership/newsletter/2005/special-edition-200
> 502.pdf</A>
> 
> <P><B>Comments to WGIG on Draft Working Papers
> Identifying Issues for Internet Governance</B><BR>
> Draft WGIG Issue Paper on the Administration of
> Internet Names and IP Addresses
> <BR><A HREF=" http://nro.net/documents/nro19.html">
> http://nro.net/documents/nro19.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>WGIG submits preliminary report on internet 
> governance</B><BR> The Preliminary Report of the Working 
> Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) serves as the 
> consultation document for the open Internet governance 
> consultation at the Preparatory Committee meeting on 24 
> February 2005 in Geneva. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/103828/1/76">
> http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/103828/1/76</A>
> 
> <P><B>Internet Governance: Analogue Solutions to
> Digital Problems</B><BR>
> This is an overview of the booklet, "Internet
> Governance: Issues, Actors and Divides," recently
> published by DiploFoundation and the Global Knowledge 
> Partnership. "Internet Governance is not a simple subject. 
> Although it deals with a major symbol of the DIGITAL world, 
> it cannot be handled with a digital - binary logic of 
> true/false and good/bad. Instead, the subject's many 
> subtleties and shades of meaning and perception require an 
> ANALOGUE approach, covering a continuum of options and 
> compromises." Update: This article was reposted with 
> additional information and a new title. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.circleid.com/article/950_0_1_0_C">
> http://www.circleid.com/article/950_0_1_0_C</A>
> 
> <P><B>Group agrees on voluntary digital solidarity
> fund</B><BR>
> Negotiators at a meeting in Geneva last week appear to
> have defused one of the contentious issues looming
> over the second phase of the WSIS later this year.
> They agreed to make contributions to a "digital
> solidarity fund" voluntary and not mandatory as
> demanded by a number of developing countries at the
> first phase of the summit in 2003.
> <BR><A HREF=" http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;462951542">
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;462951542</A>
> 
> <P><B>Net tug-of-war to end?</B><BR>
> A UN-sponsored panel aims to settle a long-running tug
> of war for control of the Internet by July and propose 
> solutions to problems such as cyber crime and e-mail spam. 
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,83727-1,00.html
> http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,83727-1,00.html</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011503">
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011503</A>
> 
> <P><B>UN edges closer to "internet governance"</B><BR>
> The United Nations came fractionally closer to
> defining "internet governance" this week, publishing
> documents it says highlight the strengths and
> weaknesses of the current meshwork of internet
> management groups.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=342AF548-3042-4
> EC4-BD15-58FAF1398E41">
> http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=342AF548-3042-4
> EC4-BD15-58FAF1398E41</A>
> 
> <P><B>WSIS - Paving the Way to Democratic 
> Communication?</B><BR> Will history recognise the WSIS 
> process as the first step in creating an entirely new model 
> of international negotiation? One of many who believe so is 
> Professor Wolfgang Kleinwächter of Aarhus University in 
> Denmark. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250069.html">
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250069.html</A>
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,98718,00.html">
> http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,98718,00.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Israeli Prime Minister Invited to Tunis Summit
> On World Information Society</B><BR>
> Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been invited
> to attend the WSIS, said today Tunisian official news
> agency Tunis Afrique Presse.
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250755.html">
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250755.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Criticism of Government Not Allowed At UN
> Meeting</B><BR>
> The Secretariat of the WSIS will not allow civil
> society to distribute a report at the PrepCom 2
> meeting currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240550.html">
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240550.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Gender Issues Sidelined At WSIS</B><BR>
> Gender activists at the preparatory conference for the
> Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information
> society (WSIS) are bitterly disappointed because their 
> recommendations being ignored. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240547.html">
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240547.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>ITU Raises N295,448,660b for WSIS-05</B><BR> 
> INTERNATIONAL Telecommunication Union (ITU) has confirmed the 
> raising of over CHF 2.7 million, about N295.448,660 billion 
> for the second phase of the WSIS. <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240429.html">
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240429.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Freedom of Expression Under Siege in
> Tunisia</B><BR>
> If the Tunisian government is to host, peacefully and 
> successfully, the second and final phase of the World Summit 
> on the Information Society (WSIS) in November 2005, it will 
> have to beef up efforts to improve its poor human rights 
> record. <BR><A HREF=" http://allafrica.com/stories/200502230438.html">
> http://allafrica.com/stories/200502230438.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Tunis ‘Summit of Solutions’ Takes Shape at
> Second Preparatory Meeting (WSIS News Release)</B><BR>
> The second Preparatory Meeting (PrepCom 2) of the
> Tunis phase of the WSIS finished its work with
> agreement on what substantive issues need to be
> negotiated for the output of the Tunis phase of WSIS.
