[ALAC] NTIA Blog by Larry Strickling

[Alan Greenberg]

Thank you Larry!!

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On June 16, 2015 6:35:03 PM EDT, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com> wrote:
>FYI.
>
>Rinalia
>>
>>
>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2015/stakeholder-proposals-come-together-icann-meeting-argentina
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>> Stakeholder Proposals to Come Together at ICANN Meeting in Argentina
>>
>> June 16, 2015 by Assistant Secretary for Communications and
>Information
>and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling
>>
>> Next week, hundreds of members of the Internet stakeholder community
>will
>attend the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN)
>53rd meeting in Argentina. As I head to Buenos Aires, one of NTIA’s top
>priorities continues to be the transition of NTIA’s role related to the
>Internet Domain Name System. Since we announced the IANA stewardship
>transition in March 2014 [1], the response of the stakeholder community
>has
>been remarkable and inspiring. I thank everyone for their hard work.
>>
>> The meeting in Buenos Aires will be pivotal, as the community
>finalizes
>the components of the transition proposal and determines what remains
>to be
>done. The three stakeholder groups planning the transition of the
>individual IANA functions have made great progress. I congratulate the
>Cross Community Working Group on Naming Related Functions for finishing
>its
>draft proposal and look forward to this work stream reaching closure.
>The
>other two stakeholder groups – the Internet Engineering Task Force,
>which
>is shepherding the protocol parameter proposal, and the five Regional
>Internet Registries, which collaborated on the numbering proposal –
>finished their proposals earlier this year.
>>
>> Now the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) must
>combine
>these proposals into a consolidated transition proposal and then seek
>public comment on all aspects of the plan. ICG’s role is crucial,
>because
>it must build a public record for us on how the three customer group
>submissions tie together in a manner that ensures NTIA’s criteria [1]
>are
>met and institutionalized over the long term.
>>
>> In addition to the ICG transition proposal, the final submission to
>NTIA
>must include a plan to enhance ICANN’s accountability. Given that the
>draft
>proposal of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN
>Accountability will be a major focus of the discussions next week in
>Argentina, I would like to offer the following questions for
>stakeholders
>to consider:
>>
>> The draft proposes new or modified community empowerment tools. How
>can
>the Working Group on Accountability ensure that the creation of new
>organizations or tools will not interfere with the security and
>stability
>of the DNS during and after the transition? Do new committees and
>structures create a different set of accountability questions?
>>
>>
>>
>> The draft proposal focuses on a membership model for community
>empowerment. Have other possible models been thoroughly examined,
>detailed,
>and documented?  Has the working group designed stress tests of the
>various
>models to address how the multistakeholder model is preserved if
>individual
>ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees opt out? 
>Similarly,
>has the working group developed stress tests to address the potential
>risk
>of capture and barriers to entry for new participants of the various
>models? Further, have stress tests been considered to address potential
>unintended consequences of “operationalizing” groups that to date have
>been
>advisory in nature?
>>
>>
>>
>> The draft proposal suggests improvements to the current Independent
>Review Panel (IRP). The IRP has been criticized for its own lack of
>accountability. How does the proposal analyze and remedy existing
>concerns
>with the IRP?
>>
>>
>>
>> In designing a plan for improved accountability, should the working
>group
>consider what exactly is the role of the ICANN Board within the
>multistakeholder model?  Should the standard for Board action be to
>confirm
>that the community has reached consensus, and if so, what
>accountability
>mechanisms are needed to ensure the Board operates in accordance with
>that
>standard?
>>
>>
>>
>> The proposal is primarily focused on the accountability of the ICANN
>Board. Has the Working Group also considered if there need to be
>accountability improvements that would apply to ICANN management and
>staff
>or to the various ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory
>Committees?
>>
>> All of these questions require thoughtful consideration prior to the
>community’s completion of the transition plan. Similar to the ICG, the
>Working Group on Accountability will need to build a public record and
>thoroughly document how the NTIA criteria have been met and will be
>maintained in the future.
>>
>> As the plans take final shape, I hope the community starts to focus
>on
>the matter of implementation of its recommendations. Have the issues of
>implementation been identified and addressed in the proposal so that
>the
>community and ICANN can implement the plan as expeditiously as possible
>once we have reviewed and accepted it?  This is an important issue
>right
>now because after the Buenos Aires meeting, NTIA will need to make a
>determination on extending its current contract with ICANN, which
>expires
>on September 30, 2015. Last month, I asked both the ICG and the Working
>Group on Accountability for an update on the transition planning, as
>well
>as their views on how long it will take to finalize and implement the
>transition plan if it were approved.  Keeping in mind that the
>community
>and ICANN will need to implement all work items identified by the ICG
>and
>the Working Group on Accountability as prerequisites for the transition
>before the contract can end. The community’s input on timing is
>critical
>and will strongly influence how NTIA proceeds with the contract
>extension.
>I look forward to hearing from everyone in Buenos Aires.
>>
>> At this key juncture, it is timely to not only take stock of all the
>work
>that has occurred, but also what lies ahead. I recognize that some
>stakeholder groups have finalized their proposals and are anxious to
>move
>forward. But NTIA will only review a comprehensive plan that includes
>all
>elements, and we must let the multistakeholder process run its full
>course.
>In that same spirit, I urge all global stakeholders – community
>members,
>ICANN Board members, and ICANN staff  – to work together constructively
>to
>complete this final stage of the transition. The commitment by the
>global
>community to develop a consensus proposal that meets NTIA’s conditions
>and
>improves ICANN’s accountability is a testament to the power of the
>multistakeholder model.
>>
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