[governance] JPA - final draft for comments

[Ian Peter]

Bill, read all the comments ­ carefully. From my reading there is very
little left if we take into account all comments received critical of
various sections. I cannot find consensus text on either models or JPA, not
acceptance of text which tries to accommodate differing beliefs. This leads
me to believe that simpler and shorter is better.

I am very happy for someone else to advance a draft of course!


Ian

On 3/06/09 7:24 PM, "William Drake" <william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch>
wrote:

> Hi Ian,
> 
> Looking over the recent comments, I'm not clear on why you think they require
> gutting the statement and simply endorsing generic principles that already
> apply to varying degrees.  The prior text, if amended to take on board some
> tweaks that were suggested, seemed fairly balanced and accommodative of the
> various views expressed.
> 
> Why are we tossing the work that was done?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:52 PM, Ian Peter wrote:
> 
>>  Folks, having read the various responses, I think our only path forward is a
>> much reduced response which concentrates on principles. So at this stage what
>> I would propose for a consensus call in 24 hours or so is what follows. I
>> would be happy however for someone else to suggest a wider ranging draft
>> covering additional points, but I have come to the conclusion that anything
>> we are likely to agree on at this stage would only take emphasis away from
>> the main points we want to make.
>>  
>>  I have dropped all references to models and the varying arguments as to
>> whether the JPA should continue or not. I do suggest that people make
>> individual submissions to cover their concerns in this area. For IGC as a
>> whole, I think we have to aim for something much simpler.
>>  
>>  My new suggested draft follows. Let me know what you think of this approach,
>> and of course any suggested improvements in wording.
>>  
>>  Ian Peter
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  The Internet Governance Caucus is a global coalition of civil society and
>> non governmental organisations and individuals actively involved the UN¹s
>> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) process. Formed during the lead up to the
>> World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), our mission is to provide a
>> forum for discussion, advocacy, action, and for representation of civil
>> society contributions in  Internet governance processes. We have several
>> hundred members, with a wide spread of geographic representation; more about
>> our coalition can be found at www.igcaucus.org <http://www.igcaucus.org> .
>>   
>>  We are thankful for the opportunity to comment on the JPA with ICANN, and
>> respectfully submit as  follows.
>>  
>>  In responding to your call for comments, we are mindful of the WSIS
>> principles, which " recognize that Internet governance, carried out according
>> to the Geneva principles, is an essential element for a people-centred,
>> inclusive, development-oriented and non-discriminatory Information Society².
>> We also recognise the need for high levels of global co-operation from all
>> stakeholder groups to ensure Internet stability and security.
>>  
>>  Irrespective of whether the JPA continues or not, we believe that certain
>> principles outlined below need to be embedded in ICANN¹s operation. We
>> believe these should be covered by an undertaking by ICANN to perpetuate in
>> its constitution, by laws, or some similar accountability mechanism, various
>> principles which follow. The principles need to be embedded in such a way as
>> to ensure they cannot easily be changed to exclude any stakeholder group. The
>> principles which need to be permanently embedded are:
>>   
>>  ·      bottom up co-ordination
>>  
>>   
>>  ·      balanced multi stakeholder representation, including civil society
>> interests and Internet users
>>  
>>   
>>  ·      ensuring the stability of the Internet
>>  
>>   
>>  ·      transparency
>>  
>>   
>>  ·      appropriate accountability mechanisms
>>  
>>   
>>  ·      continuing evolution of an effective and appropriate governance model
>> which is multilateral, multistakeholder, democratic, and transparent
>>  
>>   
>>  ·      decision making driven by the public interest
>>  
>>  We also propose to replace "private sector management" with
>> ³multistakeholder management², in line with the multistakeholder principle
>> which has evolved from the World Summit on the Information Society and the
>> Internet Governance Forum process which the US Government has supported, and
>> which is  an important facet, we believe, of effective internet governance
>> arrangements.
>>   
>>  We think the establishment of firm principles to guide the evolution of a
>> model is the appropriate way to proceed. This should explicitly recognize
>> that ICANN is a global governance institution with regulatory authority over
>> an industry (domain name registration) and over critical resources (IP
>> addresses, root servers and addresses). The standards of due process, rights,
>> and accountability that apply to ICANN must be developed with these facts in
>> mind.   
>>  
>>  
>>  
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