[governance] Thoughts welcome on proposed netmundial submission

[Sonigitu Ekpe]

+1. Very good proposal. Hope to sign on.

Sonigitu Ekpe

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 1:33 AM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

>   Below are some words I have prepared to submit to NetMundial (acting
> purely as an individual) before the March 8 deadline. I have copied them to
> a couple of lists because I know others think similarly - and I am more
> than prepared to amend this and transform it into a sign-on statement if
> there is interest.
>
> I acknowledge firstly inputs from others on various lists discussing this
> which I have adopted. If people are interested in contributing and signing
> on, happy to take that on board on list or off list. But I do want a
> pragmatic proposal which has a good chance of being adopted, and will not
> include suggestions that would be counter to getting some immediate action
> on this.
>
>  I appreciate there are many other thoughts on this and encourage others
> to make submissions direct to Netmundial outlining other solutions if they
> feel so inclined. But any inputs to refine this particular widely discussed
> suggestion are very welcome.
>
>  This will have to be finalised for sign on, if that direction is taken,
> by about March 4.
>
> Ian Peter
>
> DRAFT FOLLOWS
>
>  Roadmap (and principles) for internalisation of the former  IANA
> functions within the multistakeholder ICANN model.
>
>  This roadmap concentrates on one internet governance issue only - the
> future of the IANA functions which have been the subject of much past
> discussion because current arrangements are seen by many to be outside of
> the preferred multistakeholder model.
>
>  Indeed, IANA itself was established  in an era before current internet
> governance models (multistakeholder) and governance institutions (eg ICANN)
> were in existence.
>
>
>
> ROADMAP
>
>  This roadmap suggests that the IANA functions, though necessary
> processes in the secure and authoritative functioning of the Internet, no
> longer need a separate entity and would more productively merged with
> similar functions under the auspices of ICANN. Subject of course to many
> concerns about details, this direction appears to have widespread support
> from governments, civil society, technical community, and private sector.
>
>  In order to achieve this desired change efficiently and productively,
> the following roadmap is proposed.
>
> 1.       ICANN should be requested to prepare a proposal for management
> of the previous IANA functions within the ICANN multistakeholder model,
> bearing in mind the following criteria:
>
>
>
> (a) protection of the root zone from political or other improper
> interference;
>
> (b) integrity, stability, continuity, security and robustness of the
> administration of the root zone;
>
> (c) widespread [international] trust by Internet users in the
> administration of this function; (d) support of a single unified root zone;
> and
>
> (e) agreement regarding an accountability mechanism for this function that
> is broadly accepted as being in the global public interest."
>
> 2. Preparation of the proposal should involve discussion with all major
> stakeholder groups, with a completion timetable for a first draft for
> discussion at the Internet Governance Forum in Turkey in September 2014.
>
> 3. To expedite completion in a timely manner, it is suggested that outside
> consultants be engaged to prepare the discussion paper (proposal) in
> consultation with major stakeholders.
>
> 4. The solution must have the following characteristics
>
>
> (a) offers a legal structure that is robust against rogue litigation
> attacks
>
> (b) is aligned with the Internet technical infrastructure in a way that
> supports innovative, technology based evolution of the DNS .
>
> (c) is an inclusive model
>
> (d) is a demonstrable improvement on current processes in this area
>
>
>
> END DRAFT
>
>
>
>
>
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