The AP reports that a deal has been struck to continue primary
management of the Internet by the United States, following weeks
and months of controversy. The EU had been pushing for control
of the web to be turned over to a supra-national body, such as
the UN. The accord was accomplished at The World Summit on the
Information Society, an international gathering to examine the
“digital divide” between developed and developing nations. While
“the summit was originally conceived to address the digital
divide–the gap between information haves and have-nots–by
raising both consciousness and funds for projects,” the meeting
provided a forum to discuss and come to a resolution: “Instead,
it has centered largely around Internet governance: oversight of
the main computers that control traffic on the Internet by
acting as its master directories so Web browsers and e-mail
programs can find other computers.” U.S. Assistant Secretary of
Commerce Michael D. Gallagher said that the new agreement means
that the onus now lie