Policy regarding Standards, Legislation, Regulations, Visions, Dreams and Plans about the Internet as a network of computers.
Particularly focused on the governance process of the Internet. (How plans become standards, Who makes the decisions and so on.)
Referenced report on Internet filtering software, by Jonathon Weinberg, Associate Professor, Wayne State University Law School. http://www.msen.com/~weinberg/rating.htm
A conference by Computer Professionals For Social Responsibility about ICANN and the Domain Name system. Papers, Audio and Video Feeds, Printable Proceedings. Keynote by Ralph Nader. http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/dns99/dnsconf99.htm
Complete index of all ICANN-Related Content from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, including meeting archives, webcasts, and analysis. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/
Harvard Law School Course on Internet Policy. "This course examines current legal, political, and technical struggles for control/ownership of the global Internet and its content." http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/is99/desc.html
Three academics providing a central point for those concerned with the actions and structure of ICANN. Mailing List, Editorial. http://www.icannwatch.org/
The Internet Democracy Project seeks to enhance the participation of Internet users worldwide in non-governmental bodies that are setting Internet policy and to advocate that these bodies adhere to principles of open participation, public accountability http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/
This site contains information about the program and activities of the Advisory Committee and the Congressional Internet Caucus - a bi-partisan group of over 100 members of the House and Senate working to educate their colleagues about the promise and pot http://www.netcaucus.org/
The COOK Report on Internet is a monthly newsletter focusing on the technology and policy complexities of Internet infrastructure development. Features, Interviews, Reports with free 4000 word summaries of each edition. An excellent specialist resource. http://www.cookreport.com/index.shtml
Its purpose is to support noncommercial speech and activity on the Internet - and to protect the domain names under which that speech is placed. Currently, we are the only constituency in the ICANN Domain Name Supporting Organisation (DNSO) representing n http://www.ncdnhc.org/
Not ICANN - Site created to track and provide information on ICANN elections. Excellent realtime tracking and projections based on voter turnout. http://www.icannnot.org
People For Internet Responsibility (PFIR) is a global, grassroots, ad hoc network of individuals who are concerned about the current and future operations, development, management, and regulation of the Internet in responsible manners. The goal of PFIR is http://www.pfir.org/
The ACM is broadly interested in issues affecting the growth and development of the Internet, including the creation and activities of organizations that develop technical standards, set policies, and otherwise influence the future of the Net. http://www.acm.org/serving/IG.html
A collective nym for commentry, usually biting and shocking well referenced. Great collection of news and opinion commentry by one of the most informed minds in ICANN watching. http://www.tbtf.com/roving_reporter/
A series of commentaries on the ICANN At Large elections and Internet governance. Edited by Hans K. Klein who is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. http://www.cpsr.org/internetdemocracy/cyber-federalist.html
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Highly active in Internet Public Policy. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
The World Wide Web Consortium was created to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. http://www.w3.org/
What do computer programmers think about Microsoft's role in the development of the Internet, and the social implications of the underlying technical issues? CorpWatch interview with Harry Hochheiser, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. http://corpwatch.org/article.php?id=1410