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For Pacific leaders, the international arena is getting very complex, very fast. As the Pacific Islands Forum leaders gather in Cook Islands, they will once again seek to forge a consensus around a lengthy and complex agenda.
internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain.
The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with
the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space.
“This is the big one,” says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of
Niue to claim its space.
This article was originally published in BI Australia by Jack Kerr.
A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the internet.
The Government of Niue, a tiny island 2,400 kilometres northeast of
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Niue, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain.
The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space.
“This is the big one,” says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space.
A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the internet.
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Niue, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain.
The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country s .se space. This is the big one, says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space.
A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the internet.