[governance] Re: Burr & Cade: proposal for introducing multi-lateral oversight of the root

[Oscar A. Robles-Garay]

Just as Vint said a few weeks ago, we should move 
N to be *zero*, instead of 200... (being N the 
number of governments with theirs hands in... today is 1, btw)

Oscar

At 09:14 AM 7/21/2006, Raul Echeberria wrote:

>Personally (and it should be clear that this is 
>my personal view), I don't see that progress that you mention.
>This is exactly what many of us were afraid 
>since the beggining of the process, many years ago.
>
>We knew that governmental oversight could evolve 
>to a replication of the Security Council model, 
>what is the most anachronistic governance model 
>and clearly a not democratic one.
>
>This would be a big step back for the mankind, 
>because, from my view, the most important 
>outcome of all this debate, has been exactly the 
>new concepts related with governance models.
>
>Raúl (just speakin on my own behalf)
>
>
>
>
>At 03:06 a.m. 21/07/2006, Patrick Vande Walle wrote:
>>Thanks Adam for the link.
>>
>>I would characterize the Burr-Cade proposal as a "small step  for
>>mankind and a giant step for the US" to paraphrase Neil Armstrong.
>>The main merit of the proposal is that it looks like something the USG
>>might want to follow.
>>
>>Other posters suggested there should be no governmental oversight at all
>>but that does not look realistic, in the sense that there can be huge
>>economic and political interests behind ICANN decisions. Historically,
>>governments have always been involved in foreign economic policy
>>decisions (WTO) and would be blamed by their people if they did not.
>>ICANN is yet another such process.
>>
>>Like it or not, there are sovereignty issues linked to ccTLDs. There is
>>  no way one could exclude governments from the decision process.
>>
>>Regarding the composition of this oversight group, Adam already pointed
>>out that the Asia Pacific should be reviewed. I would say that the
>>European group should be reviewed, too. It would not be accepted by the
>>EU that UK, itself a member of the EU, gets a seat on its own. I would
>>rather expect two seats for the EU, one permanent and one rotating
>>according to the EU presidency. The third seat should be for non-EU
>>countries.
>>
>>The authors of the proposal show they have no clue regarding regional
>>political weightings. Rather, they suggest American-friendly countries.
>>It would be wiser to allow regional governmental councils (African
>>Union, Organization of American States, etc) to designate their
>>representatives.
>>
>>All in all, I would personally support this proposal as a starting point
>>for discussions. It is incidentally close to a reply to a WSIS
>>questionnaire last year, in which I suggested  that the oversight on the
>>  root should be done by a sub-committee of the GAC.
>>
>>Patrick Vande Walle
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