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I recently posted "<a
href="http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2014/03/24/icann-the-iana-functions-accountability/">ICANN,
the IANA Functions, and Accountability</a>" on a closely related
subject. <br>
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I'd sought guidance about the path to assure approval of the .nyc
TLD application vis a vis C.2.9.2.d of the IANA functions contract.
As it seemed intended to assure stakeholder engagement in the
application's development, I asked NTIA, ICANN, and IANA how the
city of New York might comply with this IANA function. I'm unsure if
I found a screen door, an open door, or no door. But the response
indicated inadequate implementation and oversight of the IANA
functions.<br>
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Tom Lowenhaupt<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/27/2014 8:26 PM, Vint Cerf wrote:<br>
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isolated from policymaking practices.
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 4:14 PM, ICT Barrett <span dir="ltr"><<a
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Richard<br>
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I think there should be a separation as IANA performs their
function well and the stability of the internet from an
infrastructure point of view shouldn't get affected by the
policy making process ( taking note that once policy is
decided it would impact on operations ). But I don't this we
should mess with IANAs technical operational processes now.<br>
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Cheers<br>
Kerry-Ann<br>
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> On Mar 28, 2014, at 12:37 AM, Tamer Rizk <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:trizk@inficron.com">trizk@inficron.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
> All these suggestions are great, but I think we
need greater organization of and visibility into
community consensus on the diverse opinions voiced here.
After all, we are an Internet savvy community, and what
better way to effectively discuss the governance of the
Internet than by automating consensus using the
Internet?<br>
><br>
> Is there any capacity to automatically export the
conversations within these lists using something like:<br>
><br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/fdietz/jwz_threading"
target="_blank">https://github.com/fdietz/jwz_threading</a><br>
> and/or<br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.mailpiler.org" target="_blank">http://www.mailpiler.org</a><br>
><br>
> to an online comment voting system similar to
Reddit, such that consensus floats to the top? Given the
open source tools available, doing so should take a
programmer a focused week and would be extremely
beneficial to facilitating the conversation on
transition.<br>
><br>
> This is, by definition, enabling the process by
which to create the process.<br>
><br>
> Tamer<br>
><br>
> John More wrote:<br>
>> I would suggest that in general, it is better
to have a separation of roles since the technical an
clerical sector made need to have oversight and from the
policy-making sector.<br>
>><br>
>> John More<br>
>><br>
>>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 7:37 AM, Richard Hill
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:rhill@hill-a.ch">rhill@hill-a.ch</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Carlos refers to a possible spin-off of the
IANA function. Indeed, some<br>
>>> take the view that there should be
structural separation of the policy<br>
>>> making role currently performed by ICANN,
and the technical and clerical<br>
>>> operational role performed by IANA, see for
example:<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/03/18/structural-separation-a-key-p"
target="_blank">http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/03/18/structural-separation-a-key-p</a><br>
>>> rinciple-of-iana-globalization/<br>
>>><br>
>>> How do people on this list feel about that?
Should there be structural<br>
>>> separation, or not?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best,<br>
>>> Richard<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>>> From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:internetpolicy-bounces@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a><br>
>>> [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:internetpolicy-bounces@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy-bounces@elists.isoc.org</a>]On
Behalf Of Carlos Raúl<br>
>>> Gutiérrez<br>
>>> Sent: mercredi, 26. mars 2014 23:00<br>
>>> To: CW Mail<br>
>>> Cc: ISOC Chapter Delegates; <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>;<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ianaxfer@elists.isoc.org">ianaxfer@elists.isoc.org</a><br>
>>> Subject: Re: [Internet Policy]
[Chapter-delegates] An initial<br>
>>> proposalregarding IANA development<br>
>>> Importance: High<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Z<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Christopher,<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I really like the general message and the
integrated approach you are<br>
>>> looking for. The problem right now is not
only the number of ongoing lists,<br>
>>> meetings, etc., but I liked it very much so
here my first very positive<br>
>>> reaction and comments to your valuable
ideas:<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> From my limited experience of almost 3
years in GAC and one grueling year in<br>
>>> ICANNs ATRT2, I certainly think that we
cannot go on thinking in terms of<br>
>>> marginal improvements and changes. But we
have to start somewhere and the<br>
>>> IANA is as good as any starting point to
start and I strongly hope it does<br>
>>> not get slowed down by other imperfections
in the Ecosystem.<br>
>>> Independently of the IANA horizon, it makes
a lot of sense to to give more<br>
>>> responsibility to RIRs and registries, if
they only had some common<br>
>>> accountability and transparency standards.
