[IANAOversight] Questions to help us set a fromework for our proposal

Fri Nov 7 22:42:02 UTC 2014

Hi all

I would like to suggest the translation of the document (survey) in french. I still think we have a big issue to address in communication and trying to meet french people by translation can help increase participation level in our region!

Regards!

Mamadou

> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:30:57 +0300
> From: otieno.barrack at gmail.com
> To: Kivuva at transworldafrica.com
> Subject: Re: [IANAOversight] Questions to help us set a fromework for our	proposal
> CC: ianaoversight at afrinic.net; adiel at afrinic.net
> 
> I think a survey might be better.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> On 11/7/14, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> > There have been very little feedback coming in on this questions. Probably
> > we should create a simple Google poll and see if we can get more responses
> > from the community. We can even post the poll on RPD.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > ______________________
> > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> > T: twitter.com/lordmwesh
> >
> > ______________________
> > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> > L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh
> > B: http://lord.me.ke/
> > T: twitter.com/lordmwesh
> >
> > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on
> > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
> >
> > On 27 October 2014 22:00, Adiel Akplogan <adiel at afrinic.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> Beside  Richard Hill's proposal on this list, we have not seen any other
> >> substantial proposal regarding the transition. In order to move thing
> >> forward a little bit, I would like to share with you this set of
> >> questions
> >> which outcome can guide us in creating a proposal for our region but also
> >> for the overall number community. This set of question was developed by
> >> the
> >> 5 RIR and used by the other RIRs in different way (ARIN has just used
> >> them
> >> is a survey, RIPE is using it in their various consultations etc ...). I
> >> suggest that we have a look at it as well (maybe also translate it into
> >> as
> >> survey?).
> >>
> >> Preamble:
> >> 1.
> >> https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/rir-communications
> >>
> >> 2. The RIR communities have successful, long-established processes for
> >> making policy at the global and regional levels. These processes are
> >> defined as being open to all interested parties, transparent in their
> >> processes and operations, and driven by the community themselves via
> >> consensus decision-making ("bottom-up"). They operate predominantly at
> >> the
> >> regional level to create policies that address regional needs and
> >> interests. More rarely, they serve to create global policies for
> >> administering the top level of the Internet number registration
> >> hierarchy;
> >> these global policies are implemented by the IANA operator, a role filled
> >> by ICANN since 1997.
> >>
> >> RIR policy development processes pre-date ICANN and the current NTIA IANA
> >> contract, and the incorporation of global Internet number policies into
> >> that contract has not directly affected those processes. The NTIA plays
> >> no
> >> explicit role in making or directing policy for the operation of those
> >> IANA
> >> functions relating to Internet number resources.
> >>
> >> The current processes and structures have resulted in the satisfactory
> >> operation of the IANA functions by ICANN, under policy direction from the
> >> RIR communities.
> >>
> >> --------------------------------[Questions]--------------------------------
> >> AFRINIC is seeking agreement (or otherwise) on the following points
> >> regarding an AFRINIC community position on the future oversight of the
> >> IANA
> >> functions.
> >>
> >> ------
> >> 1. Do you agree that the following should be the primary priorities for
> >> the AFRINIC community?
> >> ------
> >>
> >> 1.1 There should be minimal operational change - the current processes
> >> for
> >> IANA operation and related policy-making are effective and allow for the
> >> participation of all interested parties.
> >>
> >> 1.2 Any new oversight mechanism should incorporate and build on the
> >> existing RIR community policy-making processes.
> >>
> >> 1.3 The RIR communities are ultimately accountable for the management of
> >> those IANA functions relating to management of the global Internet number
> >> resource pools, and this should be reflected in any new oversight
> >> mechanisms defined in a global proposal to NTIA.
> >>
> >> 1.4 Any other aspect that should be our priority while thinking about
> >> this?
> >>
> >> ----
> >> 2. Do you agree that a model for IANA oversight supported by the AFRINIC
> >> community should include the following elements?
> >> ---
> >>
> >> 2.1 ICANN has historically managed operation of the IANA functions well,
> >> and should continue to do so at this time.
> >>
> >> 2.2 The IANA functions operator must be answerable and accountable to the
> >> communities that it serves. Decisions regarding terms of service or
> >> duration and renewal of the contract should be made by specifically
> >> delegated representatives of those communities.
> >>
> >> 2.3 Funding arrangements to cover the staff, equipment and other
> >> operational costs associated with operation of the IANA functions should
> >> be
> >> transparent and stable.2.4 Efforts should be made to maintain the IANA
> >> functions as a "bundle", managed by a single operator.
> >>
> >> 2.5 This does not necessarily imply a single, central point of oversight
> >> authority - any oversight mechanism should reflect the legitimate
> >> authority
> >> of different communities for specific functions as they relate to number
> >> resources, domain names and protocol parameters.
> >>
> >> 2.6 Any other element(s) that you think should be taken into
> >> consideration
> >> here?
> >> --------------------------------[End of
> >> Questions]--------------------------------
> >>
> >> As Awe will be the last closing the loop of regional consultation in this
> >> process, we won't have much time after the panel at AFRINIC-21 to consult
> >> everyone so we imperatively need to collect as much input into this
> >> process
> >> now. Maybe these questions will help?
> >>
> >> - a.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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