[governance] CSTD

[parminder]

>>
>> Also, let me say that for us this is the principle element of 
>> devleopment agenda in IG. Without an appropriate political space 
>> there is no meaning of political agendas.
>
> So ICANN's contractual link to the USG and being under California law 
> have a clear and presumably negative linkage to development?  By which 
> I don't mean governmental political preferences, but rather 
> development per se.  I'm open to persuasion, please make the case.
Of course, ICANN under unilateral USG control has strong development 
implications. I am surprised that you dont seem to think so. It can only 
be so if you see development in a very apolitical sense. And with 
promoting a 'political vision of development'  I too do not mean just 
narrow interests of  existing  governments  in developing countries. 
There is no development per se, separate from politics of development.

It is largely because  of  such  control  that  the whole  ICANN  
system  is informed by a strong almost exclusive commercial logic, and 
controlled largely by dominant US based commercial interests. A more 
legitimate global oversight would certainly be more attuned to global 
public interest, and also to the differential interests of developing 
countries. It will be more attuned to the context and needs of 
development in many ways.

Also, security too is an important element/ aspect of development. 
Developing countries cannot leave ICANN plus under unilateral US 
control, it  affect the security related interests of its people. BTW, 
US appointed its first cyber warfare general this week.

see 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/23/us-appoints-cyber-warfare-general  


Apart from direct threats, military domination is used in many indirect 
ways - for economic, political, social and cultural dominations. Is all 
that not development related?

Does this make a case of development linkage of unilateral US oversight 
of ICANN plus? I myself am open to be persuaded otherwise.

Rgds

Parminder




>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
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