Paul Wilson is Director General of APNIC. In his capacity, he oversees APNIC's total operations, raising awareness of APNIC's role in allocating and registering Internet resources. He supervises the development of procedures and mechanisms to allocate internet resources to APNIC's members. Paul ensures that APNIC responds to legislative and regulatory issues in the region and that APNIC is represented in key industry bodies.
The ITU-T has proposed a new system of country-based IP address allocations which aims to satisfy a natural demand for self-determination by countries; however, the proposal also stands to realign the Internet's frontiers onto national boundaries, with consequences which are explored here. ...we do indeed see the Internet as a single entity, and we even speak of the Internet's architecture as if there was one designer who laid out a plan and supervised its construction. But despite all appearances, the Internet landscape is indeed made up of many separate networks... This article will explore these issues, particularly in light of recent proposals to introduce new mechanisms for IP address management, a prospect which could, over time, substantially alter both the geography of the Internet, and its essential characteristics as a single cohesive network. more»
