[alac] RE: [ga] Fwd: WSIS Reloaded! --- Rechange!!

[Erick Iriarte Ahon <faia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marilyn

I suggest work with adam peake who sent an interesting mail about the same 
issue.

I can prepare some initial ideas for the council discuss.

Erick


At 11:41 p.m. 05/07/2003 -0400, Cade,Marilyn S - LGCRP wrote:
> Erick, thank you for forwarding this to the attention of the ALAC,  the 
> ccTLD discussion list and to the GNSO Council. The WSIS has a rather broad 
> agenda; and it is very helpful to have you call particular attention to 
> the relevant sections of the Action Plan for these ICANN groups.  The 
> Intercessional meeting will take place in Paris, France, from July 15 -- 
> for 5 days-- as I recall, and during that time, and beyond, language 
> changes will be undertaken on those areas in [ ] .
>
> I note an increasing emphasis on the ITU in various segments of the 
> document. The ITU has a significant financial shortfall -- and while its 
> staff supports extension of its work, there are simply realities regarding 
> their core responsibilities, which must be taken into account. In 
> addition, some of the language proposed undermines support of ICANN and 
> its role. I believe that GNSO Council should provide a resolution to the 
> ICANN board regarding supportive language for ICANN's role. Such a 
> resolution can then be forwarded to the individual country representatives 
> and NGOs who are participating in the intercessional. This can be 
> especially important for the least developed countries, to hear from the 
> private sector within their own country that they support ICANN and its 
> mission and activities.
>
> WSIS has a broad agenda; ICANN's role and activities are a very small 
> portion of the overall WSIS documents. While keeping that in mind, I 
> believe it is important to ask Council for a supporting resolution.
>
> Erick, I would welcome the opportunity to work with you and others on 
> agreed to language to present to Council for their consideration at the 
> upcoming meeting in July. Such language would have to be developed almost 
> immediately to make the deadline for discussion at the July council 
> meeting. I could ask to have the issue on the Council agenda, and work 
> with you and others on a resolution for consideration by Council. Do you 
> think this a useful approach?
>
> Finally, will you be at the Intercessional?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 10:23:36 -0500
> > To: cctld-discuss@xxxxxxxxx, alac@xxxxxxxxx, "council" <council@xxxxxxxx>
> > From: Erick Iriarte Ahon <faia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: WSIS Reloaded! --- Rechange!!
> > Hi
> > The WSIS have a new document with some special comments from the 
> > government... The version of June 13 of the documents incorporated the 
> > governments comments and make big changes in the document, it's necessary 
> > to take some position about this comments, and make directs comments.
> > The actual version of the documents:
> > (WSIS/PCIP/DT-1 refined through the intersessional mechanism and 
> > incorporating government contributions received before established deadline)
> > 44. Management of Internet domain names and addresses: Internet 
> > governance must be
> > multilateral, intergovernmental, democratic and transparent, supporting 
> > private sector-led industry
> > self-regulation, taking into account the needs of the public and private 
> > sectors as well as those of the civil society, and respecting 
> > multilingualism. The coordination responsibility at the global level for 
> > root servers, domain names, and Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment 
> > should rest with [a
> > suitable international, [inter-governmental/inter-governmental] 
> > organization/ a suitable international
> > organization which represents and is accountable to all stakeholders, and 
> > which has clear
> > mechanisms for governmental input on issues of public policy]. While the 
> > policy authority for
> > country code top-level-domain names (ccTLDs) should be the sovereign 
> > right of countries. There
> > should be appropriate coordination in an international forum on common 
> > ccTLD issues so as to
> > ensure the stability of the domain name system. Internet naming and 
> > addressing is public issues. (120)
> > Alternate text 1 for paragraph 44: Internet governance should be 
> > multilateral, [democratic]
> > and transparent, taking into account the needs of the public and private 
> > sectors as well as
> > those of the civil society, and respecting multilingualism.(121)
> > Alternate text 2 for paragraph 44: The international management of the 
> > Internet should be
> > democratic, multilateral and transparent. It should secure a fair 
> > distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable 
> > and secure functioning of the Internet. It should
> > respect geographical diversity and ensure representativeness through the 
> > participation of all
> > interested States, including public authorities with competence in this 
> > field, of civil society
> > and the private sector, with due respect to their legitimate interests.(122)
> > 120 See comments from Australia.
> > 121 Proposed by Canada.
> > 122 Proposed by EU, to be moved to the Action Plan as modified.
> > English Version
> > http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/03/wsispcip/td/030721/S03-WSISPCIP-030721-TD-GEN-0004!!PDF-E.pdf
> > -------------------------------
> > Draft Action Plan
> > (WSIS/PCIP/DT/2 refined through the intersessional mechanism and
> > incorporating government contributions received before established deadline)
> > SECTION I
> > 33 Internet governance: Internet governance has emerged as a key issue of 
> > the information
> > society. A transparent multilateral and democratic governance of the 
> > Internet shall constitute the
> > basis for the development of a global culture of cyber-security. An 
> > [international/intergovernmental] organization should ensure 
> > multilateral, democratic and transparent management of root servers, 
> > domain names and Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment.(75)
> >
> > Alternate paragraph 33: Internet governance should be multilateral and 
> > transparent,
> > taking into account the needs of the public and private sectors as well 
