Hi everyone,
It may be of interest.
Regards,
Sylvia
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On 22/6/20, 4:59 pm, "apnic-talk-bounces(a)lists.apnic.net on behalf of Katsuyasu Toyama" <apnic-talk-bounces(a)lists.apnic.net on behalf of toyama(a)mfeed.ad.jp> wrote:
Dear APNIC-talk subscribers,
ISOC and APIX is now planning collaboratively to collect information and publish about COVID-19 impacts in APAC region on the Internet traffic of each country/economy, IXP operations, and so on.
As part of the activity, we are going to have an online panel discussion with four IXPs in Asia; HKIX, JPNAP, MyIX, and NP-IX
From IXP perspectives, we will discuss each country/economy situation, internet traffic change, IXPs operations and reactions, and so on.
Date and Time:
6:00am-7:30am on Thu 25 June 2020 (UTC)
Online tool:
Zoom webinar (registration needed)
Panelists:
Kenneth Chan (HKIX)
Raja Mohan Marappan (MyIX)
Rupesh Shrestha (NP-IX)
Katsuyasu Toyama (JPNAP/APIX)
Moderator:
Aftab Siddiqui (ISOC)
Sorry for short notice, but we would be very happy if you could mark you calendar and join it on the day.
Please register here, in order to receive detailed information:
https://isoc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cT1IcxAsS4G4DUSm9kZ0NA
The main topics are to share IXP experiences under COVID-19, to overview the IXPs and Internet in Asia, and to summarize our best practices if possible.
https://www.internetsociety.org/events/how-ixps-are-supporting-during-the-i…
Your participation is highly appreciated, as it would be great if you could share your experiences as well.
Best regards,
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Thanks. I wasn’t thinking of the term “essential facilities” but it is indeed helpful.
Before I respond I should explain why I’m taking this particular approach. Incremental approaches like reducing the cost of web access to make it more available is indeed useful but ultimately we need to get back addressing the fundamental concept that is behind our efforts – the strict separation of the facilities (or infrastructure) from the particular applications – and that includes “access”. The first step is to have an understanding of the concept even if, in practice, we are working within the existing givens. If we fund the facilities apart from any particular applications we are liberated to move ahead.
Alas, all words have semantic loading. When I lookup the term Regulated Facility (as in https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/regulated-facility) It seems far enough afield that we might be able to make a distinction. But I’ll try to be aware of the possible misinterpretation
The challenge is getting an understanding that there are indeed facilities apart from services such as the Web. More of a challenge is explaining that traditional telecommunications and “Internet Access” are ways we use the facilities. The very name ITU assumes that those Telecommunications services are fundamental. This is why the US FCC has tied itself into knots of “titles” in an attempt to distinguish between basic services and enhanced services (Télématique) in order to address the problem of ATT owning Unix in 1980 (or 5G today).
I trying to write about this now so would appreciate suggestions.
How do I distinguish between the kind of common carriage regulation one needs for railroads (and telecom) vs the kind of regulation we have for sidewalks? We don’t regulate sidewalks in the same sense so common carriage doesn’t apply. Instead we have rules about behavior like not running people down with your bicycle (except, as I’ve found, in bicycle lanes where some riders see punishing errant pedestrians as their mission).
One thing that makes this complicated is that while a wire may indeed be passive there are smarts in the switches and routers. The key is to recognize that these smarts are apart from the particular application. We can model them as street signs giving directions because they are indifferent to the provenance (intent) of the packets as opposed to a telecom router which knows the value of the packets. But that’s a difficult concept for most people, including many steeped in the details of the technology, to understand because the gear looks the same but the difference is the way it is used.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> On Behalf Of nathalia
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2020 09:57
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
Question: at the same time, the term "facilities" relate to theories/doctrine that might be useful when challenging monopolist practices e.g. "essential facilities doctrine" ?
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Data: 01/06/2020 10:26 (GMT-03:00)
Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Assunto: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
Just some food for thought.
If you use the word facilities – you tie back to old regulatory methods that regulated “facilities”.
This might be far worse in some regulatory regimes and subject a CN or small ISP to more onerous regulatory conditions.
Network is a bit more flexible for some regimes/countries.
