<div dir="ltr">Mawaki in the final line I think you intended "governance institution" without the "Internet"?<div>Deirdre</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 March 2014 00:03, Mawaki Chango <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kichango@gmail.com" target="_blank">kichango@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear All,<div>Shall we call for consensus on the following statement? Thanks. Mawaki<br></div><div><br>
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<br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">On March 14, U.S.
Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to relinquish the oversight role it
has played so far with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) regarding key Internet domain name functions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">The Internet
Governance Caucus (IGC) welcomes this decision and appreciates the opportunity for
these functions and the stewardship of the Internet domain name system (DNS) to
further evolve toward a governance model that is truly global and widely
accepted. IGC particularly acknowledges with satisfaction the reiteration by
NTIA of the necessity to involve all stakeholders in the process as well as in
the subsequent arrangements completing the transition toward a stakeholders-led
administration of the DNS (what NTIA has been referring to </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">as <span> the privatization of the DNS.)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IGC supports
the multi-stakeholder policy making model as an inclusive, bottom-up, consensus
driven model that enhances democracy by its inclusiveness of all people from
around the world who might be affected by its policy decision outcomes. We
understand the multi-stakeholder governance model as distinct from the "inter-governmental"
model, from the private sector led model, as well as from a model that only accommodates
technical standards setting groups. In the inclusive spirit of that model, we stand
ready to work with all stakeholders and make sure </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">effective consideration is given to the
concerns and views of Internet users, citizens and civil society organizations
across the world.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">Also supportive of the four
principles put forward by NTIA to guide ICANN and the global Internet community
in the formulation of a transition proposal, the Caucus wishes to particularly
emphasize the need for maintaining the openness and the global availability of
the Internet while continuously improving on its </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">security and
at the same time preserving and furthering Civil Liberties for all Internet users
around the globe</span>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In this process, IGC urges the international
community and the global Internet community to give a particular attention to
the cost structure associated with the emerging governance framework so as to make
effective participation affordable for developing nations and related Internet stakeholders.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Finally, the Internet
Governance Caucus expresses hope that the globalization of the IANA function will
eventually become more complete </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">with
an internationally appropriate and neutral judicial framework, and that suitable
and effective accountability and transparency mechanisms will be established
for the new global Internet governance institution.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The Internet
Governance Caucus</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">March xx, 2014.</span></p><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div>
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