[bestbits] DIGILEXIS statement to NTIA proposed transition of IANA functions

Mawaki Chango kichango at gmail.com
Sat Mar 22 16:25:44 EDT 2014


FYI, with apologies for cross-posting (for those who will receive this more
than once), thanks. Mawaki
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On March 14, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) announced intent to end its oversight
role with the IANA functions and called for a transition process to begin
toward the full administration of those key Internet domain name functions
by the global multi-stakeholder community.

DIGILEXIS 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, inclusive of
all stakeholders and widely accepted as a result.

DIGILEXIS understands the multi-stakeholder policy making model as a
_sectoral_ policy making mechanism that is in alignment with democratic
values by being inclusive of all people concerned, bottom-up and consensus
driven. Because, as per the implementation of the model we have seen so
far, it mostly organizes the participants into groups referred to as
"stakeholders," it is even more critical to make sure the views and
concerns of citizens and Internet users around the world, who are not
organized into professional or particular interest groups, are taken into
consideration.

DIGILEXIS supports the four principles put forward by NTIA to guide ICANN
and the global Internet community in the formulation of a transition
proposal and wants to stress the need for a unified, stable, secure and
trust-worthy Internet, while still in keeping with openness and innovation
as we have known. It is also critical that its development retains the
need, and constantly improves on its ability, to help preserve and further
Civil Liberties for all Internet users around the globe.


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