From: <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> > on behalf of "dc3(a)bob.ma <mailto:dc3@bob.ma> " <dc3(a)bob.ma <mailto:dc3@bob.ma> >
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2:36 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
The problem is that you can’t define the word “network” outside of implicit contexts. At this point I think the word facilities minimizes the semantic loading and allows us to talk about networking as a way we use the facilities. The powerful idea is looking at what we do with the facilities, including computer networking and social networking, which we can own locally without being told how to use it and without having to tithe a provider.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> > On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 14:16
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
Yes, Bob's point is valid as a general caution on the need to be careful about the words we use, but "Network" is not really a word that we can easily replace. If the danger lies in equating Networks with "Telecom Networks" then, why not say "Community Internet Networks" instead? Or, "Community Internet Infrastructure" ?
On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 8:53 PM Michael J. Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com <mailto:mike.oghia@gmail.com> > wrote:
+1 Bob, well said
-Michael
On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 5:15 PM <dc3(a)bob.ma <mailto:dc3@bob.ma> > wrote:
If we are move forward we need to be very careful about the words we use and, in particular, avoid the word “network” because it has implicit semantic loading that includes the business model of telecom.
Instead we must talk about “community owned facilities” since we do our own networking using our own apps and devices.
Notice DC3 doesn’t use the word “networks” which is a setup in the right direction. But maybe if we want further with “community owned facilities” we could make it clear that we need enabling technology not just “provided” services.
This more about economics than technology that is what is most worrisome to the ITU. As long as we accept that connectivity is “provided” to “subscribers” will be negotiating with the ITU rather empowering communities.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com
From: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net> > On Behalf Of sivasubramanian muthusamy
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 05:43
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
What we call Community Networks is not what Telecom companies would like to see become successful. If the term "Community Networks" is hijacked, any diluted definition + commercially beneficial architecture supercedes the Community Network vision and a sub-telecom architecture might get identified and promoted as a "Community Network.."
On Fri, May 29, 2020, 13:37 Carlos <carlos(a)apc.org <mailto:carlos@apc.org> > wrote:
Hi AmalI,
The G20 mentioned CNs indeed in its "COVID-19 Response Statement from the G20 Virtual Ministerial Meeting" as one of the means to expand connectivity “Furthermore, digital capacities should be expanded, in particular by increasing broadband connectivity using fixed, mobile, and satellite technologies and by exploring non-traditional means of connectivity, such as community networks.”
https://g20.org/en/media/Documents/G20%20DETF%20COVID-19%20Ministerial%20St…
Policy makers are going sufficiently slow about CNs in most countries. If at all, I see the interest of the ITU contributing to speed up things. It's obviously voluntary for everyone to participate in this process, but the process is taking place regardless, and either we contribute or the likes of the GSMA, Viasat and Telefonica will contribute with their own definitions of community networks which are very far from the ones that have been considered here. In that case, is not only that the ITU may influence policy makers, is that is will influence them with the wrong evidence.
Here an example of the interpretation of what community involvement means for GSMA and one of its members
https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GSMA-C…https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-to-pay-community-members-to-protect-its-b…
best,
carlos
On 28/5/20 21:07, Raoul Plommer wrote:
We need to work with ITU, if we want changes like free spectrum to break through internationally. However, I totally agree that we need to be very careful what power we give them in advising them.
-Raoul
On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 16:46, sivasubramanian muthusamy <6.internet(a)gmail.com <mailto:6.internet@gmail.com> > wrote:
It is good to keep the ITU informed, but this can't lead to a situation where ITU gains total legitimacy over all policy related to community networks, which might place the ITU in a position to influence all decisions, some of which might cause the policy makers to go slow on Community Networks... (Sorry, I find it difficult to trust the influences weighing in on ITU)
On Thu, May 28, 2020, 19:10 gphlilanthi <gphlilanthi(a)gmail.com <mailto:gphlilanthi@gmail.com> > wrote:
I hear G20 are supporting CN. Does anyone know of any specifics regarding this policy please?
Regards AmalI De Silva-Mitchell
Sent from my Galaxy Tab A (2016)
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From: Carlos <carlos(a)apc.org <mailto:carlos@apc.org> >
Date: 27/05/2020 22:20 (GMT-08:00)
To: dc3 <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net <mailto:dc3@listas.altermundi.net> >
Subject: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
Hi everyone,
After all the noise some of us have made at national, regional and
international Internet Governance spaces, it looks like the ITU Council
wants to hear directly “How can small/community/non-profit operators
help in promoting the increase of Internet connectivity?”
This poses an unique opportunity to showcase directly to the ITU Council
all the amazing work that most of you are doing, specially at times
where CNs are gaining more and more visibility to curve the digital
divide and rural marginalization that is now more and more apparent due
to the pandemic. And I say directly because this request is made through
one of the very few consultations the ITU open to all stakeholders: the
Open Public Consultation of the Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet). I provide a bit of
background about it below for those who are interested.
