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If the Internet is a sprawling frontier town, then WHO's
proposed .health TLD should be seen as a legitimate bid for leadership in the joint
construction and administration of the Net's first safe neighbourhood for respectable
e-health sites and their users. The bid's success will depend on the membership
of the development consortium and how it is run. Based on recent discussions, I believe
that WHO intends to draw heavily upon the experience, know-how and ongoing help of
other organizations and initiatives that are already promoting responsible self-regulation
in e-health. These are likely to include the Health On the Net Foundation, whose
HONcode since 1996 has become an ethical standard for the health Internet (see link),
and at least three other initatives launched in 2000: the American Medical Association's
code for affiliated sites, the Internet Healthcare Coalition's sweeping eHealth Code
of Ethics and the Hi-Ethics Alliance code for commercial destination sites in the
U.S.A. Indeed, a flowering of fresh initiatives now underway in France, The Netherlands
and elsewhere shows the need for broad organizational coordination and consultation
is growing. Some messages in this string ask pointed and legitimate questions.
There is no doubt that Internet libertarians, of which I am one, will fight the slightest
hint of arbitrariness, arrogance or censorship. Has WHO diligently and realistically
assessed potential conflicts of interest? Is there not good cause to fear unnecessary
meddling by WHO's main constituents, the national governments? When and how will
the organizational and ethical criteria for admission as a .health site be defined?
Yet I believe that our next-door neighbour here in Geneva is aware of the pitfalls
and will work hard to avoid them. If WHO will deliberately call for a collaborative
effort as it brings its .health TLD sponsorship, its worldwide resources, reach,
recognizability and global-health mandate to the table, then it could actually accelerate
the building of trust in e-health. This is a made-for-Internet opportunity that,
despite the many reservations, we should seize. Timothy Nater Executive Director Health
On the Net Foundation Geneva, Switzerland Health On the Net Foundation
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Message Thread:
- .health Application by the World Health Organization Moderator, October 7 @ 10:22 PM (39/46)
- WHO's response to concerns dzenowagisj, November 5 @ 10:38 PM (0/0)
- Support .health MediaMentor ICANN @Large Member # 375469, November 5 @ 7:33 PM (0/0)
- UK Health Online simong, November 3 @ 10:06 PM (1/1)
- dot.health--WHO Top Level Domain Name Application Arnold I. Friede, November 3 @ 3:13 PM (0/0)
- Yes to .health TLD Jim Jacobson, November 3 @ 3:03 PM (0/0)
- .health lhanmer, November 3 @ 2:40 PM (0/0)
- Are we sure? sshoop, November 3 @ 4:20 AM (1/1)
- support for .health nschwalbe, November 2 @ 11:27 PM (0/0)
- support .health Lienne, November 2 @ 2:16 PM (0/0)
- .health Application by the World Health Organisation risk, November 2 @ 9:50 AM (0/0)
- Support of WHO sponsored .health TLD CKing, November 2 @ 7:43 AM (0/0)
- .health for credible online health information dr_anuj, November 2 @ 5:05 AM (0/0)
- .healt TLD jsmith8695, November 1 @ 2:46 AM (1/1)
- dot-health bleavy, October 31 @ 6:55 PM (0/0)
- WHO-needs time; spend resources differently Fiona McLean, October 31 @ 6:35 PM (0/0)
- TLD Health Holtster, October 31 @ 9:36 AM (0/0)
- YES to WHO's application for ".health" rmburian, October 31 @ 2:16 AM (0/0)
- Support for .health eohtlg, October 30 @ 7:12 PM (0/0)
- Yes to .health domain Telehealth Rehab Ltd., October 30 @ 6:18 PM (0/0)
- dot health domain mgenova, October 30 @ 5:14 PM (0/0)
- Strong Support for .health C.P. Green, October 30 @ 5:03 PM (0/0)
- .health TLD hssjes, October 30 @ 1:16 PM (0/0)
- Strong support for .HEALTH Chinarock, October 28 @ 7:36 PM (0/0)
- Health TLD enoji, October 28 @ 3:56 PM (1/1)
- Support for .Health TLD Bogey, October 28 @ 10:34 AM (0/0)
- Support JGoswell, October 28 @ 10:28 AM (0/0)
- Another Outlook wbell, October 28 @ 9:07 AM (0/0)
- .health TLD - better or worse? Ray Armstrong, October 28 @ 7:51 AM (0/0)
- support the concept mwillis, October 28 @ 5:16 AM (0/0)
- Opposition to WHO top level domain proposal for .health Dr. Lewis Eigen, October 28 @ 12:37 AM (0/0)
- .health top level domain mmherbst, October 27 @ 10:48 PM (0/0)
- TLD .health lgeffen, October 27 @ 9:56 PM (0/0)
- Support WHO application for .health delgadojx, October 27 @ 7:51 PM (0/0)
- Strong support for .HEALTH anyuser2, October 27 @ 6:05 PM (0/0)
- .health TLD - WHO as the sponsoring organization nand, October 27 @ 2:09 PM (0/0)
- .health fantsuam foundation - Nigeria, October 26 @ 7:06 PM (0/0)
- WHO app peniel, October 25 @ 11:59 PM (0/0)
- CORE Financials Need2Know2, October 21 @ 10:03 AM (0/0)
- Proposition to ICANN, Applicants & Internet Community Pistoff, October 18 @ 6:08 PM (1/3)
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