I am in agreement with that approach-by-separation or selective approach. WSIS and other Processes are part and parcel of this issue. After all there is only One Community. It triggers a wide discussion once the keyword "Internet" is mentioned....<div>
<br></div><div>The Wall that is separating these bodies is...... Policies and Economic Gains of the constituents due to lack of Integration</div><div><br></div><div>And.....While on it: The ICANN Board is and will more be accountable to the Community as a self-governing body. We are dealing with a new phenomenon therefore there is no comparison, model or template to apply on this: there is need to formulate a new method to govern or manage the Internet .... (back to you Nii)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>ym <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/8 Nii Quaynor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:quaynor@ghana.com">quaynor@ghana.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Paulos,<br>
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The Internet Governance in scope of WSIS is much larger than the narrow technical coordination as in ICANN. Doc/NTIA have asked for input on a specific relationship it has with ICANN in an NOI and I think we should respond strictly on that. Presumably we will respond to WSIS and others ask us for input.<br>
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Nii<br>
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To: "Dandjinou Pierre" <<a href="mailto:pdandjinou@gmail.com" target="_blank">pdandjinou@gmail.com</a>>; <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net" target="_blank">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br>
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Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] flowery - Re: AfrICANN Digest, Vol 28,Issue 3 - ICANN JPA<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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Considering that Internte Governnace was one very sticky issue that<br>
WSIS could not resolve, this seems very flowery. Regards, Paulos<br>
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On 5 Jun 2009 at 22:38, Dandjinou Pierre wrote:<br>
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Dear All,<br>
<br>
Following the responsesto the series of questions , we now need<br>
toconclude.I am therefore proposing the following text for your<br>
perusal and review. feel free to amend as English is not my mother<br>
tongue; Also, bear in mind we should be sending this to the NTIA by<br>
the 7th June.<br>
Finally, this text which is meant torepresent the views of members<br>
of this discussion list does not prevent us from sending any<br>
individual comments as a response to the NOI..<br>
<br>
Pierre D<br>
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The Africa ICANN Discussion List members provide the following<br>
comments in response to the National Telecommunications and<br>
Information Administration Notice of Inquiry "Assessment of the<br>
Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the<br>
Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System [Docket No. 090420688-<br>
9689-01]."<br>
<br>
In a view to provide comments which reflect the general views of the<br>
Africa region on the termination of the JPA agreement and thereof a<br>
final report on the DNS project, members of the Africann list , a<br>
discussion list for Africans who are interested in Icann´s matters ,<br>
organized an online brain storming session. The Group is now happy<br>
to submit its deliberations to the National Telecommunication Agency<br>
(NTIA).<br>
<br>
According to ICANN's mission statement, it coordinates the allocation<br>
and assignment of the three sets of unique identifiers for the<br>
Internet, which are: Domain names; Internet protocol addresses and<br>
Autonomous system numbers; Protocol port and parameter numbers. After<br>
its 11 years of existence, ICANN has served as the testbed for many<br>
initiatives that have come to make the Internet an ever growing space<br>
for communication and knowledge sharing. The Africa region is<br>
particularly marked by the new developments which ICANN has generated<br>
in its core business of DNS and IP address management. Thus, the<br>
bottom up approach to policy development, the constant search for<br>
transparency and accountability constitute the overarching features<br>
which ICANN has struggled for since 1998. Indeed, since then, the<br>
successive MoUs which have delineated ICANN´s perimeter have provided<br>
an outlet for an experiment which spans diverse issues and cross<br>
sector relationships.<br>
<br>
In performing its function as the custodian and coordinator of those<br>
critical resources that are domain names and IP addresses, ICANN has<br>
constantly striven to be open, transparent and accountable. The JPA<br>
and the subsequent MoUs have certainly provided the framework for<br>
this coordination which has now given its global and international<br>
nature to ICANN. While the Africa region benefitted from the ICANN´s<br>
experience in many ways, including the development of the African<br>
Internetworking groups and associations and the growing participation<br>
to Icann´s policy development processes, Africa would like to recall<br>
that Internet being a global goods, its sound and effective<br>
coordination should continue to be operated along those criterion and<br>
procedures that have given to the Internet its stability and secure<br>
operation.<br>
<br>
The ICANN´s experiment has proven to be a success in many ways<br>
including capacity development and cross fertilization of ideas and<br>
knowledge. Its bylaws and internal mechanisms have ensured over the<br>
year more transparency and accountability which portray ICANN as an<br>
experiment in global self governance which could be replicated in<br>
other institutional formulas. Therefore, termination of the JPA will<br>
only reinforce its credibility at the global level. There is always<br>
room for improvement and the termination of the JPA and the end of<br>
the DNS project will only give ICANN its full dimension and potential<br>
as a global and international and multistakeholder institution within<br>
its restricted mission of coordinating the critical resources of the<br>
Internet. One such room for improvement should be the role to be<br>
played by governments in the specific layout of ICANN which guarantee<br>
both openness , inclusiveness and freedom within the larger context<br>
of the global Internet governance.<br>
..<br>
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