The consultation is structured as a set of questions, one of them the
one included above, available in the following link:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
where you can also find important information and instructions on the
submission process.
I think it is strategically important that the ITU receives as many
contributions from each of us as possible highlighting the many
different ways community operators help in promoting the increase of
Internet connectivity. This will surely contribute in creating a more
policy and regulatory environment for community networks in each of your
countries.
I’ve copied some of the basic instructions to participate below.
Participating can be as easy as forwarding existing text you may have
written (the GISWatch country report for those of you who wrote it:
https://www.giswatch.org/community-networks) to the email address below.
Note that your online submission can be drafted in a UN language other
than English (these are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish),
but you are encouraged (not obliged) to provide a translation in English
for the benefit of all readers.
At APC we are available to provide support to any of you wanting to make
a submission but struggling with the process. Please do not hesitate to
reach out to me directly.
Best,
carlos
== Basic instructions ==
You can include your responses to the questions into the online form in
the following link :
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/form-oct2019.aspx OR
send it to InternetPublicViews(a)itu.int <mailto:InternetPublicViews@itu.int> including your Full Name, Title,
Country and Organization you are representing.
Your response will then be published on the ITU Website:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
Please include each submission also includes a short summary/abstract
(1-3 paragraphs). This will form part of the final summary document to
be published after the end of the physical open consultation meeting.
== Background ==
ITU Council Working Groups
There are different Working Groups set up to provide input to the ITU
Council in different matters. In the last last Council Group (February,
2020) meeting four appeared to be active [1]:
- Council Working Group on International Internet-related Public Policy
Issues (CWG-Internet)
- Council working group on Child Online Protection (WG-CP)
- Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)
- Council Working Group on Financial and Human Resources (CWG-FHR)
The participation in those working groups varies and some are for
Members States (MS) only, others allow for the participation of Sector
Members (too).
CWG-Internet is limited to Member States, but they hold an open
consultation to all stakeholders. This poses one of the few
opportunities for Civil Society Organizations that are not Sector
Members of the ITU to present their views to the ITU Council. In most
other ITU’s consultations, organizations such as the Association for
Progressive Communications and the Internet Society, both with Sector
Member status do their best to bring the voice of the Civil Society in
general, and of community networks in particular to these spaces.
In particular, CWG-Internet is tasked to identify, study and develop
matters related to international Internet-related public policy issues
and to disseminate its outputs throughout ITU's membership, as well as
to report annually to the Council on activities undertaken on these
subjects [2] [3].
The 13th Session of the ITU Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet) decided on 20
September 2019 to hold an open consultation (online and physical) on
“International internet-related public policy issues on harnessing new
and emerging telecommunications/ICTs for sustainable development” where
some of our contributions provided already content in relation to
community connectivity [4].
In the 13th Session it was also decided that the next round of Open
Consultations (February 2020 – August 2020), on the topic of “Expanding
Internet Connectivity” with the questions below: [5]
Expanding Internet Connectivity
- What are the challenges and opportunities for expanding Internet
connectivity, particularly to remote and under-served areas? What are
the roles of governments and non-government actors in overcoming these
challenges?
- Are there particular challenges facing land-locked countries in
securing affordable Internet access? What can be done to overcome these
challenges?
- How can small/community/non-profit operators help in promoting the
increase of Internet connectivity?
[1] https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups.aspx
[2] https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx
[3] https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en
[4]
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-oct2019.aspx
[5]
https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/19/rclintpol13/c/S19-RCLINTPOL13-C-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
https://www.apc.org/en/project/connecting-unconnected-supporting-community-…
Cel: +27 (0) 76 986 3633
Skype: carlos.reymoreno Twitter: Creym
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I posted a contribution as requested Regards Amali De Silva-Mitchell Former President Vancouver Community Network nonprofit ISP ++ I said access is now moving to be a human right ....
Sent from my Galaxy Tab A (2016)-------- Original message --------From: Carlos <carlos(a)apc.org> Date: 29/05/2020 01:07 (GMT-08:00) To: dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net Subject: Re: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
Hi AmalI,
The G20 mentioned CNs indeed in its "COVID-19 Response Statement
from the G20 Virtual Ministerial Meeting" as one of the means to
expand connectivity “Furthermore, digital capacities should be
expanded, in particular by increasing broadband connectivity using
fixed, mobile, and satellite technologies and by exploring
non-traditional means of connectivity, such as community
networks.”
https://g20.org/en/media/Documents/G20%20DETF%20COVID-19%20Ministerial%20St…
Policy makers are going sufficiently slow about CNs in most
countries. If at all, I see the interest of the ITU contributing
to speed up things. It's obviously voluntary for everyone to
participate in this process, but the process is taking place
regardless, and either we contribute or the likes of the GSMA,
Viasat and Telefonica will contribute with their own definitions
of community networks which are very far from the ones that have
been considered here. In that case, is not only that the ITU may
influence policy makers, is that is will influence them with the
wrong evidence.
