[governance] ICANN and ITU

Wed Dec 12 02:32:00 EST 2012

 *A new season of cooperation between ICANN and ITU*

December 5, 2012 · by itu4u <http://itu4u.wordpress.com/author/itu4u/> · in
Broadband <http://itu4u.wordpress.com/category/broadband/>, Lee-Roy
Chetty<http://itu4u.wordpress.com/category/contributors/lee-roy-chetty/>,
WCIT-12 <http://itu4u.wordpress.com/category/wcit-12/> ****

[image: Description:
ICANN_ITU]<http://itu4u.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/icann_itu.jpg>The
World Conference on International
Telecommunications<http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/default.aspx>(
#WCIT-12 <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WCIT12&src=typd>) currently
taking place in Dubai is now in full swing.****

A number of high ranking officials and dignitaries are in attendance at the
conference, including Mohamed Nasser Al-Ghanim, Director-General of the UAE
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
<http://www.tra.gov.ae/index.php>and Chairman of the Conference; Fadi
Chehadé, President and CEO of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <http://www.icann.org/> (ICANN);
and ITU <http://www.itu.int/en/pages/default.aspx> Secretary-General, Dr.
Hamadoun I. Touré.****

Addressing what he described as a historic opening ceremony, Fadi Chehadé
is on record stating that his presence at WCIT-12 is due to his and ICANN’s
firm belief in the power of engagement.****

Mr. Chehadé went on to say that it is a new season of engagement at
ICANN<http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Documents/speech-wcit-12-chehade.pdf>,
and for cooperation between ICANN and ITU, which started recently at a
meeting with Dr. Touré at the Internet Governance
Forum<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/>in Baku.
****

ICANN – under Mr. Chehadé’s stewardship – has recognized ITU’s deep impact
on the development of the telecommunication industry and broadband
infrastructure, which has specifically impacted the developing world
tremendously.****

Mr. Chehadé believes that ITU and ICANN have complementary functions to
facilitate and in the future, will cooperate in good spirit, while clearly
respecting each organization’s distinct roles.****

ICANN therefore – along with other Internet organizations, which include;
ISOC <https://www.internetsociety.org/> (the Internet Society),
IETF<http://www.ietf.org/>(the Internet Engineering Task Force), and
other regional Internet
registries – plan to continue their deep commitment to servicing the
world’s needs for Internet governance.****

Mr. Chehadé also added that when building any organization, there are two
options. You could either build it as a fortress or as an oasis.****

ICANN chooses the latter option when it comes to their organization.****

The President and CEO of ICANN pointed out that oases are open and vital,
and that it is important to remove the walls, open the windows, and build
organizations that are welcoming and transparent.****

Dr. Touré thanked ICANN and Mr. Chehadé as well as Steve Crocker, ICANN’s
Chairman, for accepting the invitation to come to WCIT-12.****

Dr. Touré said he looked forward to the exciting opportunities that lie
ahead <http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/speech-toure.aspx> and all that
can be achieved by ITU and ICANN together, in a positive spirit of
collaboration.****

This is indeed a welcome development and bodes well for the world’s users
who can only benefit from such strengthened cooperation. A good news story
to watch and one the ITU4U will be sure to return to.****

For more highlights from the WCIT-12 opening week, please visit
http://www.itu.int/osg/wcit-12/highlights/dec03.html****

[image: Description:
medium_chetty]<http://itu4u.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/medium_chetty.png>By:
Lee-Roy Chetty<http://itu4u.wordpress.com/category/contributors/lee-roy-chetty/>
****

Lee-Roy Chetty is a proud citizen of the Republic of South Africa. He works
as a researcher and writer for ITU****

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