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

[Siavash Shahshahani]

The statement does not explicitly charge that discrimination exists at the
present time although it may mildly imply that. It may have originated in
the earlier ALAC comment to NTIA a couple of years ago. I suggested that
and I still support the statement because in fact discrimination exists as
I have explained privately to ALAC colleagues. I have elected not to go
public about this on suggestion of some Board members who hope the
problems can be resolved without expanding the politics around it.
Siavash

> 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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