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Community Domain Name Policy Development, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Community Domain Name Policy Development, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Dr Mark Freeman
In August 2006, auDA launched a new domain name space designed specifically for community groups to develop community websites for the benefit of the local community. This paper presents an overview of the scheme, and identifies the changes made to the governing policies since they were initially proposed. A comparison of the proposed and implemented policies is presented, and the potential effects of these changes on a ‘world first’ community website scheme are considered. The changes made by the administrators to the scheme were in the following areas: local focus; sale of geographic .com.au and .net.au domains; management and licensing; …
The Importance Of Community Engagement In Policy Development: An Australian Case Study, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
The Importance Of Community Engagement In Policy Development: An Australian Case Study, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Dr Mark Freeman
The Australian Domain Name Administrators have launched a new domain name space designed specifically for community groups to develop community Websites for the benefit of the local community. The purpose of the scheme under which these domains are issued is to link community members through community-managed Websites, and to encourage broad community participation and engagement. Despite broad community engagement during initial development, many changes have since been made to the policy governing these new domain names. This paper presents an overview of the scheme under which these community domains can be used, and identifies the changes made to the policy …
Community Websites And What Makes Them Sustainable: Evidence From Australia, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Community Websites And What Makes Them Sustainable: Evidence From Australia, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Dr Mark Freeman
Australia is leading the way in promoting the use of the Internet as a means of strengthening local communities. The Australian Domain Name Authority (auDA) has announced the release of Community Geographic Domain Names (CGDN), to be solely used by not-for-profit, self-funded local community groups. As Australian communities attempt to establish a management group and develop a website under this concept, they are faced with a range of issues. Longitudinal case study research has been conducted on three communities involved in a trial of the CGDN model, in the first research of this type. Based on data collected from the …
Community Domain Name Policy Development, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Community Domain Name Policy Development, Alison Norris, Mark Freeman
Dr Mark Freeman
In August 2006, auDA launched a new domain name space designed specifically for community groups to develop community websites for the benefit of the local community. This paper presents an overview of the scheme, and identifies the changes made to the governing policies since they were initially proposed. A comparison of the proposed and implemented policies is presented, and the potential effects of these changes on a ‘world first’ community website scheme are considered. The changes made by the administrators to the scheme were in the following areas: local focus; sale of geographic .com.au and .net.au domains; management and licensing; …