[governance] JPA near final with bracketed text

[Iliya Bazlyankov]

Hi,

YES with bracketed text.

Regards,
Iliya

> 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 SocietyІ. 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 іYESІ OR іNOІ 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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