[ALAC] ICANN President's Globalization Advisory Groups

Thu Feb 20 16:14:03 UTC 2014

Yeah.  In another place they moan the skirting of the multi-stakeholder
bottom-up policy development.

-Carlton

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On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <
rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear ALAC,
>
> FYI on recent board resolution below.
>
> Urgent work on Globalization of ICANN has just been mandated by the board,
> which is timely given the increased international scrunity and pressure for
> change.  The work is critical and will likely require community input.  I
> hope there is sufficient energy left to go around (there are so many
> initiatives running in parallel, all drawing from the same pool).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rinalia
>
> >
> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-17feb14-en.htm
> >
> > Approved Board Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board
> >
> > 17 February 2014
> >
> >
> > President's Globalization Advisory Groups
> >
> > Whereas, the multistakeholder model has matured in response to the many
> challenges of exponential growth in the Internet, so ICANN must continue to
> evolve and grow in response to those challenges.
> >
> > Whereas, ICANN's mission and responsibilities are to the global community
> and stakeholders worldwide.
> >
> > Whereas, as a multistakeholder organization ICANN must evolve to fully
> execute its narrow mission, which is to coordinate, at the overall level,
> the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and be in a position
> to meet new challenges whether operational, policy, political or technical.
> >
> > Whereas, in order for ICANN to fully execute its mission as a
> multistakeholder organization and be in a position to meet operational,
> policy, political, or technical challenges, there must be an evolution of
> the globalization of ICANN.
> >
> > Whereas, the globalization of ICANN includes, among other things:
> strengthening and continuing to evolve and improve ICANN as a
> multistakeholder organization; and contributing as a partner in the
> Internet eco-system to strengthen awareness and the evolution of
> multistakeholder Internet governance and cooperation in a manner that
> ensures the continued flexibility to adapt to emerging issues.
> >
> > Whereas, on 28 September 2013, the ICANN Board authorized the CEO to,
> among other things, "work with other key organizations and leaders to
> establish a coalition towards the formation of a movement or initiative"
> ("Coalition"), in order to address increasing concerns regarding the
> effectiveness of a "global, open, multi-stakeholder Internet governance
> system."
> >
> >
> > Whereas, the President and CEO has executed the mandate of the 28
> September 2013 Board resolution and has helped facilitate a number of
> activities, including:
> >
> > (i) the expansion and launch of a previously announced strategy panel now
> entitled "Panel on the Future of Internet Governance;"
> >
> > (ii) development of and participation in the "1net initiative"; and
> >
> > (iii) encouraging the establishment of and support for a meeting on
> multistakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take place in
> Brazil in April 2014.
> >
> >
> > Whereas, on 17 November 2013, the Board approved
> Resolution2013.11.17.01 directing the President and CEO to continue
> supporting the three emerging and evolving initiatives and recognizing that
> ICANN, as part of the Internet ecosystem, is just one of the many
> participants providing resources and support to the following three
> initiatives:
> >
> > (i) the expansion and launch of a previously announced strategy panel now
> entitled "Panel on the Future of Internet Governance";
> >
> > (ii) development and participation in the "1net initiative"; and
> >
> > (iii) encouraging the establishment of and support for a meeting on
> multistakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take place in
> Brazil in April 2014.
> >
> > Whereas, in Resolution 2013.11.17.01, the Board noted that "without
> strengthening a global, coherent approach to Internet governance, ongoing
> and emerging issues will not be properly addressed in a collective,
> collaborate way, which may inadvertently affect the operational unity of
> the Internet, consistent with ICANN's mandate."
> >
> > Whereas, the continued globalization of ICANN must evolve in several
> ways, including: partnerships in the broader Internet eco-system to
> strengthen multistakeholder Internet governance frameworks; strengthening
> ICANN itself, including affirmations of commitments and relationships among
> the stakeholders; evolving the policy structures to serve and scale to the
> needs of the global community, and identify opportunities for the future
> legal structures and IANA globalization.
> >
> > Whereas, given the nature and breadth of issues involved with the
> continued globalization efforts, ICANN has recognized the importance of the
> timely establishment of groups of Board members to focus on given topic
> areas, and then report and make recommendations to the President and CEO,
