[governance] ICANN head warns against putting Internet

[George Sadowsky]

Bertrand,

Given Adam's comments below, perhaps you would be 
willing to suggest some concrete areas in which 
ICANN could be more nimble (or choose your own 
adjectives) while ensuring responsiveness to 
community inputs.

George

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At 6:43 PM +0900 5/27/10, Adam Peake wrote:
>At 11:06 AM +0200 5/27/10, Bertrand de La Chapelle wrote:
>>ICANN, NIMBLE ???? :-))
>>
>>Not that replacing it with a UN body would 
>>improve things. The challenge is how to build a 
>>more international, more globally accountable 
>>and public interest oriented ICANN, not the 
>>mere alternative : either the way ICANN 
>>(dis)functions today or another, even more 
>>unappealing option. The AoC paves a way forward.
>
>
>Exactly.  I think we would all question whether 
>ICANN was nimble (but at the same time many of 
>us are asking for increased checks and balances, 
>added process such as additional time for 
>comment and translation, that make is less 
>nimble... though there are other larger 
>factors.)  But very clear from the AoC, and that 
>ICANN conducts regular reviews, supports policy 
>development bodies representing different 
>stakeholders, that it does consider 
>multistakeholder participation important and 
>does attempt to evolve.  Of all the 
>organizations asked by the secretary general for 
>input on enhanced cooperation has any other 
>organization done more to address para's 66-71 
>of the Tunis Agenda?
>
>Some have done absolutely nothing.
>
>At the World Telecommunication Development 
>Conference, Hyderabad, today, ITU is again 
>discussing how it will extend its reach into 
>cybersecurity, ICT applications and 
>Internet-related issues (of course IP address 
>allocation, TLD management and control etc.)  Is 
>there a non-commercial stakeholders group in 
>Hyderabad able to join the discussion, a group 
>for end users able to draft responses on all 
>documents and policy...
>
>Back to the recent thread on CSTD begun by 
>Anriette's very helpful note, it's the failure 
>of some organizations to address the Tunis 
>Agenda we should be demanding governments 
>address.
>
>Can someone remind me what are the Geneva Principles on Internet governance.
>
>Adam
>
>
>>Will we collectively be able to move in the 
>>right direction ? That is the right question.
>>
>>
>>B.
>>
>>On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Ginger Paque 
>><<mailto:gpaque at gmail.com>gpaque at gmail.com> 
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>ICANN head warns against putting Internet addresses under UN control
>>
>>Posted by Andrew Adams:
>>
>>This (Canadian) Globe and Mail article includes details of Beckstrom's recent
>>statements against UN oversight of ICANN.
>>
>><http://tinyurl.com/38m78m2>http://tinyurl.com/38m78m2
>>
>>Summary: UN oversight would make ICANN "less nimble" according to Beckstrom.
>>
>>My opinion: could ICANN really be any less nimble given how glacial it is at
>>introducing innovative ideas? Perhaps more international oversight could
>>pressure ICANN into prioritising the real needs of users and less the
>>concerns of staff which may or may not coincide with user needs.
>>
>>--
>>Professor Andrew A Adams
>>Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and
>>Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics
>>Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
>>
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>>Délégué Spécial pour la Société de 
>>l'Information / Special Envoy for the 
>>Information Society
>>Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et 
>>Européennes/ French Ministry of Foreign and 
>>European Affairs
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