<div dir="ltr"><div>We will Present and discuss the outcome of the online discussion on IANA Function transition oversight during AFRINIC-21 on 22-28 November 2014 in Mauritius. NRO will present the outcomes of the discussions by the 5 RIRs to the ICG by 31st December 2014.</div><div><br></div><div>So far, this is the input from the AFRINIC community.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Adiel: AFRINIC and other RIRs are reviewing their accountability framework. The outcome of a cross RIR survey is available here: <a href="https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/rir-governance-matrix">https://www.nro.net/about-the-nro/rir-governance-matrix</a></div><div>The community should propose improvement to the governance matrix.<br></div><div><br></div><div>2. Seun: IANA oversight role can be done by IETF and not necessarily a new body </div><div>Robert Gaetano: The IETF is not necessarily the most sensible body for DNS business interests, this plan will be severely undermined [especially by GNSO].</div><div><br></div><div>3. Richard Hill: It would appear desirable that the IANA functions should be contracted for by the served communities, that is, by the NRO/RIRs for what concerns IP addresses.</div><div>It is appropriate to ... [modify the a Memorandum of Understanding] ... (which appears to be a contract) between the NRO and ICANN for the IP addresses. [Similar to the Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and IETF <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/ietf-icann-mou-2000-03-01-e">https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/ietf-icann-mou-2000-03-01-e</a>]. Article I.1 of the ICANN Bylaws should be modified to make it clear that it is the NRO that has the overall responsibility for the coordination and allocation and assignment of IP addresses. That change is needed because, at present, article I.1 of the ICANN Bylaws implies that ICANN has the overall responsibility for the coordination and allocation and assignment of IP addresses</div><div><br></div><div>NB.</div><div>This is the timelines we have to work with in the IANA oversight transition process</div><div>22-28 November 2014: AFRINIC-21, Mauritius; community consultations</div><div>January 2015: Compilation of global RIR discussions published to the global Internet community and call for comments issued.</div><div>8-12 February 2015: ICANN 52, Africa region.</div><div>24 May - 5 June 2015: AFRINIC-22/AIS’15</div><div>21-25 June 2015: ICANN 53</div><div>30 September 2015: NTIA-ICANN contract expires. </div><div><br></div><div>Other RIR's IANA oversight page is available at: <a href="https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight">https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight</a>.<br></div><div>AFRINIC's IANA oversight page is available at: <a href="http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition">http://afrinic.net/en/community/iana-oversight-transition</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><div dir="ltr">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br><a href="http://twitter.com/lordmwesh" target="_blank">twitter.com/lordmwesh</a><br><div><br></div></div></div>
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