Here an example of the interpretation of what community
involvement means for GSMA and one of its members
https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GSMA-C…https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-to-pay-community-members-to-protect-its-b…
best,
carlos
On 28/5/20 21:07, Raoul Plommer wrote:
We need to work with ITU, if we want changes like
free spectrum to break through internationally. However, I
totally agree that we need to be very careful what power we give
them in advising them.
-Raoul
On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 16:46,
sivasubramanian muthusamy <6.internet(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
It is good to keep the ITU informed, but this
can't lead to a situation where ITU gains total legitimacy
over all policy related to community networks, which might
place the ITU in a position to influence all decisions, some
of which might cause the policy makers to go slow on
Community Networks... (Sorry, I find it difficult to trust
the influences weighing in on ITU)
On Thu, May 28, 2020,
19:10 gphlilanthi <gphlilanthi(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I hear G20 are supporting CN. Does anyone know of
any specifics regarding this policy please?
Regards AmalI De Silva-Mitchell
Sent from my Galaxy Tab A (2016)
-------- Original message --------
From: Carlos <carlos(a)apc.org>
Date: 27/05/2020 22:20 (GMT-08:00)
To: dc3 <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: [DC3] ITU Council seeking input on how
Community Networks increase Internet connectivity
Hi everyone,
After all the noise some of us have made at national,
regional and
international Internet Governance spaces, it looks like
the ITU Council
wants to hear directly “How can
small/community/non-profit operators
help in promoting the increase of Internet
connectivity?”
This poses an unique opportunity to showcase directly to
the ITU Council
all the amazing work that most of you are doing,
specially at times
where CNs are gaining more and more visibility to curve
the digital
divide and rural marginalization that is now more and
more apparent due
to the pandemic. And I say directly because this request
is made through
one of the very few consultations the ITU open to all
stakeholders: the
Open Public Consultation of the Council Working Group on
International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet). I
provide a bit of
background about it below for those who are interested.
The consultation is structured as a set of questions,
one of them the
one included above, available in the following link:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
where you can also find important information and
instructions on the
submission process.
I think it is strategically important that the ITU
receives as many
contributions from each of us as possible highlighting
the many
different ways community operators help in promoting the
increase of
Internet connectivity. This will surely contribute in
creating a more
policy and regulatory environment for community networks
in each of your
countries.
I’ve copied some of the basic instructions to
participate below.
Participating can be as easy as forwarding existing text
you may have
written (the GISWatch country report for those of you
who wrote it:
https://www.giswatch.org/community-networks)
to the email address below.
Note that your online submission can be drafted in a UN
language other
than English (these are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian
and Spanish),
but you are encouraged (not obliged) to provide a
translation in English
for the benefit of all readers.
At APC we are available to provide support to any of you
wanting to make
a submission but struggling with the process. Please do
not hesitate to
reach out to me directly.
Best,
carlos
== Basic instructions ==
You can include your responses to the questions into the
online form in
the following link :
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/form-oct2019.aspx
OR
send it to InternetPublicViews(a)itu.int
including your Full Name, Title,
Country and Organization you are representing.
Your response will then be published on the ITU Website:
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-sep2020.aspx
Please include each submission also includes a short
summary/abstract
(1-3 paragraphs). This will form part of the final
summary document to
be published after the end of the physical open
consultation meeting.
== Background ==
ITU Council Working Groups
There are different Working Groups set up to provide
input to the ITU
Council in different matters. In the last last Council
Group (February,
2020) meeting four appeared to be active [1]:
- Council Working Group on International
Internet-related Public Policy
Issues (CWG-Internet)
- Council working group on Child Online Protection
(WG-CP)
- Council Working Group on WSIS (WG-WSIS)
- Council Working Group on Financial and Human Resources
(CWG-FHR)
The participation in those working groups varies and
some are for
Members States (MS) only, others allow for the
participation of Sector
Members (too).
CWG-Internet is limited to Member States, but they hold
an open
consultation to all stakeholders. This poses one of the
few
opportunities for Civil Society Organizations that are
not Sector
Members of the ITU to present their views to the ITU
Council. In most
other ITU’s consultations, organizations such as the
Association for
Progressive Communications and the Internet Society,
both with Sector
Member status do their best to bring the voice of the
Civil Society in
general, and of community networks in particular to
these spaces.
In particular, CWG-Internet is tasked to identify, study
and develop
matters related to international Internet-related public
policy issues
and to disseminate its outputs throughout ITU's
membership, as well as
to report annually to the Council on activities
undertaken on these
subjects [2] [3].
The 13th Session of the ITU Council Working Group on
International
Internet-related Public Policy Issues (CWG-Internet)
decided on 20
September 2019 to hold an open consultation (online and
physical) on
“International internet-related public policy issues on
harnessing new
and emerging telecommunications/ICTs for sustainable
development” where
some of our contributions provided already content in
relation to
community connectivity [4].
In the 13th Session it was also decided that the next
round of Open
Consultations (February 2020 – August 2020), on the
topic of “Expanding
Internet Connectivity” with the questions below: [5]
Expanding Internet Connectivity
- What are the challenges and opportunities for
expanding Internet
connectivity, particularly to remote and under-served
areas? What are
the roles of governments and non-government actors in
overcoming these
challenges?
- Are there particular challenges facing land-locked
countries in
securing affordable Internet access? What can be done to
overcome these
challenges?
- How can small/community/non-profit operators help in
promoting the
increase of Internet connectivity?
[1] https://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/groups.aspx
[2] https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/default.aspx
[3] https://www.itu.int/md/S19-CL-C-0136/en
[4]
https://www.itu.int/en/council/cwg-internet/Pages/consultation-oct2019.aspx
[5]
https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/19/rclintpol13/c/S19-RCLINTPOL13-C-001…
--
Carlos Rey-Moreno, PhD
Local Access Policy and Regulation Coordinator
Association for Progressive Communications
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Hi all,
As the DC3 website was unavailable since several months, I asked a colleague at FGV to help put together a new DC3 website, including very basic info about the coalition and our IGF outcomes.
Here is the result https://comconnectivity.org/
I hope you enjoy it
All the best
Luca
A certain participant of an Internet Society India Chennai Chapter special
mailing list seeking pointers:
to learn more about 5G's potential implications for democracy and human
rights. (Very broad... I know). I wonder if anyone on this list has any
resources to share on architecture or deployment, for instance:
- a good high level overview of technical/architectural elements,
- further information about potential resource conflicts in relation to
4g/6g/fiber, etc.,
- risks around proprietary software, etc.
Links, key words, directions towards initiatives or organizations to look
at — anything would be a huge help!
Bringing that question to this list to seek help in answering that question.
Thank you
Sivasubramanian M <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasubramanianmuthusamy/>
Dear all
I hope you and your families are doing well in these troubled times
This email is to let you know we are launching today the online symposium on The Value of Internet Openness at Times of Covid19 (short title: Internet Openness & Covid19)
Here is the introductory essay: https://www.medianama.com/2020/05/223-covid19-makes-internet-access-and-ope…
Tomorrow we will have the pleasure of having Vint Cerf opening essay and then we will have two weeks of truly fantastic contributions.
I am building a twitter thread to include all the links to the essays over the next two weeks. In case you are interested, see the start here https://twitter.com/1lucabelli/status/1260545898850988032
Updated versions of all the essays will be included in a booklet on "The Value of Internet Openness at Times of Crises" to be released at the IGF as a joint outcome of the DCs on Net Neutrality and on Community Connectivity, in partnership with DEF India and CyberBRICS.
All the best
Luca
I’ve been trying to understand why it has been so difficult for me to explain “best efforts” connectivity. I assumed that we had already transcended the network-of-networks framing but I was wrong. One telling conversation (that I think I’ve cited in the past) was in Rio at an event Luca hosted. One of the remote attendees talked about sharing a single phone line. Nicalas and I tried to explain the idea of using Internet-like protocols to share the wire even if it’s not connected to the rest of the world. I have lots of other examples but it’s a difficult concept.
Given this my next two columns try to explain this better.
https://rmf.vc/IEEEBeyondInternet tries to explain that the origins of the Internet are in psychology and not in network engineering. (Officially it’s the September column – the IEEE goes at the speed of hardware not software innovation)
In https://rmf.vc/UnderstandingInternetVsTelecom (https://rmf.vc/UIT) I dive deeper into the basic concepts. That’s still an early draft so I’d appreciate input and questions. I plan to follow up with another essay on the power of a Public Packet Infrastructure which is a concept DC3 can build on rather than extending the telecom model.
Bob Frankston
<https://Frankston.com> https://Frankston.com