[governance] oversight

[Avri Doria]

I think this statement provides a good start.

a.

On 26 okt 2005, at 10.57, Adam Peake wrote:

> OK.  Multistakeholder oversight.  How about the Argentinean proposal?
>
> <http://www.itu.int/wsis/docs2/pc3/working/dt18.html>
>
> On oversight it says:
>
> "We further recommend an evolutionary approach to existing  
> arrangements which aims to ensure that they operate in an  
> efficient, transparent, and democratic multistakeholder fashion,  
> and also to ensure equitable resource distribution leading to  
> internationalized functions of the Internet, in particular with the  
> following actions:
>
>  * The reinforcement of the role of Governments in ICANN decision  
> making with regard to relevant Internet public policy issues;
>  * The reinforcement of the Internet Regional Resource Management  
> Institutions, to ensure regional autonomy in Internet resource  
> management;
>  * The continued internationalization of ICANN and its functions;
>  * The strengthening of the participation of developing countries  
> in specialized institutions for the technical management and  
> standardization Internet bodies.
>
> Call for the follow up of this evolutionary approach which should  
> be in the context of relevant international institutions, and  
> coordinated by the UN system.
>
> We call upon the UN Secretary General to organize the forum as soon  
> as possible in 2006.
>
> We encourage also to establish several fora at national, regional  
> and global levels to discuss and collaborate on Internet expansion  
> and dissemination and to support development efforts to achieve the  
> UN Millennium Development Goals."
>
> I don't like "and coordinated by the UN system." And rather than  
> what's in the second bullet, could be more direct and say "support  
> the RIRs to ensure regional autonomy in Internet resource management;"
>
> Anyway, I think it's worth us looking at this Argentinean proposal,  
> it seems to be quite popular.
>
> Adam
>

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