The OECD also made a recommendation (1) to provide guidance on the
development of policies to protect critical information infrastructures
(CII), the disruption or destruction of which would have a serious
impact on the safety and well-being of citizens or the effective
functioning of government or the economy. This guidance is derived from
best practices identified in an OECD background report comparing CII
policies in seven countries.
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Information Society and Media, called (7) “upon governments and
industry to accelerate the transition from IPv4 to IPv6, thus providing
a solution to the address space problem as we indeed risk falling short
of internet addresses within 3 years, a situation which the "internet
of things" will further deteriorate. She also said the EU was proud of
the .eu TLD. Ms Reding also said “There is also a need for a global
approach on the security of the internet,” referring to the DDOS attack
on Estonia and noting the security implications.
The Number Resource Organisation (8) has warned of the cost of not
implementing IPv6 will be far higher should infrastructure not be
upgraded to be IPv6 compliant. Geoff Huston said “The cost of migrating
the Internet infrastructure to IPv6 is significant considering the
global scope of the task, but the cost of not making this investment
will be far higher. And, ultimately, it’s the end user population who
will have to bear this cost.”
Articles referred to above:
1. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/13/40825404.pdf
2. Recommendation of the OECD Council for enhanced access and more effective use of public sector information
This Recommendation is designed as a general framework for Member
countries to foster wider and more effective use of public sector
information and content, and the generation of new uses from it. It
lays out principles for openness and transparent conditions for re-use,
quality and integrity, new technologies and long-term preservation,
copyright, pricing, competition and redress, and international access.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/0/27/40826024.pdf
3. Opening remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General at the OECD
Ministerial meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy - http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,3343,en_2649_37441_40852267_1_1_1_37441,00.html
4. http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2008061895208
5. [OECDIT] No Vacancy: Make Room for New Internet Addresses - speech
by Dr Paul Twomey -
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/06/123_26061.html
6. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200806/200806180016.html
7. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/336