[AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: USG/NTIA & IANA function's Contract

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

It's not happened, but there is "intent to transition". The same intent
that was there 25 years ago.

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Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya.
twitter.com/lordmwesh


On 17 March 2014 09:41, Ymshana2003 <ymshana2003 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Finally...It happens after almost 10Years.....:-)
>
>
> Sent from samsung mobile. On O2.
>
>
> Pierre Lotis NANKEP <lnankep at yahoo.fr> wrote:
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> Many thanks to Edward Snowden...
>
> Hope that this new development/orientation will preserve the Internet from
> balkanization risks.
>
> Propositions for next step :
> 1. IANA to become a simple technical department within ICANN;
> 2. ICANN to establish offices in each region/continent with staff
> respecting multi-stakehoder approach;
> 3. Root Servers to be equally distributed within continent;
> 4. etc.
>
>
> --
> Pierre Lotis NANKEP
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>
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>   Le Dimanche 16 mars 2014 18h39, Adiel Akplogan <adiel at afrinic.net> a
> écrit :
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Adiel Akplogan <adiel at afrinic.net>
> > Subject: [afgwg-discuss] USG/NTIA & IANA function's Contract
> > Date: March 16, 2014 at 20:40:03 PM GMT+4
> > To: afgwg-discuss at afrinic.net
> >
> > [*** Sorry in advance for cross posting ***]
> >
> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > I would like to inform you that the USG/NTIA has issued a statement
> yesterday on their intent to transition the role played by NTIA in the
> contract that allows ICANN to perform the IANA function:
> >
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions
> >
> > ICANN has responded to the announcement with the launch of a Global
> Multistakeholder Accountability process
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm
> >
> > At AFRINIC we see this announcement by the USG/NTIA as an important step
> in the globalization of ICANN and the IANA function. We have joined other
> organisations in charge of Internet Technical Coordination in a statement
> that expressed our support to this important move. The join statement is
> available at: http://www.nro.net/news/internet-technical-leaders-welcome-iana-globalization-progress.
>
> >
> > Now the responsibility lies on us from the African community to promptly
> engage in the process that has just been launched so to make sure that the
> accountability framework to be defined as a replacement of USG/NTIA role
> related to the IANA function takes our views and expectations into
> consideration.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > - a.
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