09 August 2012
Industry bodies unite to shape Internet's future
A number of prominent Internet and telecoms organisations have joined forces to stage the first Australian Internet Governance Forum in Canberra in October with the hope of influencing future government policy.
A proposal by auDA to impose tight security requirements on domain name registrars has gained wide approval but the head of the largest registrar, NetRegistry, warns that it could be overly onerous, and drive smaller registrars out of the market.
The .au domain administrator, auDA, is canvassing proposals for imposing a mandatory security standard on all .au registrars - companies that issue and manage name.com.au domains.
