UN Will Not Control The Internet

The new head of the International Telecommunications Union (ICANN and the ITU that govern the Internet. He says his focus will be on cyber security and closing the "digital divide" between rich and poor countries. "We all must work together, each agency has its role to play. We must come to a better cooperation... and avoid setting up a superstructure which would be very controversial and very difficult to put into effect," Toure said at a news conference on Friday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) manages the Internet's domain name addressing system. They report to the US Commerce Department who said last September they would continue their role for three more years. Some countries are critical of ICANN believing that the US government has too much control over the agency. Iran and Brazil would like to see an international organization have control of the Internet. "It is not my intention to take over the governance of Internet. I don't think it is in the mandate of ITU and as secretary-general I will continue to contribute to the debate over Internet governance and continue to provide technical support," said Toure, an electrical engineer from Mali. Toure's main focus seems to be on the security side of things. If this is true maybe his agency and ICANN can work on reducing the number of non-sanctioned registrants. As one Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Mike is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest ebusiness news.