> and the full Board, for consideration.
> >
> > Whereas, as part of its continued globalization efforts, ICANN should
> establish certain "President's Globalization Advisory Groups" composed of
> Board members to address the following areas: Affirmation of Commitments
> ("AOC"), policy structures, legal structure, root server system, the IANA
> multistakeholder accountability, and Internet governance.
> >
> > Resolved (2014.02.17.01), the Board approves the creation of several
> President's Globalization Advisory Groups in order to support further ICANN
> globalization. These Advisory Groups of Board members are being set up to
> provide guidance to the full Board in support of ICANN's globalization work
> led by the President and CEO. The President's Globalization Advisory Groups
> will meet with the community during ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting, and around
> IETF 89, and other community meetings to discuss the ICANN globalization
> issues. The President's Globalization Advisory Groups will then make
> recommendations to the Board, which the Board will report during ICANN 50
> London Meeting.
> >
> > These Advisory Groups will deal with the following topics:
> >
> > Affirmation of Commitments ("AOC");
> >
> > policy structures;
> >
> > legal structure;
> >
> > root server system;
> >
> > the IANA multistakeholder accountability; and,
> >
> > Internet governance.
> >
> > The President and CEO will announce the composition of these Advisory
> Groups within two days following the posting of this resolution at
> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/globalization-19feb14-en.pdf [see
> attached]; the President and CEO shall have the authority to change the
> Advisory Groups and their composition from time to time, without requiring
> a further resolution.
> >
> >
> >
> > RATIONALE FOR RESOLUTION 2014.02.17.01
> >
> > This resolution is a continuation of the Board's 28 September 2013 and 17
> November resolutions providing ICANN's President and CEO with a mandate to
> explore how ICANN could coordinate with stakeholders from across the globe
> to address the pressing issue of the future of Internet governance. On 28
> September 2013, the Board directed the President and CEO to work towards
> the establishment of a coalition to start an effort to form an Internet
> cooperation agenda, and to do so in a manner consistent with ICANN's
> mission. Following the September meeting, the President and CEO executed
> the mandate of the 28 September 2013 Board resolution and helped facilitate
> a number of activities, including: (i) the expansion and launch of a
> previously announced strategy panel now entitled "Panel on the Future of
> Internet Governance;" (ii) development of and participation in the "1net
> initiative"; and (iii) encouraging the establishment of and support for a
> meeting on multi-stakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take
> place in Brazil in April 2014.
> >
> > On 17 November 2013, the Board approved Resolution2013.11.17.01 directing
> the CEO to continue supporting the three emerging and evolving initiatives
> and recognizes that ICANN, as part of the Internet ecosystem, is just one
> of the many participants providing resources and support to the following
> initiatives: (i) the expansion and launch of a previously announced
> strategy panel now entitled "Panel on the Future of Internet Governance";
> (ii) development and participation in the "1net initiative"; and (iii)
> encouraging the establishment of and support for a meeting on
> multi-stakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take place in
> Brazil in April 2014. The Board also noted in Resolution 2013.11.17.01 that
> "without strengthening a global, coherent approach to Internet governance,
> ongoing and emerging issues will not be properly addressed in a collective,
> collaborate way, which may inadvertently affect the operational unity of
> the Internet, consistent with ICANN's mandate."
> >
> > ICANN and the multistakeholder model have been exposed to many
> challenges, and ICANN must evolve to face the challenges. ICANN's mission
> and responsibilities are to the global community and stakeholders
> worldwide. To remain accountable to ICANN's mission and community, the
> Board recognizes that as a multistakeholder organization ICANN must evolve
> to fully execute on its mission, and be in a position to meet the
> challenges whether operational, political or technical.
> >
> > The continued globalization of ICANN must evolve in several ways,
> including: partnerships in the broader Internet eco-system to strengthen
> multistakeholder Internet governance frameworks; strengthening ICANN
> itself, including affirmations of commitments and relationships among the
> stakeholders; evolving the policy structures to serve and scale to the
> needs of the global community, and identify opportunities for the future
> legal structures and IANA globalization.
> >
> > This is an Organizational Administrative Function for which public
> comment is not required.
> >
> end
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