[Internal-cg] Combined proposal assessment - NC

[Milton L Mueller]

I was not on the call either. 
But having been involved in the CWG I am surprised to learn that it invokes the 2003 WSIS Plan of Action, as it is a declaration of an intergovernmental meeting at which civil society and business were often barred from participation in negotiations, would be cited as an authoritative source of policy. 

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> From: Internal-cg [mailto:internal-cg-bounces at ianacg.org] On Behalf Of Lynn
> St.Amour
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 5:33 PM
> To: Narelle Clark <narelle.clark at accan.org.au>
> Cc: internal-cg at ianacg.org
> Subject: Re: [Internal-cg] Combined proposal assessment - NC
> 
> Hi Narelle,
> 
> on the call today there was a brief discussion on the point you raise below.
> As you were not on the call, and we were missing most of the CC reps. we
> said we would move the discussion to the mail list..
> 
> I stated (and I believe so did Joe, Jari and Manal) that I did not believe there
> was an incompatibility between the Names proposal  Handling of ccTLDs and
> the NTIA criteria that it "will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA
> role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution".
> 
> The WSIS Plan of Action is very broad, and one of the overarching principles
> (my words, not a formal or accepted description) is the sovereignty of each
> country.  In addition to the reference you and the CWG-Stewardship
> proposal quotes, there is also Paragraph 63 in the WSIS Tunis Agenda.
> "Countries should not be involved in decisions regarding another country's
> country-code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD). Their legitimate interests, as
> expressed and defined by each country, in diverse ways, regarding decisions
> affecting their ccTLDs, need to be respected, upheld and addressed via a
> flexible and improved framework and mechanisms."
> 
> Further, many models are in place today to manage ccTLD's and many of
> those models have roles for governments.  The NTIA does not have authority
> over other ccTLD's today and therefore nothing to "replace" per se.
> 
> My .02, others should weigh in.
> 
> Narelle, let us know if this address your question.
> 
> Best,
> Lynn
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 14, 2015, at 11:14 PM, Narelle Clark <narelle.clark at accan.org.au>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > C. Workability: Do the results of any tests or evaluations of workability
> that were included in the component proposals conflict with each other or
> raise possible concerns when considered in combination?
> >
> > The Accountability mechanisms in the Names proposal are essentially
> undefined so therefore are untested.
> >
> >
> > NTIA Criteria Compliance
> > ===================
> > Handling of ccTLDs
> > It is arguable that there is an assertion of government control implicit in a
> specific section of the names proposal and in particular as it relates to the
> ccTLDs: specifically via:
> > "1.7: It is recalled that the WSIS Plan of action of December 2003 invites
> "Governments to manage or supervise, as appropriate, their respective
> country code top-level domain name". Any such involvement should be
> based on appropriate national laws and policies. It is recommended that
> governments should work with their local internet community in deciding on
> how to work with the ccTLD Registry."
> >
> > Considering both of these together, one is led to wonder about whether
> this is a potential incompatibility with the NTIA criteria that it "will not
> accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an
> inter-governmental organization solution".
> >
> > The NTIA seems to be more in line with RFC 1591 which asserts that:
> > "The country code domains (for example, FR, NL, KR, US) are each
> organized by an administrator for that country.  These administrators may
> further delegate the management of portions of the naming tree.  These
> administrators are performing a public service on behalf of the Internet
> community."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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