[AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [discuss] [governance] NTIA statement

[Victor Ndonnang]

Thanks Adiel for sharing. It is clear that the US government cannot just hand over their baby or son (Internet) to the world (global Internet community) as simple as others think. And I understand and support them. No nation in the world in the world can do best than what they did in that position.

As I said on the 1net list, the Internet is very technical thing and we should let the technical community leads its Governance with the full participation and inputs from others stakeholders. 
This, because the Internet plays a role in every aspect of our life today. 

Best regards,
Victor. 

************************************************Victor Ndonnang
IT Consultant
Open Internet & Multistakeholder IG Supporter. 
~Sent from my iPhone~

> On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:32 PM, Adiel Akplogan <adiel at afrinic.net> wrote:
> 
> FYI.
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> Thune Statement on NTIA’s Internet Governance Announcement
>> Republican Press Office - (202) 228-5381
>> Mar 15 2014
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>> WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announcement that it plans to transition certain Internet oversight to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN):
>> 
>> “The U.S. helped create the Internet, and we want to see it grow and stand on its own. It doesn't need a nanny state, or a collection of nanny states, trying to stifle it. It needs – and deserves – a strong multi-stakeholder system free from the control of any government or governmental entity and which keeps the critical Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions insulated from the politics of Internet governance. My colleagues and I on the Commerce Committee will be watching closely to see if the transition NTIA has announced results in an acceptable structure to ensure a stable and free Internet, but I trust the innovators and entrepreneurs more than the bureaucrats -- whether they're in DC or Brussels. 
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>> “While ICANN will convene the process to craft a transition plan for the IANA functions, we need all stakeholders who believe in an open and innovative Internet to participate in the conversation. There are people who want to see the Internet fall into the grip of the U.N. or who would allow ICANN to become an unaccountable organization with the power to control the Internet, and we cannot allow them to determine how this process plays out.”
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