[Chapter-delegates] Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress

[Joly MacFie]

Below as posted on the ISOC-NY noticeboard. Larry Strickling has a
tradition of dropping bombs just before ICANN meetings, and with Singapore
a week away, this is a doozy. It's interesting to see the various efforts
of the popular press to find the right phrasing to describe the IANA
functions, not to mention the multistakeholder model.  But it's always good
to see governance issues get a wider airing. Choice reactions on Twitter:
@NewtGingrich <https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/444608973455384576>:
What is the global internet community that Obama wants to turn the internet
over to? This risks foreign dictatorships defining the internet ;-
@MiltonMueller <https://twitter.com/miltonmueller/status/444648037512536064>:
Two cheers for the @NTIAgov for expressing its willingness to end the IANA
contract. But not quite right to let ICANN control the transition -ICANN
CEO Fadi Chade put out a
video<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6393/comment-page-1#comment-23739> -
he and ICANN chair Steve Crocker are due to do a briefing at 10am Saturday
NYC time (1400 UTC) but there isn't a link because ICANN's chat system is
on the fritz. Please hold..



   joly posted: "On Friday March 14 2014 the U.S. National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it
had invited ICANN to make a multistakeholder-derived proposal to take over
responsibility for the "IANA functions", i.e. management of the"

  On Friday March 14 2014 the U.S. National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA)
announced<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions>that
it had invited ICANN to make a multistakeholder-derived proposal to
take over responsibility for the "IANA
functions<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority>",
i.e. management of the Internet's root zone, when the current contract ends
in 2015. In response Internet technical organizations, including the
Internet Society, issued the following
statement<http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalization-progress>
:

*Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress*

The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for
coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs,
ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government's announcement of the
suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract.

The roles on policy development processes of the Internet technical
organizations and ICANN's role as administrator of the IANA functions,
remain unchanged

The transition of the US Government stewardship has been envisaged since
the early days of IANA functions contract. This transition is now feasible
due to the maturity of the Internet technical organizations involved in
performing their respective roles related to the IANA functions, and ICANN
will facilitate a global, multi-stakeholder process to plan for the
transition.

The strength and stability of the IANA functions within the above
organizations (which make up the Internet technical community) are critical
to the operation of the Internet. The processes around the IANA functions
have always been carefully specified in the communities that our
organizations represent. The IANA functions are faithfully administered by
ICANN. We are committed to continuing our proven, community-driven
processes as we engage in this transition. Our communities are already
considering proposals to progress the transition.

Our organizations are committed to open and transparent multi-stakeholder
processes. We are also committed to further strengthening our processes and
agreements related to the IANA functions, and to building on the existing
organizations and their roles. The Internet technical community is strong
enough to continue its role, while assuming the stewardship function as it
transitions from the US Government.

*Participating Leaders*

   - Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO African Network Information Center (AFRINIC)
   - Barrack Otieno, Manager, The African Top Level Domains Organization
   (AFTLD)
   - Paul Wilson, Director General Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
   (APNIC)
   - Don Hollander, General Manager Asia Pacific Top Level Domain
   Association (APTLD)
   - John Curran, CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
   - Peter Van Roste, General Manager, Council for European National Top
   Level Domain Registries (CENTR)
   - Russ Housley, Chair Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
   - Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO Internet Corporation for Assigned
   Names and Numbers (ICANN)
   - Jari Arkko, Chair Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
   - Kathy Brown, President and CEO Internet Society (ISOC)
   - Raúl Echeberría, CEO Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses
   Registry (LACNIC)
   - Carolina Aguerre, General Manager, Latin American and Caribbean TLD
   Association (LACTLD)
   - Axel Pawlik, Managing Director Réseaux IP Européens Network
   Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC)
   - Jeff Jaffe, CEO World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

 *Twitter*: #IANA <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23iana&src=typd&f=realtime>|
@NTIAgov <https://twitter.com/search?q=NTIAgov&src=typd&f=realtime>

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