Negotiators worked late into the night on a deal
The US has won its fight to stay in charge of the internet, despite opposition from many nations.
In an eleventh hour agreement ahead of a UN internet summit in Tunis, Tunisia, negotiators agreed to leave the US in charge of the net's addressing system.
Instead a international forum will be set up to discuss net issues, although it will not have any binding authority.
The deal clears the way for the summit to focus on how poorer nations can benefit from the digital revolution.
About 10,000 delegates, including world leaders, technology experts and campaigners, are expected at the three-day World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.
The Tunis meeting will look at how far governments have gone in their pledges for an "inclusive information society" set out two years ago at a first summit in Geneva.
source: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4441544.stm
The US has won its fight to stay in charge of the internet, despite opposition from many nations.
In an eleventh hour agreement ahead of a UN internet summit in Tunis, Tunisia, negotiators agreed to leave the US in charge of the net's addressing system.
Instead a international forum will be set up to discuss net issues, although it will not have any binding authority.
The deal clears the way for the summit to focus on how poorer nations can benefit from the digital revolution.
About 10,000 delegates, including world leaders, technology experts and campaigners, are expected at the three-day World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis.
The Tunis meeting will look at how far governments have gone in their pledges for an "inclusive information society" set out two years ago at a first summit in Geneva.
source: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4441544.stm
