[governance] Caucus Position on Oversight?

[Avri Doria]

On 24 sep 2005, at 23.23, Ian Peter wrote:

> The only other situation likely to be simple enough to satisfy  
> would be a
> “more power to GAC” one. Let GAC have a right of veto on root zone  
> policy
> issues. I know its not ideal to everyone, but is it more acceptable  
> than
> nothing happening or some ridiculous government top-heavy structure  
> being
> established for this purpose?
>

I don't think one has to go as far as giving the GAC a veto.

I think there are intermediate steps  that could achieve a similar  
effect.  e.g. give the GAC, and some CS oriented ICAN  entity,  
perhaps the ALAC, or something with wider inclusion of users or at  
least domain holders, seat(s) on the board and give the GAC the  
ability to cause a full review of any ccTLD (and perhaps other issues  
related to national policies though this is somewhat more difficult  
to define) decision.

what I do agree with is the proposition that ICANN could go a long  
way to having a greater degree of multistakeholder control, and that  
this needs to be achieved during the year approaching the end of the  
MOU, when one can only hope that the US will live up to its  
obligation to set the mature and self regulating organization free.

this is, btw, implicit in my understanding of option 2, as i will  
argue during the Tuesday forum on the issue.

a.




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