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		<title> Sovereignty Strikes the Internet: When Two Don't Become One (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 28, the UK government was set to announce whether it would allow Huawei, the Chinese information and communication technologies provider, to develop its 5G infrastructure. Given Brexit and its need to form new alliances, the decision was marked as a significant moment for the UK's trade future. Leading up to the day of the decision, the UK was subjected to a significant amount of pressure from the United States government to reject any deal with Huawei. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20200205_sovereignty_strikes_the_internet_when_two_dont_become_one">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The "Kiwi" Way of Interneting (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, we are all exposed to the narrative of how the Internet is no longer a safe place. It is full of bots, misinformation, abuse and violence; it is a space that has been overtaken by terrorists and extremists. The Internet is weaponized to influence elections, undermine democracies, and instill fear in its users. That's the story we are told. No one can deny the swift change that is taking place in global politics. The "brave new world" that has emerged is, currently, based on isolation and fear. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20191010_the_kiwi_way_of_interneting">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Let's Talk About "Internet Responsibility" (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to talk about Internet responsibility, and we need to talk about it now. By "Internet responsibility," I am not referring to some abstract subjective connotation of it, but rather to an attempt to identify objective criteria that could be used as a benchmark for determining responsibility. For the past 20 something years we all have been using the Internet in different ways and for different reasons; but, have we ever contemplated what our levels of responsibility are? <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20180314_lets_talk_about_internet_responsibility">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Transparency: The Internet's Only Currency (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don't know about you, but I am angry. I am angry with the state of the world and our incapacity to do something about it. I am angrier because, in all this, I thought that the Internet would be the place where we would see collective action at its best. But, that's not going to happen. At least, anytime soon. Is it time to admit that the Internet has turned toxic? No. But, it is time to ask ourselves the question... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20171121_transparency_the_internets_only_currency">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The IANA Stewardship Transition: All Eyes Turn Toward ICANN 55 in Marrakech (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20160302_iana_stewardship_transition_all_eyes_turn_to_icann_55_in_marrakech</link>
		<description><![CDATA[When in March 14, 2014, the NTIA announced its intention to step away from its historical oversight role over the IANA functions, something extraordinary happened. A global dialogue immediately ensued. The first part of this dialogue is expected to come to an end in the forthcoming ICANN annual meeting in Marrakech next week. After two years of vigorous discussions, the Internet community says it is now ready to move to the next part of the process - implementation. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20160302_iana_stewardship_transition_all_eyes_turn_to_icann_55_in_marrakech">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> The IANA Stewardship Transition - Now Is the Time to Share Your Views (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150805_iana_stewardship_transition_now_is_the_time_to_share_your_views</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The IANA Stewardship Transition process may have started more than a year ago, but last week it reached its pinnacle with the publication of the compiled Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the US Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to the Global Multistakeholder Community" by the IANA Coordination Group (ICG). <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150805_iana_stewardship_transition_now_is_the_time_to_share_your_views">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Trust and Collaboration - Key Features for the Internet's Future (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150519_trust_and_collaboration_key_features_for_the_internets_future</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), in collaboration with the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG), hosted a conference on Internet governance and cybersecurity. The conference gathered a variety of experts to discuss issues pertaining to Internet governance, human rights, data protection and privacy, digital trade, innovation and security. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150519_trust_and_collaboration_key_features_for_the_internets_future">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Return to Singapore: From Chili Crabs to Names, Numbers and Protocol Parameters (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year ago, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. The process was officially kicked off at the ICANN 49 meeting. That was March 2014. And the place? Singapore. Fast-forward a year later and we are again on our way to Singapore for an ICANN meeting. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150206_return_to_singapore_chili_crabs_to_names_numbers_protocol_paramete">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> IGF Call for Public Comments on the Definition of Multistakeholder Participation Mechanisms (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140825_igf_call_for_public_comments_on_definition_of_multistakeholder</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past weeks, communities gathering experts from government, business, Civil Society, and the academic and technical communities, have been working through open mailing lists and online virtual meetings on IGF Best Practices. The discussion was documented by independent experts that will feed into five 90 minute Forums in Istanbul and that will in turn report into a Best Practices Main Session. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140825_igf_call_for_public_comments_on_definition_of_multistakeholder">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Permissionless Innovation: Why It Matters (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20140424_permissionless_innovation_why_it_matters</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We live in a world of information abundance and the proliferation of ideas. Through mobile devices, tablets, laptops and computers we can access and create any sort of data in a ubiquitous way. But, it was not always like that. Before the Internet information was limited and was travelling slow. Our ancestors depended on channels of information that were often subjected to various policy and regulatory restrictions. The Internet changed all that. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20140424_permissionless_innovation_why_it_matters">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-30T12:14:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Internet Society Launches Questionnaire on Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130802_internet_society_questionnaire_on_multistakeholder_participation</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Internet Society today announced the launch of a survey to gain greater insights into multistakeholder governance perceptions and processes at all levels - national, regional, and international. The questionnaire is open to all interested participants and is available until 30 September 2013. The survey is one component of the Internet Society's broader initiative focused on the open and sustainable Internet. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130802_internet_society_questionnaire_on_multistakeholder_participation">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Voluntary Initiatives As a Source of Policy-Making on the Internet (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130729_voluntary_initiatives_as_a_source_of_policy_making_on_the_internet</link>
		<description><![CDATA[For many years, I have observed that the Internet is adopting many self-regulation frameworks to address a variety of issues. Indeed the Internet has benefited from self-regulation as an efficient way to address jurisdictional conflicts -- particularly as compared to traditional law making. Since the Internet is global, jurisdiction is often the most difficult policy issue to address. To this end, voluntary initiatives are becoming increasingly popular in the digital space due to their ability to address dynamically issues related to the Internet. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130729_voluntary_initiatives_as_a_source_of_policy_making_on_the_internet">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Introducing Internet Society's Intellectual Property Issues Paper (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130618_introducing_internet_societys_intellectual_property_issues_paper</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What made an organization like the Internet Society draft an issues paper on Intellectual Property? What is the aim of this paper? How does the paper relate to overall Internet governance discussions? And, what - if any - impact does it aim to have on the discussions regarding Intellectual Property? At a time when there is a desire to resolve policy considerations by employing technological measures, the Internet Society, through an issues paper, amongst other things, seeks to chart a path forward... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130618_introducing_internet_societys_intellectual_property_issues_paper">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Trademarking .generics - the .bank Fiasco! (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I, for one, have been a proponent of new gTLDs from the early days of their policy development process within ICANN. I always believed that the existing gTLDs -- and mainly the .com space -- have created artificial scarcity, which is primarily responsible for much of the cybersquatting and the abuse trademarks experience. I do not share the same fears as those who argue that new gTLDs will create intolerable levels of cybersquatting or will necessitate defensive registrations from brand and trademark owners alike. <a href="https://circleid.com/poststrademarking_generics_the_bank_fiasco">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> ICANN Pressured to Reserve Names: "We don't accept any more reservations!" (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/postsicann_pressured_to_reserve_names_we_dont_accept_any_more_reservations</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not a secret that I have been (and I continue to be) against the requests made to ICANN by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Red Cross for special protection of their names and their variations. I am mainly against it because of the problems associated with these types of protection, the potential implications they may have and the fact that any attempt to reserve any names in the Domain Name Space will set a very bad precedent that will be detrimental to the whole new gTLDs experience. Well, the effect of this precedent is right upon us... <a href="https://circleid.com/postsicann_pressured_to_reserve_names_we_dont_accept_any_more_reservations">More...</a>]]></description>
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