Principal Authors: Sam Lanfranco
Date of Publication: 1999-11-15
Date of HTML Modification: 1999-11-17
Original Language: English
Regions: Haiti
Subjects: The Haitian Network
Type of Document: Editorials
See Related Articles

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:00:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Sam Lanfranco slanfranco@bellanet.org
Reply-To: ISTF Discussion istf-participants@lyris.isoc.org
To: ISTF Discussion istf-participants@lyris.isoc.org
Subject: Re: First ISP in Haiti closed

Having followed the Haiti saga from the very first days of the domain name owner dispute - where IANA got into a bit of a mess - my view is that the most useful contribution that can be made here is to keep a spotlight on what is going on. There are domestic forces at cross purposes inside Haiti and there are outside commercial actors in the mix. At stake is the ownership of a potentially valuable asset.

The best an outside spotlight can do is help the people of Haiti, and their government, arrive at a equitable and fair solution. There is no UN or private sector "silver bullet" (i.e., magic) solution there. Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:00:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Sam Lanfranco slanfranco@bellanet.org
Reply-To: ISTF Discussion istf-participants@lyris.isoc.org
To: ISTF Discussion istf-participants@lyris.isoc.org
Subject: Re: First ISP in Haiti closed

Having followed the Haiti saga from the very first days of the domain name owner dispute - where IANA got into a bit of a mess - my view is that the most useful contribution that can be made here is to keep a spotlight on what is going on. There are domestic forces at cross purposes inside Haiti and there are outside commercial actors in the mix. At stake is the ownership of a potentially valuable asset.

The best an outside spotlight can do is help the people of Haiti, and their government, arrive at a equitable and fair solution. There is no UN or private sector "silver bullet" (i.e., magic) solution there.

Sam Lanfranco
Bellanet

contact@funredes.org
[ BACK | ESTA PÁGINA EN ESPAÑOL | CETTE PAGE EN FRANÇAIS ]
[ SITE MAP | ABOUT THIS SITE | WRITE TO THE WEBMASTER ]

Networks and Development Foundation http://www.funredes.org/english/editoriales.php3/docid/351 Created 1999-11-15 - Updated 1999-11-17 Copyright © 1999 FUNREDES