[governance] Programme outline and schedule released

[Adam Peake]

>I hope we can try to be more constructive, and 
>decide first what COULD be discussed, and not 
>use try to define what the IGF SHOULD do, and 
>stressing that several times (see below quotes)?
>
>Also, would be good to constantly read the Tunis 
>agenda. As someone who has been part of this 
>whole process, I see some dangerous side paths, 
>that one could take, and there certainly are 
>mechanisms to prevent that from happening, 
>including in the Tunis agenda.
>
>As for the idea that the IGF can decide what's 
>the intention of the WSIS in the quoted call, 
>that also goes beyond the mandate of the IGF. I 
>think the Tunis agenda is pretty clear - in all 
>of its points, and one of the major rules, is 
>that article 72, for example, should be read 
>fully, not sentence by sentence, and not half 
>sentences only. Here's a simple example:
>
>72 point a says: Discuss public policy issues 
>related to key elements of Internet governance 
>in order to foster the sustainability, 
>robustness, security, stability and development 
>of the Internet
>
>it's very tempting to say that it actually says, 
>"Discuss public policy issues related to key 
>elements of Internet governance", however this 
>will not be true.
>
>And as for the "critical Internet resources", 
>the quote is actually as follows:
>


Actually, no it's not.

Paragraph 72 provides the mandate of the IGF, not 69 or any other paragraph.

"The mandate of the Forum is to:

[a through i not included]

j)  Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet resources."


Very clear.

Thanks,

Adam








>69. We further recognize the need for enhanced 
>cooperation in the future, to enable 
>governments, on an equal footing, to carry out 
>their roles and responsibilities, in 
>international public policy issues pertaining to 
>the Internet, but not in the day-to-day 
>technical and operational matters, that do not 
>impact on international public policy issues.
>
>70. Using relevant international organizations, 
>such cooperation should include the development 
>of globally-applicable principles on public 
>policy issues associated with the coordination 
>and management of critical Internet resources. 
>In this regard, we call upon the organizations 
>responsible for essential tasks associated with 
>the Internet to contribute to creating an 
>environment that facilitates this development of 
>public policy principles.
>
>Taking any of these sentences, on their own, change the meaning of the TA.
>
>best,
>Veni
>
>At 15:10 5/1/2007  -0400, you wrote:
>
>>We therefore believe that an IGF Plenary 
>>session should [here and further all bold font 
>>is mine - Veni] explore the
>>following topics:
>>[cut]
>>
>>b) What was intended by the TA's call for the "development of
>>globally-applicable principles on public policy issues associated  with
>>the coordination and management of critical Internet resources"  and how
>>can this goal be pursued?
>>
>>
>>[cut] Core Internet resources should be discussed as a main session in the
>>IGF. Policy toward "critical Internet resources" are a major topic  in
>>the Tunis Agenda and the mandate for the IGF. Currently, name and
>>number resources are administered by ICANN and the Regional Internet
>>Registries. This session should discuss the policy issues and policy
>>making processes in these institutions. In particular, ICANN's  status
>>as an international organization, its representation of individual
>>users, and the changing role of the  GAC within ICANN should be
>>discussed.
>>
>
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