> > as those of the
> > civil society, and respecting multilingualism. The coordination 
> > responsible for root
> > servers, domain names and Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment 
> > should rest with a
> > suitable organization.(76)
> >
> > 33 A The Internet is the base of the information society. The internet 
> > must be
> > considered a public, international domain. Every country and every person 
> > have the
> > right to be connected and to take full advantage of the benefits offered 
> > by the internet.
> > The administration of root servers, domain names and internet protocol 
> > addresses must
> > be under the responsibility of a multilateral, democratic and transparent 
> > international
> > organisation. Full access to the mechanisms of internet governance must 
> > be granted to
> > developing countries.
> >
> > 75 See comments from Australia and New Zealand.
> > 76 Canada
> > Section II
> > Observerscontribution to the draft Action Plan
> > [25 A] Privacy: Need to:
> > (....)
> > - Privacy security studies should be carried on for all main emerging new 
> > technologies, such as IPV6 (Internet Protocol version 6).
> > [28] Good governance: With the active participation of all stakeholders, 
> > the development of an enabling environment should give due regard to the 
> > rights and obligations of all stakeholders in such areas as freedom of 
> > expression, consumer protection, privacy, security, intellectual property 
> > rights, labour standards, open-source solutions, management of Internet 
> > addresses and domain names while also maintaining economic incentives and 
> > ensuring trust and confidence for business activities.
> > [33] Internet governance: To widen the participation of all stakeholders 
> > in the global bottom-up policy development and decision making processes, 
> > Task Forces on related public policy and technical issues (Root Server, 
> > Multilingual Domain Names, Internet Security, IPv6, ENUM, Domain Name 
> > Disputes etc.) could be established. Such inter-governmental Task Forces 
> > should promote awareness, distribute knowledge and produce reports which 
> > would help all stakeholders to get a better understanding of the issues 
> > and to cooperate with the relevant bodies like ICANN, IETF, RIRs, ccTLDs 
> > and others.
> > Proyecto de Plan de Acción
> > (WSIS/PCIP/DT/2 con las modificaciones del mecanismo interconferencia y 
> > las contribuciones
> > de los gobiernos recibidas antes del plazo establecido)
> > SECCIÓN I
> > 33 Gobernanza de Internet : La gestión de Internet es hoy una de las 
> > consideraciones
> > esenciales de la sociedad de la información. Una gestión transparente, 
> > multilateral y democrática de Internet debería ser la base del desarrollo 
> > de una cultura mundial de ciberseguridad. Una
> > organización [internacional /intergubernamental] debería garantizar la 
> > gestión multilateral,
> > democrática y transparente de los servidores de dominio de nivel 
> > superior, los nombres de dominio y la asignación de direcciones del 
> > Protocolo Internet (IP)75
> >
> > Alternativa para el párrafo 33: La gestión de Internet debería ser 
> > multilateral y
> > transparente, y debería tomar en consideración las necesidades del sector 
> > público, el
> > sector privado y la sociedad civil, y respetar el plurilingüismo. Una 
> > organización
> > competente debería encargarse de la coordinación de los servidores de 
> > nivel superior,
> > los nombres de dominio y la asignación de direcciones del Protocolo 
> > Internet (IP) . 76
> >
> > 33 A. Internet es la base de la sociedad de la información. Internet debe 
> > ser
> > considerado como un dominio público internacional. Todos los países y 
> > todas las
> > personas tienen derecho a conectarse y beneficiarse de las ventajas de 
> > Internet. La
> > gestión de los servidores de nivel superior, los nombres de dominio y las 
> > direcciones
> > del Protocolo Internet debe confiarse a una organización internacional 
> > multilateral,
> > democrática y transparente. Los países en desarrollo deben tener pleno 
> > acceso a los
> > mecanismos de gestión de Internet.
> > SECCIÓN II
> > Contribuciones de los observadores al proyecto de Plan de Acción
> >
> > [25A] Privacidad: Es necesario:
> > (...)
> > -Deben llevarse a cabo estudios sobre la seguridad de la privacidad para 
> > todas las grandes
> > tecnologías emergentes, como el IPV6 (Protocolo Internet versión 6).
> >
> > [28] Gobernanza eficaz: Contando con la participación activa de todos los 
> > interesados, al establecer un entorno habilitador se debe prestar la 
> > debida atención a los derechos y obligaciones de todos los interesados en 
> > esferas tales como la libertad de expresión, la protección del 
> > consumidor, la privacidad, la seguridad, los derechos de propiedad 
> > intelectual, las normas laborales, las soluciones de fuente abierta, la 
> > gestión de los nombres de dominio y direcciones Internet, manteniendo al 
> > mismo tiempo incentivos económicos y generando confianza en las 
> > actividades empresariales.
> > [33] Gobernanza de Internet: para ampliar la participación de todos los 
> > interesados en el desarrollo global de políticas de abajo a arriba y en 
> > los procesos de toma de decisiones, podrían crearse Grupos de Tareas 
> > Especiales sobre las políticas públicas y las cuestiones técnicas conexas 
> > (servidor de dominio de nivel superior, nombres de dominio multilingües, 
> > seguridad de Internet, IPv6, ENUM, controversias sobre los nombres de 
> > dominio etc.). Dichos grupos de Tareas Especiales intergubernamentales 
> > deberían divulgar y compartir los conocimientos y realizar informes que 
> > ayuden a los interesados a comprender mejor estas cuestiones y a cooperar 
> > con los organismos pertinentes como la ICANN, el IETF, los registros 
> > regionales de Internet, los ccTLD, entre otros.
> > English Version:
> > http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/03/wsispcip/td/030721/S03-WSISPCIP-030721-TD-GEN-0005!!PDF-E.pdf
> > Spanish Version
> > http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/03/wsispcip/td/030721/S03-WSISPCIP-030721-TD-GEN-0005!!PDF-S.pdf 
> >
> > ------------------
> > Erick Iriarte Ahon
> > LatinoamerICANN (Un Proyecto Alfa-Redi)
> > http://latinoamericann.derecho.org.ar