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

Sat Mar 22 23:03:42 EDT 2014

Dear All,

I have made last minute revisions based on some suggestions by
Jean-Christophe and they are in "red". I am now handing this version over
to the Coordinators to take the Statement through a consensus call. Many
thanks to Mawaki for the original draft and to the subsequent contributions
by those who have made suggestions for amendments and edits etc.

*IGC Statement Responding to NTIA's Call to Start Transitioning IANA
Functions to the Internet Global Multi-Stakeholder Community. *

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 transition toward a
stakeholders-led administration of the DNS (what the NTIA has been
referring to as the privatization of the DNS.)

 The IGC supports the multi-stakeholder policy making model as an
all-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 to preserve and protect global public interest.

Multistakeholder governance models should include all sectors of the
Internet ecosystem. 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.

For clarification or to contact the IGC email coordinators at igcaucus.org

*Ends*

On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Jean-Christophe Nothias <
> jeanchristophe.nothias at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi coordinators,
>>
>> It seems like the IGC statement basically welcomes the US Department of
>> commerce March 14 statement, asking ICANN to convene global stakeholders in
>> order to develop a transition proposal. If so, why don't the IGC statement
>> tells it clearly using the same NTIA words? (see paraph 1, 2 & 4 in red!)
>>
>> Second, it seems like the IGC wants to emphasize a couple of specific
>> requests, or have a few reminder. So instead - at paraph 3-  of mentioning
>> "THE MULTISTAKHOLDER MODEL" - which is something far from being defined -
>> why don't you go for a more humble and true "A MULTISTAKEHOLDER MODEL"?
>> Using the term "THE" seems to conclude to the existence of ONE SINGLE
>> MODEL. Is that the case? DO we have one MODEL already set? Which one? Can
>> we have a look at it?
>>
>
> I have amended the statement to read: "Multistakeholder governance models
> should include all sectors of the Internet ecosystem. "
>
>>
>> Regarding the expression "THAT ENHANCED DEMOCRACY", (see paraph 3) again
>> this idea of "ENHANCED DEMOCRACY" is something very odd. Either we wish to
>> RESPECT DEMOCRACY, or we do speak about something we don't know. WHAT IS
>> THE NEXT BEST STAGE OF DEMOCRACY according to the IGC? This is vague
>> enough, and slippery enough to maybe just mention "RESPECT DEMOCRACY". If
>> we look for respecting Democracy, already quite a task then, where would
>> you put the emphasis? I would recommend the idea of legitimacy, clear
>> separation of power and definition of roles, accountability. As I haven't
>> this in this statement, I do really wonder, if we should not all start by
>> simply respecting democratic values, before "ENHANCING ANYTHING" toward
>> something we have no idea about.
>>
>> The IGC is not at the spotlight here but we are focusing on what kind of
> policy model we would like to see.
> The IGC supports the multi-stakeholder policy making model as an
> all-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.
>
>
>> Last comment: has this statement value for all the IGC participants as a
>> collective endorsement? Yes, no? If Yes, how did this happen? If No, when
>> and how do you plan to give it legitimacy. Without this I would recommend
>> that the names of people supporting would come at the end of statement, as
>> a sum of individual signature of IGC members, in agreement with themselves,
>> instead of an IGC collective statement? Please detail how this is
>> respectful of Democratic values, or "Enhanced democratic values", if that
>> would already be the case. I might have miss something.
>>
>> Thanks for your patience and good work
>>
>> JC
>>
>> *IGC Statement Responding to NTIA's Call to Start Transitioning IANA
>> Functions to the Internet Global Multi-Stakeholder Community. *
>>
>>
>> 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 and has asked ICANN to convene global stakeholders to develop
>> a proposal for this purpose.
>>
>>
>> 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 the US
>> Department of Commerce's resolve to involve all stakeholders in the
>> transition toward a multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking and
>> governance.
>>
>>
>> The IGC supports a multi-stakeholder policymaking and governance model
>> as an all inclusive, bottom-up, legitimate, accountable, consensus
>> driven model that respects 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 all sectors of the
>> Internet ecosystem. 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 ICANN 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.
>>
>>
>> For clarification or to contact the IGC email coordinators at igcaucus.org
>>
>>
>>
>> *Ends*
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 21 mars 2014 à 08:40, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro a écrit :
>>
>> *Dear Coordinators and the IGC:*
>>
>> Kindly find the revised cleaned version of the Statement.
>>
>> *IGC Statement Responding to NTIA's Call to Start Transitioning IANA
>> Functions to the Internet Global Multi-Stakeholder Community. *
>>
>>
>> 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 transition toward a
>> stakeholders-led administration of the DNS (what the NTIA has been
>> referring to as the privatization of the DNS.)
>>
>>
>> The IGC supports the multi-stakeholder policy making model as an all
>> 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 all sectors of the
>> Internet ecosystem. 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.
>>
>>
>> For clarification or to contact the IGC email coordinators at igcaucus.org
>>
>>
>>
>> *Ends*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <
>> suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  More inclusive and catchall. Fine with me.
>>>
>>> On 21 March 2014 7:50:45 am McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would prefer my formulation below.
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't restrict us to CS, PS and governments.
>>>>
>>>> I have used html formatting, apologies for that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>>>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  The IGC supports the multi-stakeholder policy making model as an all 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 all sectors of
>>>>> the Internet ecosystem.*  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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> McTim
>>>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>>>> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>>>>
>>>
>> <IGC Statement Responding to NTIA Final Version 21.3.14.docx>
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