[Africa-CS-WSIS]RE: [afrinic-discuss]AfriNIC now officially a fully fledged RIR!

[McTim]

Dear all: Apologies for replying to cross post

Dear Olivier 

Can you post the url for this questionnaire?

I am a frequent visitor to the WGIG website, and this is the first I
have seen of it!

Perhaps it is WSIS and not WGIG?  If so, I am curious as to why they
have not left this to WGIG?

It also seems to be poorly designed, for example, if I answr "No" to
question 1 all the rest of the questions in Process/Function  1 are
nonsensical.

The first question in Process/Function  2 also presupposes a yes in 
Process/Function  1 , question 1.  Several of the other
Processes/Functions repeat this pattern.

On 5/8/05, Olivier Nana Nzépa <anais_ac at yahoo.fr> wrote:
> 
> The questionnaire refers to four different processes or functions. They are
> not to be intended as a model for a future Internet governance structure,
> but they are rather to be seen as a very preliminary way to structure the
> discussion. 

It seems the discussion is already quite "structured" towards a new
body already ;-(





-- 
Cheers,

McTim
nic-hdl:      TMCG



> 
> The first process/function refers to the possibility of setting up an
> additional body with a very light structure to address all public policy
> issues related to the Internet that would assemble the wider Internet
> community as well as all organizations and institutions dealing with
> Internet issues. 
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> The second process/function refers to governmental oversight over the
> administration of the logical infrastructure of the Internet, including
> administration of the domain name system and IP addresses and administration
> of the Root server system. 
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> The third process/function refers to the coordination among and between all
> organizations and institutions dealing with Internet issues. 
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> The fourth process/function refers to policy coordination at national level
> with regard to Internet governance. 
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>   
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> Process/Function 1 : "Forum function" 
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>   
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> 1.         Is there need for an additional body? 
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> 2.         What functions should it exercise? 
> 
>             (a)        Create a space for a multi-stakeholder discussion
> forum ("without teeth")? 
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> (b)        Give policy direction? 
> 
> (c)        Any other function? 
> 
> (d)        Be a combination of the above? 
> 
>   
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> 3.         What kind of public policy issues should it address? 
> 
> (a)        All issues related to the Internet? 
> 
> (b)        Only issues outside the scope of existing organizations and
> institutions? 
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> 4.         Where should it be anchored? 
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> 5.         How should it be financed? 
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> 6.         How should it be structured? 
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> 7.         What would be its relationship with existing organizations and
> institutions? 
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> Process/Function  2 : "Oversight function" 
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>   
> 
>   
> 
> 1.         When talking about oversight, what functions do you envisage
> (simple audit function, arbitration, policy direction or any other
> function)? 
> 
>   
> 
> 2.         Should there be governmental oversight over the administration of
> the DNS and root server system? 
> 
>   
> 
> 3.         Is there a need for governmental oversight over ICANN after
> termination of the MoU with the USG in 2006? 
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>   
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> 4.         Oversight over what areas of activity? 
> 
> (a)        Over (all of) those areas hitherto under the oversight of the
> USG? 
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>             (b)        Over all areas of activity? 
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>   
> 
> 5.         Should the GAC be transformed and take on some oversight
> functions? 
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> 6.         Should the GAC be replaced by another body? 
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>   
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> 7.         Should a governmental oversight body keep an advisory role over
> some of ICANN's activities? 
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>   
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> 8.         Should any post 2006 governmental oversight be exercised within
> the UN framework? 
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> Process/Function 3: Functioning / coordination of existing institutions 
> 
>   
> 
> 1.         What improvements in their functioning should existing
> institutions make to bring them more in line with the WSIS principles? 
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> 2.         How can their activities be better coordinated?    
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> 3.         Are there existing models of inter-agency cooperation that could
> be followed? 
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> 4.         Should any existing institution be given the role of lead agency?
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> Process Function 4: Functioning / coordination at the national level 
> 
>   
> 
> 1.         How should Governments bring their national decision-making
> process in line with international Internet governance arrangements? 
> 
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> 2.         What successful multi-stakeholder models could be recommended as
> an approach to be followed? 

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