They don´t need to be the same<br>
>>> standards< as ICANN´s, but they should
be high, common to all of them, and<br>
>>> widely discussed and agreed to by the
community (as opposed to be imposed in<br>
>>> AoC type of agreements). Today they really
miss the mark, which is worrisome<br>
>>> since they are clearly and more or less
closely linked to the for profit<br>
>>> segment. Our apter has made a submission to
Net Mundial in this direction<br>
>>> ICANN certainly is a process based entity,
that could be analyzed and<br>
>>> organized differently as the business has
grown so much. The fist step was<br>
>>> to create a subsidiary for the gTLD
program. The second is the probable<br>
>>> spin-off of the IANA function. From whats
left, the bottom-up policy<br>
>>> development process could be more clearly
separated from implementation, as<br>
>>> far as the compliancy of Registries and
registrars go. But again we have<br>
>>> different standards for gTLDs as compared
to ccTLDs, to give just another<br>
>>> example- But such an exercise require
carefully moderated workshops at<br>
>>> least, no just brainstorming in mailing
lists. And yes, it should go hand in<br>
>>> hand with the globalization of the IANA
function but under its own charter.<br>
>>> I also think it sounds like an excellent
role for ISOC, if it wasn´t so busy<br>
>>> with other issues than the purely technical
ones (IETF, IAB) like the IGF<br>
>>> getting more teeth in recommendations, and
having an arms length relation<br>
>>> with an, albeit non-profit, still an
important Registry hoping to play also<br>
>>> a novel role in the gTLD space (which I
fully support by the way).<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> The whole I* has to do and deliver a lot of
thinking. Montevideo was a great<br>
>>> first step. In my eyes more important a
milestone than the now hotter IANA<br>
>>> issue. But it also has to jointly define a
(MONTEVIDEO LIKE) space for this<br>
>>> high level rethinking and avoid starting a
competition to the already<br>
>>> crowded ongoing high level panel and
meetings competition. Moreover, ISOC<br>
>>> should guarantee a WIDER participation of
the non/technical, non/commercial<br>
>>> and no/governmental community in such a
STRUCTURED space over time. And I’m<br>
>>> sure many new good ideas would come out of
this efforts.<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Best regards<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org">crg@isoc-cr.org</a><br>
>>> Skype: carlos.raulg<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%2B506%208335%202487" value="+50683352487">+506
8335 2487</a> (cel)<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%2B506%204000%202000" value="+50640002000">+506
4000 2000</a> (home)<br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%2B506%202290%203678" value="+50622903678">+506
2290 3678</a> (fax)<br>
>>> _____________________<br>
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>>> San Jose, COSTA RICA<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> El 26/03/2014, a las 12:29, CW Mail <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mail@christopherwilkinson.eu">mail@christopherwilkinson.eu</a>>
escribió:<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Good afternoon:<br>
>>> Further to Kathy Brown's messages of 22 and
23 March, I would like to make a<br>
>>> few comments and suggestions as to how the
IANA 'globalisation' might<br>
>>> proceed, and what could be the role of the
Internet Soceity. These are born<br>
>>> of a certain experience in several
capacities in relation to Internet<br>
>>> Governance and ICANN since the 1990's and
from more recent observations.<br>
>>> The NTIA announcement and the ISOC staff
'initial proposal' do imply that<br>
>>> the globalisation of IANA should take place
within the multistakeholder<br>
>>> context of ICANN. That would indeed appear
to be the only viable direction<br>
>>> to go, but it comes with several
constraints and conditions. It is also a<br>
>>> 'case to be made': that option is by no
means universally held.<br>
>>><br>
>>> ICANN itself needs a thorough reformation,
particularly with regard to the<br>
>>> balance of power within the 'bottom-up'
multistakeholder policy development<br>
>>> process. If the logical unity of the ICANN
and IANA roles is to be<br>
>>> maintained, then ICANN itself has to be
credible as the global custodian of<br>
>>> the Internet Naming and Addressing system
and related policies.<br>
>>><br>
>>> At present that is quite a stretch, not
least because of the unsatisfactory<br>
>>> nature of the decisions leading up to the
on-going new gTLD process and the<br>
>>> resulting controversies.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Consequently, the reform of ICANN and the
IANA transfer will have to take<br>
>>> place hand-in-hand. Not least because –
other than among the commercially<br>
>>> financed operators – there are too few
resources and not enough voluntary<br>
>>> time to conduct two or more parallel reform
processes. Furthermore, it must<br>
>>> be clear from the start that the IANA
transfer relates to the whole of the<br>
>>> IANA-related functions, including the root
zone management functions.<br>
>>> Otherwise from an international point of
view, the game is not worth the<br>
>>> candle.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Counter proposals already emanating from
the IGP and InternetNZ envisage<br>
>>> creating additional 'entities' in the name
of 'structural separation' of<br>
>>> ICANN and IANA. They also rather down-play
the oversight role of the GAC.<br>
>>> That would be quite unrealistic.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Furthermore, the IGP proposal would
envisage the IANA function controlled by<br>
>>> a new entity “DNSA” which would be
dominated by the Registries and<br>
>>> Registrars. This idea has a precedent. In
2009, the Technology Policy<br>
>>> Institute was already arguing that ICANN
itself should be controlled by the<br>
>>> contracting parties, i.e. The Registries
and Registrars. That would<br>
>>> evidently deny the multistakeholder
structure which must remain open to all<br>
>>> stakeholders, including users' interests.<br>
>>><br>
>>> However, recent experience with the new
gTLD programme strongly suggests<br>
>>> that the influence of the Registries and
Registrars within ICANN is already<br>
>>> too great and that other stakeholders,
including governments, have not been<br>
>>> able to exercise effective counter-vailing
power.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The idea of confiding IANA to a separate
entity without effective oversight<br>
>>> and controlled by commercially interested
parties, is unlikely to enjoy<br>
>>> consensus.<br>
>>><br>
>>> In conclusion, recognising that these
reforms will continue over an extended<br>
>>> period, it is essential that the Internet
Society itself ensures that it<br>
>>> does support a fully multistakeholder
process both internally and<br>
>>> externally. ISOC could contribute
effectively to rebalancing representation<br>
>>> of user interests and civil society, on a
permanent basis, particularly<br>
>>> through Chapters' membership, in several
relevant fora, including the IGF,<br>
>>> MAG, ICANN and NETmundial.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Regards<br>
>>> Christopher Wilkinson<br>
>>> On 22 Mar 2014, at 11:39, Kathy Brown <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:brown@isoc.org">brown@isoc.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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