[governance] JPA near final with bracketed text

[Ginger Paque]

Yes without bracketed text.

Thanks to all of you for your excellent discussion. Great job of 
moderating, Ian!
Best, ginger

Ian Peter wrote:
> The following draft (or next version of it) will need to be presented 
> for consensus within 24 hours. It includes toward the end an area of 
> bracketed text. To assist with resolving the main remaining issue, 
> please indicate your preference of versions with either of the following
>
> YES without bracketed text
>
> Or
>
> YES with bracketed text
>
>
> If the inclusion of bracketed text would actually lead you to oppose 
> consensus on the final statement, please indicate that as well.
>
> Your response will help to determine which draft we will proceed with.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ian Peter
>
> The Internet Governance Caucus is a global coalition of civil society 
> and non governmental organisations and individuals actively involved 
> the UN’s 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.
>
> 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 Society”. 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 ICANN’s 
> 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 
> multistakeholder management, 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.
>
>
> BRACKETED TEXT FOLLOWS – PLEASE INDICATE “YES” OR “NO” TO ITS 
> INCLUSION IN YOUR RESPONSE
>
>
> [On your question as regards the future of the JPA - The IGC firmly 
> believes that global co-operation will be enhanced by a transition 
> beyond the JPA to a situation where all stakeholders feel that they 
> have equitable arrangements for participation, that ICANN is subject 
> to due process procedures and is accountable to all stakeholders. 
> Therefore, the IGC believes that merely extending the current JPA 
> arrangement is not a lasting viable solution.
> Some of us believe the JPA should be ended now, as it is an 
> ineffective mechanism to deal with the problems that must be resolved 
> to place ICANN on a viable long-term path forward. On the other hand, 
> some of us believe that a time-limited extension of the JPA might be 
> the most effective means to ensure that ICANN does take on board 
> necessary changes.
> Irrespective of when the JPA actually ends however, the IGC believes 
> that it should be replaced by a new global accountability framework, 
> the development of which should commence as soon as possible in an 
> open, multistakeholder, transparent and inclusive process.]
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