CIRA’s outreach on governance
Yesterday, we closed a month-long outreach on proposed changes to CIRA’s governance process and structure. We are now in the process of reviewing the feedback we received. When we set out to renew...
View ArticleInternet security in Canada
This week, the Internet security firm Websense released a report on cyber-crime in Canada. The bottom line is that malicious activity online is on the rise in Canada, but let’s make one thing clear:...
View ArticleCelebrating 25 years of bringing Canadians together online
Do you remember what you were up to in 1987? It seems like a lifetime ago. I was in university, Brian Mulroney was Canada’s Prime Minister, and Fatal Attraction was the year’s top grossing movie....
View ArticleGuest post: The Flame Virus
In this post CIRA’s Director of Information Technology, Jacques Latour discusses the Flame Virus and what Canadians can do to protect themselves: The media has been on fire this week with the news of a...
View ArticleInternationalized Domain Names and .CA
This week, CIRA released key highlights of how we plan to implement French language characters, or Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), in .CA domain names. This plan comes as a result of seven...
View ArticleGuest Post: The .CA Impact Awards
In this post CIRA’s Director, Marketing & Communications, David Fowler discusses the 2012 .CA Impact Awards and introduces us to the four winners: A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of...
View ArticleLaying the foundation for a higher performing Internet in Canada
For many of you, I’m going to sound like a broken record here, but over the past decade Canada has lost its leadership position in the global digital economy. In just about any indicator you care to...
View ArticleGuest post by John Demco: 25 years of .CA
In this post John Demco, a CIRA Board of Directors member and known to many as Canada’s ‘godfather’ of the Internet, discusses the first 25 years of .CA. It has been 25 years since Jon Postel, operator...
View ArticleBroadband speed and price: Where does Canada rank?
Last year, we released an info-graphic about Canada’s ranking in 2010 with regard to broadband speed and cost. The graphic was based on OECD data, and we were surprised at how popular it turned out to...
View ArticleGuest post by Paul Andersen: Results of CIRA’s Outreach on Governance
In this post, Paul Andersen, Chair of the CIRA Board of Directors, discusses the findings of the recent outreach on changes to CIRA’s governance structure and processes. If you’re a regular reader of...
View ArticleObservations on WCIT-12
The World Conference on Information Technology (WCIT-12) has ended and I’ve had a few days to mentally digest what I witnessed as a member of the Canadian delegation. WCIT-12 was a meeting of member...
View ArticleGuest post (Jacques Latour): DNSSEC update
Jacques Latour, CIRA’s Director, Information Technology, updates CIRA’s progress on DNSSEC in this post. This week, we reached a major milestone in implementing DNSSEC in .CA. On January 21, CIRA...
View ArticleInternational Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day
Today is International Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day, a day set aside to encourage girls and women to consider careers in ‘tech’. It’s no surprise that women are...
View ArticleUpdate on our work on Internet Exchange Points
It’s been a little more than a year since we launched our Internet Exchange Point (IXP) initiative at CIRA, and we’ve made significant progress in that time. A couple of weeks ago, the community...
View ArticleThe U.S. government will not renew the IANA contract
Last evening the government of the United States made an announcement that sent shockwaves through the Internet governance world. The National Telecommunications & Information Administration...
View ArticleGuest post by Deborah Rosati, the Chair of CIRA’s Nomination Committee
I first got involved with CIRA back in 2005 when I ran for election to its Board of Directors. The organization needed to add business leadership and diversity of thought and with my financial,...
View ArticleI can see the Root Zone from my house
You know an issue has political traction when Sarah Palin wades in on it. So I guess the IANA transition from U.S. government oversight is the issue du jour in the U.S., as this ever so eloquent...
View ArticleNETmundial and the IGF: putting your money where your mouth is
The Internet is not new. It has existed, in one form or another, since the 1960s. Since that time, it has been primarily the domain of the engineers and the other technology-minded individuals that...
View ArticleGuest post by Paul Andersen: Results of CIRA’s Outreach on Governance
In this post, Paul Andersen, Chair of the CIRA Board of Directors, discusses the findings of the recent outreach on changes to CIRA’s governance structure and processes. If you’re a regular reader of...
View ArticleObservations on WCIT-12
The World Conference on Information Technology (WCIT-12) has ended and I’ve had a few days to mentally digest what I witnessed as a member of the Canadian delegation. WCIT-12 was a meeting of member...
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