[At-Large] [NA-Discuss] [Fwd: Re: [ALAC-Internal] Proposed ALAC-statement regarding JPA]

[Danny Younger]

First question:

Re:  "Measures must be implemented to ensure
non-discriminatory availability of ICANN/IANA
services"

What IANA or ICANN services are you claiming have been
offered in a discriminatory fashion?  I don't
understand to what you are referring...

regards,
Danny

--- "Jacqueline A.Morris" <jam at jacquelinemorris.com>
wrote:

> Dear All,
> Please see the draft below of a proposed At Large
> statement on the JPA.
> Time is short - the deadline is tomorrow, but as
> much participation as 
> possible is the At Large way, so please do what you
> can re comments.
> 
> Jacqueline
> 
> >>  Annette Muehlberg wrote:
> >>  Hi all,
> >>
> >> i think by replacing the last paragraph we could,
> wihtout dismissing other
> >> positions, reach a consensus. please have a look
> at the last alternative
> >> paragraph.
> >>
> >> warm greetings
> >>
> >> annette
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Proposed ALAC-statement regarding JPA:
> >>
> >> As the JPA (between the US Government and ICANN)
> is under Review, ALAC
> >> wishes to underline the unique opportunity the
> occasion offers to realize
> >> the original goals that led to the formation of
> ICANN. These include, inter
> >> alia, acknowledgement of the international nature
> of ICANN, support of the
> >> multi-stakeholder bottom-up approach to the
> management of ICANN, and the
> >> provision of viable and stable channels for the
> involvement of individual
> >> Internet users in the ICANN policy formation
> process. Measures must be
> >> implemented to ensure non-discriminatory
> availability of ICANN/IANA services
> >> as well as the opportunity for the involvement of
> global individual users in
> >> the ICANN process.
> >>
> >> In its role as the voice of the individual
> Internet users, ALAC firmly
> >> believes that the current multi-stakeholder
> framework at ICANN should be
> >> further strengthened to allow more proactive
> involvement of end-users. The
> >> process to full participation of individual users
> through the ALAC/RALO
> >> (Regional At-Large Organization) mechanism is
> being undertaken at this
> >> moment. There is, however, a lack of incentives
> for the participants,
> >> especially a lack of direct involvement at the
> decision-making levels of
> >> ICANN. Therefore, we think that ICANN should find
> ways to implement adequate
> >> representation of individual users at the
> decision-making levels of ICANN so
> >> that a real multi-stakeholder framework is
> achieved.
> >>
> >> In addition, we believe that no government should
> have a pre-eminent role in
> >> DNS management and exercise power over database
> changes and root-server
> >> data. We suggest that an institutional form
> should be found as soon as
> >> possible so that ICANN does not lie under the
> authority of any single
> >> national legislation. We also strongly advocate
> transparency and openness in
> >> the process of making any structural change in
> the ICANN framework for the
> >> coming transition.
> >>
> >> However, at this mid-term review phase, we do not
> believe the organization
> >> is ready to function without a similar
> accountability mechanism to the JPA
> >> in place.
> >>
> >>
> >> Alternative replacing the last paragraph:
> >>
> >> We are concerned that the successor oversight
> framework is still not clear
> >> and ICANN needs to clarify the transitional
> arrangements with regard to
> >> accountability and transparency as well as to
> allow further definition and
> >> evolution of the multi-stakeholder model of
> governance under which it
> >> operates.
> >>
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
> >   
> 
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