[governance] ITU IG Resolution

[William Drake]

Hi,

On 11/24/06 12:34 AM, "Bret Fausett" <bfausett at internet.law.pro> wrote:

> That's an amazing resolution. My hat is off to anyone who can write six
> pages on the management of Internet domain names and addresses and not
> mention ICANN even once!

Amazing perhaps, but also entirely predictable; did anyone really believe
the spin that the Tunis Agenda constituted a unanimous intergovernmental
bear hug for ICANN?  Moreover, while the TA called for enhanced cooperation
on public policies to be started by the UN Secretary-General---involving all
relevant organizations and stakeholders---by the end of the first quarter of
2006, it seems that not much has happened besides some sotto vocci,
selective bilateral/small-n consultations.  Not surprising then that
governments would want to see the agenda carried forward on a multilateral
basis in the ITU.  Of course, the "involving all stakeholders" language may
be of little practical consequence in the ITU without reforms that will not
be forthcoming in the near term.

Some other notable bits of word-craft for deconstruction:

"the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks and the Internet,
taking into account the requirements, features and interoperability of
next-generation networks (NGN);"

" Member States represent the interests of the population of the country or
territory for which a ccTLD has been delegated;"

" the management of Internet domain names and addresses and other Internet
resources within the mandate of ITU."  [phrase appears five times in the
text]

Cheers,

Bill


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