Presentation at the Bharathi Dasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli, 2 February 2012. This slide deck provides a sense of the multi-stakeholder processes that have made the Internet what it is today. The presentation speaks of the support of the multi-stakeholder model, as well as user-centric Internet. It also mentions that the Internet is a social catalyst to changing the world. Shortly after this presentation, I was interviewed by the Hindu Newspaper for an article published on 3 February 2012.

1. Internet for Business
Permissionless Innovation
Dr. Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ocl@gih.com
ISOC England Chapter Delegate
ALAC Chairman at ICANN
Presentation at Bharathi Dasan Institute of Management (BIM)
Trichy, 2 February 2012
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2. The Internet
Technology developed since the 1960s
Technical specifications:
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Multi-stakeholder development
Distributed system
Network of networks
No single owner of the Internet
Dynamic Naming System (DNS) since 1980s
A hierarchy of name servers with one single Root
Fully distributed around the world
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3. What is Multi-stakeholder
An environment where decisions are
taken in concertation with:
Governments
Businesses
Civil Society
Individual users
Any other stakeholder not covered by the
above
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4. Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf 4

5. Multi-stakeholder standards
Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf 5

6. Multi-stakeholder policy
Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf 6

7. ISOC Local Chapters
85 Chapters around the world
Source: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/list/ 7

8. Multi-stakeholder naming
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Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf

9. ICANN
International Corporation for Addresses, Names
and Numbers
Founded in 1998
Not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with
participants from all over the world dedicated to
keeping the Internet secure, stable and
interoperable. It promotes competition and
develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers:
Domain Names
IP Addresses
Took over these functions from the US Government
Policy Making
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10. ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model
Ombudsman Chair Board of Directors
Governmental
Governmental
President and CEO 16 9 10 13 14 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 L L L L L Advisory
Advisory
Committee
Committee
ICANN Staff Nominating
MDR – 68 Committee Technical Internet
SV – 11 Per ICANN Liaison Engineering
DC – 9 Bylaws, Article Group Task Force
Sydney - 5 VII, section 2
Brussels - 5
Other US - 11 TLG IETF
Other non-US - 14
ASO GNSO ccNSO At-Large Security & Root Server
Stability System
Regional Internet gTLD Registries ccTLD registries Internet Users Advisory Advisory
(At-Large
Registries gTLD Registrars (.us, .uk, .au, .it, Committee Committee
ARIN IP interests .be, .nl, etc.) Advisory
RIPE NCC ISPs Committee,
LACNIC Businesses in conjunction
APNIC Universities with RALOs)
AfriNIC Consumers ALAC SSAC RSSAC
Source: http://www.icann.org/en/about/ 10

11. Source: http://www.atlarge.icann.org/orgchart
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12. Internationalized Domain Names
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13. New gTLDs
gTLD = Generic Top Level Domain
Currently only:
.net
.org
.com
.info
etc.
New applications for several hundred
gTLDs
Voted at the ICANN meeting in Singapore
Applications will be accepted from early 2012
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14. IPv6 Space
IPv4: 4,294,967,296 addresses
IPv6: 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,770,000,000 possible addresses
50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 addresses per human
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IPv6 examples
Emergency Alerts
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IPv6 examples
Smart Grid – greener use of
energy
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The Smart Grid
Source: US National Institute of Standards & Technology
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The original Internet Architecture
Can be several
routers at various
“entry” points with
resilient routes
User-Centric Internet
Any connected device could be a “client” or a “server”
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21. The End-User principle
Any type of traffic is allowed
No filtering
The end users have the choice of what services
they want
Champion for innovation
Imagine a service, design it and offer it
No need to obtain a license
No need to apply for permission
The smallest start-up company could
become very successful worldwide
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Future Solution – Internet everywhere
In the future, communication will go everywhere
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The power of Developers
The key to IPv6 success will be
developers
New services
New applications
The ubiquitous network
Always on
Everywhere
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24. Internet is changing the business world
New business models
Google
Amazon.com
Skype (development in Estonia)
iTunes
youTube
Open Source Software
Mobile application download ($1 app)
New community spaces
Facebook (500+ million users)
MySpace
Google+
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25. Internet is changing
the business world
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26. Internet is changing the world
Cost: $90 Million for 5 days (Source: OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/document/19/0,3746,en_2649_34223_47056659_1_1_1_1,00.html
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27. Internet is changing the business world
A recent Boston Consulting Group report
commissioned by Google estimated the
United Kingdom’s Internet economy:
is worth £100 billion a year,
is growing at 10% a year, and
directly employs 250,000 people.
7.2% of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Source: http://www.connectedkingdom.co.uk/
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28. Source: http://www.connectedkingdom.co.uk/
Internet is changing the business world
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29. Source: http://www.connectedkingdom.co.uk/
Internet is changing the business world
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30. Don’t be afraid of change!
Horse drawn carriages are history
Today there’s a systemic barrier to the
Internet’s Growth
Laws and processes are designed to safeguard
what is currently in place
Baggage which, in some cases, will have to be
changed
Otherwise? The market will dictate change and
it will find opportunities elsewhere
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31. So what needs to be done?
The Internet Train is here. Do not miss it.
It will continue to grow and if you are not
ready, business will go elsewhere
Get ready for IPv6 – the next network
addressing
Get ready for new technologies and
promote them
Engage in multi-stakeholder processes:
ICANN, IETF, W3C etc.
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32. Internet in 2020?
Quotes – Vinton Cerf
US Scientist, widely known as one of the Fathers of the Internet
The Internet is based on a layered, end-to-end
model that allows people at each level of the
network to innovate free of any central control.
By placing intelligence at the edges rather than
control in the middle of the network, the
Internet has created a platform for innovation.
Science-fiction does not remain fiction for long,
and certainly not on the Internet.
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33. So what should you avoid?
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34. Thank you !
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com>
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