[governance] Fwd: Re: draft text on political oversight

[Jacqueline Morris]

Even though you've already read it... we can still develop the thinking.

I agree with Milton in general wrt his question/thinking through. But
I think that the language could include a "such to be determined in 
subsequent negotiations" or something like that.
About the case-by-case review - hate it. I haven't seen self-appointed
case-by-case review work ever.  What might work is to have an
independent audit committee or somethign like, that determines itself
what it should look at  - or that can be appealed to by stakeholders.
I'd love a peer-level muoltistakeholder oversight, but I know that
won't happen.

I think that strengthening the GAC won't work, cause then the policy
and technical may start to get mixed up, and I think that they should
be separate.

I'd support ICANN being ICANN with some changes (per many of Jeanette
and Avri's points), but not dealing with public policy. A separate
venue for public policy, and ICANN could refer policy items to it for
a (non-binding) recommendation if they so desired.

Jacqueline

On 9/27/05, Milton Mueller <Mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
> >>> Milton Mueller 09/27/05 10:01 AM >>>
> Some comments:
> This is not an acceptable statement to me, although it is close and I
> won't be upset if you read it as IGC. Key questions that you have not
> thought through:
>
> Who decides when "full and equal multi-stakeholder participation"
> exists in ICANN?
>
> Who decides when ICANN has "clear, transparent rules and
> procedures commensurate with international norms and principles for
> fair
> administrative decision-making"?
>
> Case by case establishment of a review commission is a bad idea and
> won't work. ICANN's current "independent" review commission (appointed
> by ICANN) has been a complete failure. Who appoints this review
> commission?
>
> You can't just duck these issues.
>
> I will suggest some language changes in the next message, if it is not
> too late.
>
> Dr. Milton Mueller
> Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> http://www.digital-convergence.org
> http://www.internetgovernance.org
>
>
> >>> Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wz-berlin.de> 09/27/05 7:31 AM >>>
> Hi, Avri and I have drafted some language on political oversight. Text
>
> should be read this afternoon. We have to submit it by 2pm. Please have
>
> a look and let us know if we can read it on behalf of the IG caucus or
>
> if we have to invent another stakeholder group.
> jeanette
>
>
> 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 oversight organization for domain names and IP
> addresses. However, we do recommend the following changes with regard
> to
> ICANN:
>
> 1. The US Government recommits to handing over its pre-eminent role of
>
> stewardship in relation to ICANN and enters into an adequate
> host-country agreement for ICANN.
>
> 2. ICANN must ensure full and equal multi-stakeholder participation on
>
> its Board and throughout its organizational structure by the community
>
> of Internet users, private sector and governments.
>
> 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. ICANN must establish a review process for its decisions in the form
>
> of an independent multi-stakeholder review commission, established on a
>
> case-by-case basis.
>
> 5. Once all the conditions listed above are met, the US Government
> transfers the IANA function to ICANN.
>
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