[governance] Summary of IGP comments on the NTIA ICANN proceeding

[Fouad Bajwa]

Why doesn't anyone recommend what the "international instrument"
should be. Should it be the three bodies that the WGIG recommended to
the WSIS in Tunis? Is this instrument:

- The World Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(WICANN) to take over from ICANN

Just for your reference: From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Group_on_Internet_Governance

Four options for the management of Internet-related public policy
issues were proposed in the Final Report of the WGIG, finalised during
their fourth meeting, and presented to stakeholders on 18 July 2005 in
preparation for the November 2005 meeting in Tunis, Tunisia. These
proposals all include the introduction of an open Multi-stakeholder
based Internet Governance forum to give greater voice to the
stakeholders around the world, including civil society, private sector
and governments. Each model also included different strategies for the
oversight role, currently held by the United States Department of
Commerce.
The proposed models were:
- Create the Global Internet Council (GIC) consisting of governments
and involved stakeholders to take over the U.S. oversight role of
ICANN.
- Ensure that ICANNs Governmental Advisory Committee is an official
forum for debate, strengthening its position by allowing for the
support of various governments.
- Remove the U.S. oversight of ICANN and restrict it to the narrow
technical role, forming the International Internet Council (IIC) to
manage most aspects of the Internet administration.

Create three new bodies:
- The Global Internet Policy Council (GIPC) to manage
"internet-related public policy issues"
- The World Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(WICANN) to take over from ICANN
- The Global Internet Governance Forum (GIGF), a central debating
forum for governments.

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Milton L Mueller<mueller at syr.edu> wrote:
> Only the summary, please go to the NTIA site for the complete comments.
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/2009/dnstransition/index.html
> ------
>
> "The global challenges we face demand global institutions that work."
> - President Barack Obama, 2008
>
> ICANN lacks accountability and its processes are full of problems, but the JPA is not the right tool to use to fix them. The JPA contributes to ICANN's failings. Although it was intended to provide a vehicle for impartially assessing the adequacy of ICANN's legal and institutional framework for the global Internet, in reality it does nothing but invite the stakeholders in one privileged country to complain to their own government about policy outcomes they don't like. The U.S. government needs to let the JPA expire, and immediately initiate an international agreement that formalizes and completes the transition of ICANN to a stable form of multi-stakeholder global governance rooted in a nonprofit corporation. This international instrument should be used to provide a shared, global legal framework that can keep ICANN independent but accountable. It should be designed to keep ICANN focused on its narrow coordinating mission, to restore internal accountability of the Board to its membership, to check abuses by ICANN's Board, to delegate authority over ccTLDs to national governments, and to limit interference in or abuse of ICANN by governments. By taking the lead, the US can gain buy-in from other governments for its own model and ensure that the transition does not harm any of its own legitimate interests. But to succeed in completing the transition, the U.S. will have to win the acceptance of a critical mass of other countries and peoples.
>
> Dr. Milton Mueller, Syracuse University School of Information Studies and XS4All Professor, Technology University of Delft, Netherlands
> Brenden Kuerbis, Doctoral candidate, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> Dr. Michel van Eeten, Technology University of Delft, Netherlands
> Dr. John Mathiason, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
> Dr. Derrick Cogburn, School of International Service, American University Dr. Lee McKnight, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
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