[governance] JPA near final with bracketed text

[Fouad Bajwa]

Hi Ian and all,

Yes with the bracketed text. I back IGC's proposal to replace "private
sector management" with multistakeholder management and effective
internet governance  arrangement.

Then, I would also like everyone to go through Vint Cerf's letter to
the ICANN before submission of this text:
https://quick-proxy.appspot.com/tr.im/nrbL

It should be noted that even Vint Cerf calls for abandoning the idea
of JPA extension. He states that the JPA should be considered only as
a test phase process. He further says that ICANN be multistakeholder
led but at the same wants independent and private sector operated
organization (that I would personally oppose and the IGC collectively
does too). That test phase has clearly demonstrated that the
coordination of the Internet’s unique identifiers is best done by an
organization that is and always should be:
- Multi-stakeholder led;
- Independent and private sector operated;
- Continually seeking more accountability;
- A not for profit corporation
- Committed to the performance of a narrow but critical technical function



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On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Ian Peter<ian.peter at ianpeter.com> 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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