[governance] Potential IGC letter to US gov (was Re: NET NEUTRALITY AND MORE)

[Sonigitu Ekpe]

+1 to John's opinion on ......."ICANN having solid multiple-government
AoC-based oversight,"...........

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On Jun 1, 2013 4:55 AM, "John Curran" <jcurran at istaff.org> wrote:

> On May 28, 2013, at 12:12 PM, Avri Doria <avri at ella.com> wrote:
>
> > - the Affirmation of Commitments reviews, including the Accountability
> and Transparency Review Team I am currently on, are a soft oversight
> mechanism.  And I think a rather clever one at that - though I am
> presumptuous enough  to beleive most people don't understand how really
> clever it is..   I don't think that even ICANN fully understands or accepts
> it yet, (see how presumptuous an idiot savant can be?) I think once it is
> fully developed (we are only in the second iteration) and ICANN learns to
> accept it as oversight, I think a certain level of maturity will have been
> demonstrated.
>
> Avri - Excellent observation.
>
> Having strong and successful Affirmation of Commitments processes
> (including
> multiple government participation) is very likely a key prerequisite
> before any
> possible change to the unique USG oversight role for ICANN...  In
> particular,
> one has to be confident that any future ICANN that might "go off the
> rails" can
> (through its own mechanisms such as reconsideration and external
> mechanisms such
> as the AoC) be brought back to proper performance of its coordination role
> on
> behalf of the global Internet community.
>
> A question to the USG (regarding ending the USG's unique role) is only
> germane
> when the precondition is met of ICANN having solid multiple-government
> AoC-based
> oversight, otherwise it is likely to be far too hypothetical for any
> meaningful
> response.
>
> FYI,
> /John
>
> Disclaimers: My views alone.  Partaking of raw or underdeveloped
> organizations
> may increase one's risk of a systemic disorder.
>
>
>
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