Hi all For your documentation; below a weekly web review containing some articles and informations relating to main subjects of this ending week : RIPE 70, IANA transition, WSIS, Netmundial, cyberpolitics... INTERNET GOVERNANCE Internet governance: What if the sky really is falling? http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/04/internet-governance-what-if-the-sky-really-is-falling/?postshare=7551430766863770 Is the UN finally moving beyond Internet governance to focus on what really matters? http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/05/13/is-the-un-finally-moving-beyond-internet-governance-to-focus-on-what-really-matters/ International Norms in Cyberspace http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/international-norms-cyberspace-by-joseph-s--nye-2015-05 CYBERPOLITICS Google’s Vint Cerf Warns Against Fragmentation of Internet http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/05/14/internet-pioneer-vint-cerf-warns-against-fragmentation-of-internet/ This is Europe's plan to compete with US internet dominance http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/6/8558531/eu-single-digital-market-unveiled State not planning to update cyber strategy http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/242066-state-not-planning-to-update-cyberspace-strategy China, Russia seeking their own Internet, warns former Intel chairman http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/241759-china-russia-cyber-pact-threatens-internet-says-former-house-intel-chair China and Russia Support “Cyber Sovereignty” https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/05/china-and-russia-agree-to-respect-cyber-sovereignty/ Russia And China Agree To Not Hack Each Other http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/05/russia-and-china-hack/ What Does China-Russia 'No Hack' Pact Mean For US? http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/advanced-threats/what-does-china-russia-no-hack-pact-mean-for-us-/d/d-id/1320365 Developing international rules of the road for cybersecurity http://www.ejinsight.com/20150512-developing-international-rules-road-cybersecurity/ For most countries, a nationwide Internet outage is a big deal. For North Korea, it’s routine. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/11/for-most-countries-a-nationwide-internet-outage-is-a-big-deal-for-north-korea-its-routine/ ICANN ICANN’s future is in its hands http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/241746-icanns-future-is-in-its-hands Copyright, pharmaceutical enforcement shouldn’t be imposed on ICANN http://www.rstreet.org/2015/05/13/copyright-pharmaceutical-enforcement-shouldnt-be-imposed-on-icann/ Nayatel Deploys DNS L-Root Server in Pakistan in Partnership With ICANN http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-317751-Nayatel-Deploys-DNS-L-Root-Server-in-Pakistan-in-Partnership-With-ICANN IANA TRANSITION Commerce will likely have to extend IANA contract http://fcw.com/articles/2015/05/13/internet-governance.aspx Transition delay could lead to IANA contract extension http://www.executivegov.com/2015/05/transition-delay-could-lead-to-iana-contract-extension/ ICG Statement on Contracts and Other Agreements https://www.ianacg.org/icg-statement-on-contracts-and-other-agreements/ Testimony before US House regarding Stakeholder Perspectives on the IANA Transition https://cdt.org/insight/testimony-before-us-house-regarding-stakeholder-perspectives-on-the-iana-transition/ The "IANA transition" and why it matters for the future of the internet. Part 1 http://www.newamerica.org/oti/controlling-internet-infrastructure/ ICANN's accountability and transparency mechanisms needs to be in place before the IANA transition takes place http://www.techpolicydaily.com/technology/icann-accountability-iana-transition/ US government asks internet community how long it should extend IANA contract Request comes as latest plans put out to public comment http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/08/us_government_asks_internet_community_how_long_it_should_extend_iana_contract/ RIPE 70 RIPE 70 https://ripe70.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ Jim Cowie - Change of Address: Issues in the IPv4 Transfer Market https://ripe70.ripe.net/archives/video/24/ On The Diversity of Interdomain Routing in Africa https://ripe70.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/50-RACI_RIPE70_slides_v9.pdf BGPdump2: A Tool to Read and Compare the BGP RIB Dump Files https://labs.ripe.net/Members/yasuhiro_ohara/bgpdump2 WSIS On the road to WSIS+10: Open frameworks for successful discussions http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/05/road-wsis10-open-frameworks-successful-discussions NETMUNDIAL Mapping Internet Governance Actors, Issues, Solutions, and Resources https://map.netmundial.org/ DOMAIN NAME Despite political domain name news, political new TLDs not taking off http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/11/despite-political-domain-name-news-political-new-tlds-not-taking-off/ Another Letter Filed Against .sucks TLD for Extortion http://www.circleid.com/posts/another_letter_filed_against_sucks_tld_for_extortion/ Registry fires back at ICANN over .SUCKS domain pricing criticism http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/registry-fires-back-at-icann-over-sucks-domain-pricing-criticism/ .Science Passes 290,000 Registrations http://www.domainnews.com/science-passes-290-000-registrations.html ICANN: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .SONY, .ARCHI, .BIO and .SAARLAND TLDs http://www.domainnews.com/icann-release-of-country-and-territory-names-within-the-sony-archi-bio-and-saarland-tlds.html CYBERSECURITY What is ‘cybersecurity law’? http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/14/what-is-cybersecurity-law/ Cybersecurity is a team sport http://www.politico.eu/article/cybersecurity-is-a-team-sport/ Shortcomings of Cybersecurity Bills http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/opinion/shortcomings-of-cybersecurity-bills.html?_r=0 NET NEUTRALITY Internet providers are opening a new front in the net neutrality fight http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/14/internet-providers-are-opening-a-new-front-in-the-net-neutrality-fight/ Net Neutrality: The argument continues http://cis-india.org/internet-governance/news/forbes-india-april-29-2015-deepak-ajwani-debojyoti-ghosh-net-neutrality-the-argument-continues OECD nations gang up on internet retailers, tax dodgers Australia to fine tech tax-dodgers 100% of their avoided tax, plus profits http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/11/oecd_nations_gang_up_on_internet_retailers_tax_dodgers/