[governance] IGC Statement in response to NTIA's announced intent to relinquish role in IANA functions

Thu Mar 20 21:52:25 EDT 2014

Dear All,

Revised version attached. McTim - I have made the adjustment to the
contentious phrase which is in "red" below.

On March 14, 2014, the U.S. Commerce Department's National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its
intention to transition the IANA functions to the global Multistakeholder
community. The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) is the oldest
civil society network formed since pre-WSIS.

 The 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. The IGC welcomes NTIA's resolve to involve all stakeholders in
the transitionary process toward a stakeholders-led administration of the
DNS (what NTIA has been referring to as the privatization of the DNS.)

  The IGC supports the multi-stakeholder policy making model as an
inclusive, bottom-up, consensus driven model that enhances democracy by its
inclusiveness of all people from around the world who might be affected by
its policy decision processes and outcomes. The need to enhance meaningful
engagement globally is critical for the processes to be authentic and in
the global public interest.

*The multistakeholder governance model should include civil society,
private sector and public sector.*  In the inclusive spirit of an authentic
Multistakeholder model, we stand ready to work with all stakeholders and
make sure effective consideration is given to the concerns and views of
Internet users, citizens and civil society organizations across the world.

  We support the four principles put forward by NTIA to guide IANA and the
global Internet community in the formulation of a transition proposal. It
is critical that we continue to strive for openness and global availability
of the Internet while continuously improving on its security and at the
same time preserving and furthering Civil Liberties for all Internet users
around the globe.

The IGC urges the international community and the global Internet community
to give particular attention to the cost structure associated with the
emerging governance framework so as to make effective participation
affordable for developing nations and related Internet stakeholders.
Capacity development initiatives outreach and are also critical in
improving access and enabling meaningful participation.

  Finally, the Internet Governance Caucus expresses hope that the
globalization of the IANA function will eventually become more complete
with an internationally appropriate and neutral machinery and that suitable
and effective accountability and transparency mechanisms will be
established for the new global Internet governance institution.

*The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus*

March 21, 2014.

>
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh at hserus.net
> > wrote:
>
>>   Perfect. Thanks.
>>
>> On 21 March 2014 7:02:25 am "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Given that multistakeholder is taken to include and mean the presence of
>>> civil society, private sector and governments.
>>> Ok so shall we edit the phrase and make it positive instead of
>>> "negative".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *"We understand the mulch-stakeholder governance model as distinct from
>>> the "inter-governmental" model, from the private sector led model, as well
>>> as from a model that exclusively accommodates technical standards setting
>>> groups."*
>>>
>>>
>>> *Suggested revised phrase and replacement.*
>>>
>>>
>>> *The multistakeholder governance model should include civil society,
>>> private sector and public sector.*
>>>
>>> *What are your thoughts? *
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <
>>> suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Yes, the point mctim makes is that there is no such 'governance by
>>>> technical standards groups'. Deleting it does not take away their being a
>>>> stakeholder.
>>>>
>>>> On 21 March 2014 6:42:59 am "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
>>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *"We understand the multi-stakeholder governance model as distinct
>>>>> from the "inter-governmental" model, from the private sector led model, as
>>>>> well as from a model that exclusively accommodates technical standards
>>>>> setting groups."*
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Suresh and McTim - Suresh I note your suggestion to delete it.
>>>>> Perhaps we can find some other way to say this. The current phrase attempts
>>>>> to describe what "multistakeholder is not".
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <
>>>>> suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>   I would just suggest deleting it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 21 March 2014 6:28:36 am "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
>>>>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why do we need this last phrase?  Is there a "model that exclusively
>>>>>>>> accommodates technical standards setting groups."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have never noticed this in the previous drafts, if I had noticed i
>>>>>>>> would have objected.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [Sala: I did not initiate that particular phrase. I just took it
>>>>>>>> from the existing text and made revisions to the various aspects of the
>>>>>>>> text. do you have another way of phrasing it or a suggestion so that we can
>>>>>>>> wrap this up?]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In the inclusive spirit of an authentic Multistakeholder model, we
>>>>>>>> > stand ready to work with all stakeholders and make sure effective
>>>>>>>> > consideration is given to the concerns and views of Internet
>>>>>>>> users, citizens
>>>>>>>> > and civil society organizations across the world.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >  We support the four principles put forward by NTIA to guide IANA
>>>>>>>> and the
>>>>>>>> > global Internet community in the formulation of a transition
>>>>>>>> proposal. It is
>>>>>>>> > critical that we continue to strive for openness and global
>>>>>>>> availability of
>>>>>>>> > the Internet while continuously improving on its security and at
>>>>>>>> the same
>>>>>>>> > time preserving and furthering Civil Liberties for all Internet
>>>>>>>> users around
>>>>>>>> > the globe.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't see how the transition will preserve and further cilvil
>>>>>>>> liberties, but it's just a nit, not an objection.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The rest is fine by me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [Sala: Noted]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > The IGC urges the international community and the global Internet
>>>>>>>> community
>>>>>>>> > to give particular attention to the cost structure associated
>>>>>>>> with the
>>>>>>>> > emerging governance framework so as to make effective
>>>>>>>> participation
>>>>>>>> > affordable for developing nations and related Internet
>>>>>>>> stakeholders.
>>>>>>>> > Capacity development initiatives outreach and are also critical
>>>>>>>> in improving
>>>>>>>> > access and enabling meaningful participation.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >  Finally, the Internet Governance Caucus expresses hope that the
>>>>>>>> > globalization of the IANA function will eventually become more
>>>>>>>> complete with
>>>>>>>> > an internationally appropriate and neutral machinery and that
>>>>>>>> suitable and
>>>>>>>> > effective accountability and transparency mechanisms will be
>>>>>>>> established for
>>>>>>>> > the new global Internet governance institution.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > March 21, 2014.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> McTim
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
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