Chris Chaundy wrote:

>I am afraid this will raise the hackles of many people, but I am
>still of a firm opinion that governance (note that I said
>governance and NOT operation) of the top level .AU domain should be
>the responsibility of a government or semi-government body,
>preferably one that has other related responsibilities such as ITU
>representation.  I believe that Standards Australia may be such a
>body.

Well, I don't think you're Robinson Crusoe on this one.  Lots of
others of us who believe that the internet is a 'public good' think
it might be appropriate for the government to show a higher level of
interest.  But its quite clear that the government is not one of
those thinkers.  The government has made it absolutely plain that in
many, many areas that affect society as a whole (not just the
internet) it expects someone else to take on oversight and
administrative roles.

BTW, Standards Australia is not a government or semi-government
body.  It is an independent non-profit organisation, controlled by a
council made up of representatives from many other organisations
including industry associations, etc.

Regards, Mark


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