[ncdnhc-discuss] modified res on sec&stab

[Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales]

I support this proposal of resolution on Security and Stability made by
Alejandro.

Best Regards
Vany

"Alejandro Pisanty - CUAED y FQ, UNAM" wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> considering proposals on the list and the evolution of events, here is a
> modified proposed resolution on security and stability for the Marina del
> Rey meeting in Nov. 2001. I did include the call to recognize the
> distributed and decentralized character of the Internet. A second proposal
> was made to make specific calls to parts of the ICANN process; since this
> was already included in my original proposal I have left it there, in
> recognition of the call made on the NCDNHC list.
> 
> The draft as it stands now reads:
> 
> >
> >I move to consider and, after appropriate procedure, pass the following
> >resolution:
> >
> >The recent, tragic events and their fallout have heightened the need to
> >assess the stability and security of the Internet's centrally coordinated
> >resources, and also of the need of strong international cooperation for
> >this purpose regardless of the lucrative or non-commercial nature of all
> >organizations active and dependent on the Internet.
> 
> The Internet's robust design, based among other factors in its
> distributed, decentralized nature, necessitates the central coordination
> of a few resources, of which domain names, Internet addresses, and
> protocol parameters are within the purview and responsibility of ICANN as
> an internationally operating and directed, self-regulatory body.
> 
>  >
> >The non-commercial organizations and entities which are represented in the
> >Non-Commercial Domain-Name Holders Constituency (NCDNHC) of ICANN's DNSO
> may stand to suffer disruptions in their
> >functioning from a variety of disruptions in the operations of the DNS and
> >the allocation processes for domain names and IP addresses, from which
> >the expense and work of recovery may be much less available than for
> >large, commercial organizations.
> >
> >While a significant portion of the non-commercial interests in the DNS and
> >IP allocation system is embodied in universities and research institutes
> >with high levels of technical expertise around the world, many other
> >non-commercial organizations have very limited financial and technical
> >resources to reroute around or recover from a crisis, and to train for
> its prevention and recovery.
> >
> >Also, the expertise embodied in non-commercial organizations is frequently
> >made available to a wider community by publications and advice and not
> >protected from public access to secure proprietary interests or knowledge,
> >so academic and other non-commercial organizations may become optimal
> >poles for the diffusion of knowledge referred to threats to the stability
> >and security of the systems under ICANN's purview and the ways to avoid
> >such threats and the damage that could result from their materialization.
> >
> >Therefore the NCDNHC calls upon the Names Council, the ASO, the PSO, and
> >the ICANN Board, to promptly assess the threats to the stability and
> >security of the matters under ICANN's coordination, and to establish
> >measures to address these threats, their avoidance, and the avoidance of
> >the collateral damage they may produce, in order that non-commercial
> >organizations with limited technical, human and financial resources be
> >least affected by the materialization of such threats, and have affordable
> >access to the corresponding preventive measures.
> >
> >Further, the NCDNHC calls upon its technically strong members, and their
> >peers, as well as on organizations with appropriate policy orientation and
> >expertise, to aid ICANN in the aforementioned effort to assess the threats
> >to stability and security of the DNS and address allocation system and to
> >provide the community with their expertise. The NCDNHC organization
> representatives will call on people from their communities to provide
> further assistance.
> >
> >The NCDNHC offers the technical and policy expertise of its members, the
> >high standing of some of them in their societies, and the intercultural
> >experience of the constituency, to the process of assessing and securing
> >the stability and security of the matters under ICANN's purview.
> >
> >Alejandro Pisanty
> >
> >.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
> >      Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
> >UNAM  -  Educacion Abierta y a Distancia
> >Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico
> >Tel. (+52-5) 622-8713, 622-8633 Fax 550-8405
> >
> >http://www.cuaed.unam.mx
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Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
Information Technology Specialist
Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
Tel: (507) 317-0169
http://www.sdnp.org.pa
e-mail:  vany at sdnp.org.pa