Internet GovernanceAfter the 2012World Conference on International Telecommunication Regulations

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What does ICANN do?

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+ A bit on ICANN + A resume of the 2012 World Conference

on International Telecommunications (WCIT)

+ Looking forward+ Questions

Agenda

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Multi-stakeholder Model

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Serious about Internationalization

+Moving the “centre of gravity” from LA+Not just a case of opening offices (but this

as well) +A new thinking +But new resources to be deployed

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+ I* Organizations + Inter-Governmental Organizations

(ITU, OECD, UN, World Bank…) + ICANN Community + Regional Organizations (European

Union, African Union…) + Business Organizations (ICC; Digital

Europe, CBI) + Users….

Internationalization / Engagement – Who

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+Through Regional VPs and Stakeholder Engagement Team;

+Working with ISOC/ RIRs etc +Through GAC; ccTLD; gNSO and ALAC; +Through Regional ccTLD bodies and

Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) +Through business associations and civil

society +Specific Working Groups (Africa strategy)

Internationalization / Engagement – How

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+The Facts +The Process +Substance+Lessons Learned

A Resume of WCIT

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+ New Treaty will become effective on 1 January 2015 for those countries that sign and ratify it

+ The Resolutions had affect from 14 December 2012

+ The ITR (1988) will continue to apply to those not signing

+ 89 signed Treaty; 55 did not (but some still may)

+ Member States can sign with reservations (some will)

The Facts

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+ Council preparation phase; PP-10 Resolution and Council Report made little difference

+ Majority of debate on proposals submitted in last six months

+ ITU engineered partial transparency + Dialogue dominated completely by Member

States and Regional Grouping + Use of “secret” sessions a problem + A “vote” made up mind of vast majority of

non-signers  

The Process – How we got to WCIT and Refined ITR

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+Preamble – Human Rights and “Right of Access” +Article 1 – “Operating Agencies” and Content +Article 2 – Nothing on ICT +Article 3 - Internet Exchange Points; kept out

Addressing and Naming (3.5) and Non-discriminatory Access

+Article 4 – Roaming Transparency and competition +Article 5A – Security -domestic and international

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Substance (1)

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+ Article 5B – Unsolicited communications + Article 8A – Energy Efficiency / e-waste  + Article 8B – Accessibility + Resolution 1 Landlocked Countries+ Resolution 2 Number for Access to Emergency

Services + Resolution 3 Internet + Resolution 4 Periodic Review of ITR + Resolution 5 Traffic Exchange

 

Substance (2)

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+ Community (business / technical) worked well together

+ Chairing quality critical + Many countries undecided – lot of

work to do  

Lessons Learned

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+ World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) | May 2013

+ ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14)

+ World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Review | Starting now

Looking Forward

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+ May; 2013; Geneva+ ITU Conference - Advisory Nature + Issue is Internet Governance + “Opinions” will be adopted+ Will influence international dialogue

World Telecommunications Policy Forum

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+ South Korea in November 2014+ Change of guard + Opportunity for changes to ITU

mandate+ Crucial for ITU and the Internet

ITU Plenipotentiary- PP-14

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+ 10 year UN Review – mandated in Tunis Agenda adopted at WSIS

+ Focus on overall affect of WSIS on global access and connectivity;

+ UNESCO (WSIS+10) Conference in Paris; February 2013

+ ITU; WSIS Event- Egypt; 2014+ United Nations General Assembly

Review in 2015?

WSIS (1) - Process

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+ Whether the multi-stakeholder approach for Internet Governance (Adopted in Tunis Agenda) has benefited society

+ Have governments been allowed to play an appropriate role?

+ Does Tunis Agenda need reviewing? + What’s at stake?

+ Should UN /ITU take over the DNS / ICANN?

WSIS (2) - Questions

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+ Multi-stakeholder model works well for Internet Governance

+ It promotes innovation around the globe

Conclusion

QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION