Evolution of Internet governance

APNIC and NRO contributions to WGIG

The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) was established by the Secretary-General of the United Nations during the first phase of the WSIS. The WGIG included seven representatives from the Asia Pacific Internet community. During this time, APNIC and the NRO made statements about Internet addressing, to explain these concepts and processes to other stakeholder groups. Here is a timeline of contributions made by APNIC and the NRO:

• Letter from Paul Wilson to WGIG Open Consultation (Nov 2004)
• NRO comments on WGIG working paper, Administration of Internet names and IP addresses (PDF) (Feb 2005)
• NRO comments on WGIG paper, Issues relating to the logical infrastructure of the Internet: IP Numbers [Cluster 1b] (PDF) (April 2005)
• • APNIC: The geography of Internet addressing (PDF)
  • APNIC: Competitive addressing (PDF)
• NRO contribution on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as a technical coordination forum (June 2005)
• APNIC reformatted transcripts from June 2005, where discussion about IP addressing took place:
• • Morning transcript (PDF)
  • Afternoon transcript (PDF)

These efforts resulted in the acceptance by all stakeholders that enhanced cooperation, or a process of all stakeholders working together to achieve Internet goals, was the most effective way to address Internet related issues on the global stage.

General Internet governance reference

Here are documents, statements, and other contributions from over the years made by APNIC and the NRO, and other individuals.

• International Internet Governance: A Field Guide to 2011 (2011) Gregory Francis
• Future Internet Scenarios (2011) ISOC
• Internet Ecosystem (no date) ISOC
• Histories of the Internet (no date) ISOC
• Internet Governance: What are we Talking About (February 2004)  Raul Echeberria, LACNIC CEO
• Internet Governance: A Discussion Document (24 May 2004) UNDP, prepared for the UN ICT Task Force

Books of IGF proceedings

• Internet Governance Forum (IGF): The First Two Years (2008)
• Internet for All (2009)
• Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for All (2010)

Alternative resource distribution models

• IP address allocation vs Internet production I: Understanding the relationship, and the differences (28 April 2005) Tom Vest, Packet Clearing House
• Competitive addressing  (April 2005) Paul Wilson, Geoff Huston, APNIC

Myths about IP address shortages and unequal distribution

• Myth of address shortage. APNIC

  In 2003, the BBC posted a news report claiming IPv4 address space was running out. APNIC posted links to responses to this initial news report.

• Internet addressing in China (2004)
  • Chinese (simplified) version

Statements made by participants and observers of the Internet governance process

• NRO comments on the WGIG panel at ICANN WSIS workshop in Cape Town) (6 December 2004
• CTO survey sees difficulties for consensus on Internet governance (19 November 2004) Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation.
• APNIC attends UN ICT Task Force meeting on WSIS (April 2004) Paul Wilson
• ISOC bulletin: Developing the potential of the Internet through coordination, not governance (9 December 2003)
• ISOC bulletin: Internet Governance: Strength and stability through open consensus (11 October 2003)
• ISOC bulletin: The Genius of the Internet: Open processes drive growth and connectivity (11 October 2003)
• The Internet model: Strength and stability through co-ordination and consensus. RIRs, ISOC, the IETF, CENTR, and ICANN

Background on the history of Internet coordination and governance

• ICANN, the ITU and WSIS and Internet governance: Part 1 (October 2004) | Part 2 (November 2004) Geoff Huston