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

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

It might be a reasonable step if you get consensus from the caucus for such a letter and its text

--srs (iPad)

On 28-May-2013, at 21:02, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> Parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 
>>> On 28 May 2013, at 12:19, Riaz Tayob wrote:
>> 
>>> I do beleive, as I have said elsewhere, that DOC would just as soon
>>> hand the responsibilities over.  Just not to another governments or
>>> to a intergovernmental institution.
>> 
>> To whom, then? And when? I have proposed earlier that IGC writes to
>> the US gov (it is not DOC, it is the US gov) that they forgo their
>> oversight role to an international body.... We can always propose
>> some such body, say, a technical board, with 10 members, 2 each from
>> each geo-political/ geographic, region, elected from selected top
>> technical academic institutions by rotation from each country in the
>> region... any other suggestion is welcome... Elections from ALAC ?,
>> something else? But we much act on what we believe or say.... Non
>> action is simply another form of politics .
>> 
>> My proposal here is serious, and I propose that we as IGC begin work
>> on it. What better timing then the forthcoming meeting of the WG on 
>> enhanced cooperation.
> 
> Would it be a reasonable first step to write to the US Government with
> a request to communicate their perspective on a potential handover, in
> particular in regard to what kind of institution (or rotation of
> institutions) the role might reasonably be handed over to?
> 
> Greetings,
> Norbert
> 
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