Domain News from Sedo News from Pilotlight – volunteer business consultancy for charitiesGood morning, Yesterday, I posted a bit “on-list” about my views on the results of the Nominet governance review so thought I’d include them here too. I’ll update later with more – am working on some PAB stuff this morning and then have a few meetings; hope to be back online by early evening. For [...]
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I’ve spoken before about the PAB sometimes being a receptacle for “difficult” issues – the political hot potatoes and revolving doors of Nominet’s policy process; e-crime, phishing, online fraud, child protection online, etc. – the questions to which there are no easy answers. I sometimes feel that Nominet’s open-ended remit causes more than its fair [...]
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Hello everyone, Reading through the domain name news this morning, I see that ICANN has just announced their new chief exec, Rod Beckstrom. He was, apparently, the cyber-security “czar” at the US Homeland Security. His appointment is said to reflect ICANN’s growing focus on security issues, which is somewhat ironic, given Rod’s WHOIS inaccuracies! You [...]
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Good morning! I’m on holidays at the moment in East Cork, where it is freakishly warm! So apologies for the lack of update, but I have to say that broadband access is a bit hard to come by here! So, I’ve been trying to keep up to date with goings-ons on “list” and thought, rather [...]
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Since announcing my candidacy for the Non-Executive Director position at Nominet, several supporters have asked me to clarify how I will deal with potential conflicts of interest. Let me start by saying that of course, I am willing to declare all potential conflicts of interest and am a firm believer in full disclosure. Constructive communication [...]
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Hello, Thought I’d blog today about the key responsibilities of the NED role, as many of you are asking me about my stance on particular issues etc. I have personal views on many of the issues you’ve asked me about, such as multi-year registrations, the DRS, marketing support for registrars, WHOIS privacy, last year’s Nominet [...]
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Reading through Nominet’s annual reports, I am struck by the role that registrars play in the success of .uk. Let’s take a look at some of the key value-adds that registrars provide for the .uk space. 1. Registrars operate at the coalface of the domain industry. They interact daily with endusers and enable them to [...]
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Yesterday, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published its Digital Britain report. You can view a copy of it at the BBC here. There are few surprises, but pages 193-194 contain specific references to the .uk domain space. I’ll be reading it in full today and commenting here later today – would be, as [...]
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The role of Nominet director, whether executive or non-executive, is to bring broad perspective to business and company matters. Non executives are typically selected for their personal qualities, range of experience, exposure to different facets of the core business and often for their relevant specialist knowledge and contacts with relevant stakeholders. As a Nominet non-executive [...]
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Evening everyone! Many thanks for all your support and encouragement – I have decided to formally stand for election as a Non Executive Director at Nominet. If you are a Nominet Member, I’d be very grateful for your support. If elected on your votes, I’ll work with the Board to ensure Nominet is equipped with [...]
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