Starting this week, the internet will never be the same again. The rules of the game will change in Dubai, so the rumour goes. This article looks at a three-letter acronym that is causing a real stir at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WICT): The ITRs.

In order for the Internet to grow it is important to build more Internet Exchange Points and to localize data – experts expressed this point of view in many workshops at the Internet Governance Forum 2012 in Baku.