> PrepCom-2 also agreed on the financial mechanisms — a
> critical component of the Tunis output to support ICT 
> development and the WSIS goals outlined in the Plan of Action 
> adopted by 175 countries at Geneva Phase of the Summit. 
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/25feb.html">
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/25fe
> b.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Over CHF 1.3 million in new WSIS contributions
> confirmed (WSIS News Release)</B><BR>
> ITU Secretary-General, Yoshio Utsumi confirmed that
> the WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign has brought in more
> than CHF 1.3 million in new financial contributions to
> fund core preparatory activities of the Tunis phase.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/17feb.html">
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/17fe
> b.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>Working Group on Internet Governance to discuss
> policy issues and priorities, Internet security,
> access for all (UN Press Release)</B><BR>
> The WGIG will meet at the United Nations Office at
> Geneva from 14 to 16 February to discuss issues such
> as domain names administration and Internet Protocol
> (IP) addresses, administration of the Internet Root
> Server system, telecommunications infrastructure,
> broadband access, and competition policy,
> liberalization, privatization and regulations.
> <BR><A HREF=" http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/pi1633.doc.htm">
> http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/pi1633.doc.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>Second Preparatory Committee Meeting for WSIS
> Tunis Phase (WSIS Information Note)</B><BR>
> The second Preparatory Committee Meeting (PrepCom-2)
> of the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the
> Information Society (WSIS) will be held in Geneva,
> Switzerland, 17-25 February 2005. The meeting will
> focus on preparations for the Summit that will take
> place in Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November 2005. It will
> also evaluate progress made on the WSIS Plan of
> Action, which was agreed to by 175 countries in Geneva
> in December 2003.
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/04feb.html">
> http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/04fe
> b.html</A>
> 
> <P><B>PrepCom2 ends with long “to do” list</B><BR>
> The WSIS PrepCom ended this evening after some
> wrestling over the work between now and PrepCom3 in
> September. Civil Society groups at their last meeting
> discussed the state of the whole process and agreed
> that the vision has been lost somewhere, but that the
> road to actually changing reality is also very long.
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm">
> http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>PrepCom debate on Internet Governance</B><BR>
> Today the focus of PrepCom debates moved from finance
> to internet governance. Markus Kummer presented the
> preliminary report of the Working Group on Internet
> Governance (WGIG), and many government delegates took
> the opportunity to comment on the report, uncovering
> some of the deep lines of conflict from the first WSIS
> phase. The final report will be presented in mid-July
> and will be thoroughly discussed at PrepCom3 in
> September.
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm">
> http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>For more stories throughout February from the
> World Summit 2005 site, see:</B><BR>
> <BR><A HREF="
> http://worldsummit2005.de/en/nav/14.htm">
> http://worldsummit2005.de/en/nav/14.htm</A>
> 
> <P><B>India pushes for changes in Net
> governance</B><BR>
> India will push for dilution of control of
> US-supported ICANN over global Internet governance. It
> will also suggest setting up an inter-government
> organisation to co-ordinate issues related to Internet
> and IP-based services at the UN-sponsored Working
> Group on Internet Governance meeting to be held in
> Geneva between February 14 and 16. (see page 6)
> <BR><A HREF=" 
> http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.4_issue9.pdf">
> http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.4_issue9.pdf</A>
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