Internet governance and governments: enhanced cooperation or enhanced confrontation?

摘要

When the term 'internet governance' was introduced in the 1990s, it was used mainly to describe the specific form of the technical management of the global core resources of the internet: domain names, IP addresses, internet protocols and the root server system. The term 'governance' was used to differentiate from 'government.' While earlier technological innovations like the telegraph in the 19th century or radio broadcasting in the early 20th century immediately provoked a governmental regulation in form of telecommunication and broadcasting laws, there were no similar governmental activities when the internet emerged.