[Din] Re: next steps for DINRG

[Lixia Zhang <[e-mail]>]

Chad, 

thanks for your suggested questions. We'll try to incorporate them into the discussions at IETF 121.

Lixia

> On Oct 18, 2024, at 9:40 AM, Chad Kohalyk <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Dirk.
> 
> One possibility is to discuss “What now?”
> 
> I think that was one of the conclusions of the IETF120 discussion: who should DINRG collaborate with in order to effect change?
> 
> In other words, what is DINRG’s theory of change? Where does the research go once it is complete? Is DINRG’s role purely observatory? On who’s behalf? (merely the IRTF?)
> 
> Possibly these were answered when DINRG was stood up, but based on the conversation in Vancouver it didn’t seem like the community understood what’s next.
> 
> So I submit this as a topic suggestion. 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Chad Kohalyk 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2024, at 1:41 AM, Dirk Kutscher wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> in Dublin, we are planning to continue our discussion on next steps for DINRG.
>> 
>> To that end, we are soliciting suggestions, interests indications, and questions here. If you have a suggestion, please feel free to share it here or by personal e-mail.
>> 
>> We will collect everything and then prepare a summary before the meeting.
>> 
>> As a bit of background:
>> 
>> As chartered, DINRG has different objectives:
>> 
>> Investigation of the root causes of Internet centralization, and articulation of the impacts of the market economy, architecture and protocol designs, as well as government regulations;
>> 
>> Measurement of the Internet centralization and the consequential societal impacts;
>> 
>> Characterization and assessment of observed Internet centralization;
>> 
>> Development of a common terminology and understanding of (de-)centralization;
>> 
>> Interaction with the broader research community to explore new research topics and technical solutions for decentralized system and application development;
>> 
>> Documentation of the outcome from the above efforts via different means (e.g., research papers and RFCs) as inputs to the broader conversation around centralization; and
>> 
>> Facilitation of discussions between researchers, organizations and individuals involved in Internet standards and regulations.
>> 
>> Let us know, which of these objectives should be emphasized in your view, and whether you have specific interests within these topics that should be discussed more.
>> 
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Dirk and Lixia
>> 
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