[governance] Digital Agenda: Commission welcomes improvements in new IANA contract

[John Curran]

 <http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1345&format=HTML>

"The Commission welcomes the publication by the US Government of tender documents for the contract to manage the naming and numbering systems that keep the global Internet running smoothly. The new tender will be subject to a competitive bidding process and its specifications will strengthen the transparency, independence and accountability of the next IANA contractor within the Internet's multi-stakeholder governance ecosystem.
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The Commission believes greater respect should be given by the IANA contractor to respecting applicable law (such as EU personal data protection laws). The Commission will continue to take the initiative for such provisions in future IANA contracts as part of its efforts to ensure sustainable multi-stakeholder governance of the Internet, in the service of public interest, as a matter of both principle and efficient practice. In that context, it noted with regret that non-US companies are not allowed to compete for the forthcoming IANA contract."

FYI,
/John

p.s. Referencing NTIA IANA Contract solicitation announcement here: 
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/OS/OAM-OSBS/SA1301-12-RP-IANA/listing.html


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