[governance] Updated version of oversight stmt.

[klohento at panos-ao.org]

Dear all:

It seems to me, there is no reference to developing countries in the 
statement, and since in my opinion developing countries don't have 
*enough* opportunities to be participate in ICANN body and governance 
mechanisms, I propose (in line with the African Caucus statement) that a 
small addition is made to point 2 (in capital letters) which could read  
: please edit the English if needed.

2. ICANN must ensure full and equal multi-stakeholder participation on
its Board[add,] and throughout its organizational structure[add:s,] of the 
community
of Internet users, national governments, civil society, the technical 
community,
business associations, non profit organizations and non-business
organizations; PARTICULAR ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO DEVELOVING COUNTRIES PARTICIPATION.

Ken Lohento

karen banks a écrit :

>thanks avri
>
>changes in []
>
>karen
>-----
>
>Political Oversight
>
>62b: We recognize that the time has come for a change in the political
>oversight of the logical Internet infrastructure. We do not recommend
>the creation of a new inter-governmental oversight organization for
>domain names and IP addresses. However, we do recommend the
>following changes with regard to ICANN be implemented [add:with]in a reasonable
>time frame:
>
>1. The US Government recommits to handing over its pre-eminent role of
>stewardship in relation to ICANN and the DNS root.
>
>2. ICANN must ensure full and equal multi-stakeholder participation on
>its Board[add,] and throughout its organizational structure[add:s,] of the 
>community
>of Internet users, national governments, civil society, the technical 
>community,
>business associations, non profit organizations and non-business
>organizations. 
>
>3. ICANN must ensure that it establishes clear, transparent rules and
>procedures commensurate with international norms and principles for
>fair administrative decision-making to provide for predictable policy
>outcomes.
>
>4. There should be a process for extraordinary appeal of ICANN'S
>decisions in the form of an independent multi-stakeholder review
>commission invoked on a case-by-case basis.
>
>  Note: Just to be clear, we are not calling for an inter-governmental
>            oversight structure, and we don't see an independent review
>           process as a path towards that direction.
>
>5. ICANN will negotiate an appropriate host country agreement to
>replace its California Incorporation, being careful to retain those
>aspects of its California Incorporation that enhance its accountability
>to the global Internet user community.
>
>6. ICANN's decisions, and any host country agreement[add:,] must be
>required to comply with public policy requirements negotiated through
>international treaties in regard to, inter alia, human rights treaties,
>privacy rights, and trade rules.
>
>karenb: not that important, but wonder if we should break 6. into two paras 
>- one on compliance, one on right to invoke binding appeals process - also, 
>a long para and easier to read if broken up
>
>Governments,  individuals, and international organizations, including NGOs, 
>would  have the right
>and responsibility of bringing violations of these requirements
>to the attention of ICANN and if satisfactory resolution cannot be reached
>using ICANN internal processes, should have the right to invoke a binding
>appeals process.
>
>7. Once all of the above conditions are met, the US Government
>shall transfer the IANA function to ICANN.
>
>8. It is expected that the International multistakeholder community
>will take part in the process through participation in the ICANN process.
>It is also expected that the multistakeholder community will observe and
>comment on the progress made in this process through the proposed Forum.
>
>
>
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