[bestbits] Re: [governance] IGC press release in response to the NTIA announcement of March 14

[parminder]

Mawaki

A minor point, reg the following part of the statement

"in the subsequent arrangements completing the transition toward the 
privatization of the DNS administration. "

Private has very different meaning in North America (as non gov) then in 
the rest of the world (meaning business)... So can you say it in a 
manner as if we are not saying it but quoting the Americans

like

"in the subsequent arrangements completing the transition toward, what 
was called in the NTIA 1988 white paperas, the privatization of the DNS 
administration."


Thanks

parminder


On Monday 17 March 2014 07:08 AM, Mawaki Chango wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Please find the current draft below. Please make sure to propose 
> actual wording if you're not happy with any passage of this text. I 
> might not be able at this point to digest lengthy comments and capture 
> the gist into a sentence or two that will satisfy you.
>
> Also, I wanted to note that this may not be an actual "press release" 
> but an IGC statement. Why do you folks think? Have we done press 
> releases before, and does that suit the current situation?
> Thanks,
>
> Mawaki
>
>
> On March 14, U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications 
> and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to 
> relinquish the oversight role it has played so far with the Internet 
> Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) regarding key 
> Internet domain name functions.
>
> The Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) welcomes this decision and 
> appreciates the opportunity for these functions and the stewardship of 
> the Internet domain name system (DNS) to further evolve toward a 
> governance model that is truly global and widely accepted. IGC 
> particularly acknowledges with satisfaction the reiteration by NTIA of 
> the necessity to involve all stakeholders in the process as well as in 
> the subsequent arrangements completing the transition toward the 
> privatization of the DNS administration.
>
> Supportive of the four principles put forward by NTIA to guide ICANN 
> and the global Internet community in the formulation of a transition 
> proposal, the Caucus wishes to particularly emphasize the need for 
> maintaining the openness and the global availability of the Internet 
> while continuously improving not only on its security but also on its 
> safety for all users around the globe.
>
> Whereas the Caucus recognizes that the structures that develop 
> protocols and set technical standards for the Internet play and will 
> continue to play an essential role, we also note that it is equally 
> crucial for the future arrangements to be inclusive of, and give 
> effective consideration to, the concerns and views of Internet users, 
> citizens and civil society organizations across the world, in 
> developed as well as in developing regions.
>
> Indeed IGC supports the multistakeholder policymaking model to the 
> extent that it is meant to be inclusive, bottom-up and consensus 
> driven and, as such, it enhances democracy by seeking further 
> participation from all people potentially impacted by its decision 
> outcomes. It is our constant concern to make sure the term 
> ‘multistakeholder’ is not reduced to mean ‘anti-intergovernmental’ or 
> ‘private sector led’ but is rather positively open to embrace and 
> actualize a ‘pro-all-peoples-of-the-world’ meaning.
>
> Finally, IGC is concerned that beyond phasing out NTIA’s current role, 
> there remains the question of the jurisdiction to be applicable to the 
> structure that will emerge from this transition. For such structure to 
> be truly global, the Caucus feels it is important that it not be 
> subject to one national jurisdiction but rather to an internationally 
> recognized legal mechanism. It is in this context that appropriate 
> accountability instruments should be carefully designed for the new 
> governance institution.
>
> The Internet Governance Caucus
>
> March xx, 2014.
>
>
>

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