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The '''Internet Foundation in Sweden''', IIS, is an independent public-service organisation that acts to ensure positive development of the internet. IIS are based in Sweden and are responsible for the Internet's Swedish top-level domain, [[.se]], and the operation of the [[.nu]] top-level domain. IIS are also a public-service organization that operates identity federations, which comprise secure and scalable solutions{{solution-inline|date=August 2019}} for account and password management. These create the preconditions to facilitate work with digital processes within healthcare and schools in Sweden.▼
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==Dispute with Niue==
<!-- The IUSN Foundation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iusn.org/|title=.:: IUSN FOUNDATION ::.|work=iusn.org}}</ref> (formerly 'Internet Users Society - Niue') administers the TLD in order to provide a number of local services for Niue itself. IUSN funds Internet Niue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://internetniue.nu/|title=Internet Niue|work=internetniue.nu}}</ref> which provides the island's internet connection; complimentary PCs and internet connectivity for all residents; and in 2003 established free use [[WiFi hotspot]]s at various locations throughout the country, claiming to be the "first WiFi nation".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nunames.nu/about/Niuepaper2.pdf |title=Creating a Wireless Nation |publisher= IUSN White Paper |date=July 2003}}</ref> -->
The [[Government of Niue|government]] of [[Niue]] was recognized as the holder of legal rights to administer its [[country code top-level domain]], [[.nu]], until 2003, when it signed the rights away to the IUSN Foundation, a [[Massachusetts]]-based non-profit organization created for the purpose of funding free unlimited internet access and wifi in Niue through revenue from the domain name.<ref name="ABC history">{{cite news |last1=Murray-Atfield |first1=Yara |title=Niue is suing a giant Swedish foundation over a domain name |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-10/tiny-nation-of-niue-wants-to-sue-giant-swedish-foundation/10585120 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)]]}}</ref><ref name="IUSN">{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.iusn.org/about/ |website=IUSN Foundation |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814043237/https://www.iusn.org/about/|archive-date=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Internet Niue">{{cite web |title=The IUSN Foundation |url=http://internetniue.nu/about/the-iusn-foundation/ |website=Internet Niue |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218150149/https://internetniue.nu/about/the-iusn-foundation/ |archive-date=18 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History - IUSN |url=http://www.iusn.org/history/ |website=IUSN Foundation |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814053542/https://www.iusn.org/history/ |archive-date=14 August 2020}}</ref> The right was transferred to The Internet Foundation in Sweden (IIS) in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=.SE completes successful transition of the .nu domain |url=https://www.iis.se/english/news/se-completes-successful-transition-of-the-nu-domain/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130904020001/https://www.iis.se/english/news/se-completes-successful-transition-of-the-nu-domain/ |archive-date=4 September 2013 |website=The Swedish Internet Foundation}}</ref><ref name="ABC history" /> According to the government of Niue this transfer "to take over Niue's .nu domain (happened) without consent".
The government of Niue has been trying to get back control over its country code top-level domain ever since. An estimate by Niue's legal team stated that the country had missed out on a total of around {{US$|150000000|2020}} during the combined time that the domain had been administered by IUSN and The Swedish Internet Foundation.<ref name="RNZ case closed">{{cite web |title=Niue loses fight for internet domain |date=24 April 2020 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/415055/niue-loses-fight-for-internet-domain |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
The government of Niue has not been able to find an agreement with the Swedish Internet Foundation and started a legal case on two fronts: directly with [[ICANN]]<ref>{{cite news |title=The Government of Niue Launches Proceedings With ICANN to Reclaim Its .nu Top-Level Domain |url=https://circleid.com/posts/20201216-government-of-niue-launches-proceedings-to-reclaim-its-domain/ |work=CircleID |date=December 16, 2020}}</ref> [[Toke Talagi]], the long-serving [[Premier of Niue]] who died in 2020, called it a form of [[neo-colonialism]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kerr |first1=Jack |title='Digital colonisation': The world's smallest island nation just launched a major effort to win back control of its top-level internet domain |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12 |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=December 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216002622/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12 |archive-date=16 December 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links==
*{{Official website|internetstiftelsen.se}}
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