[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU

[Adam Peake]

>Adam, you support a zero role by ITU.   Do you see any body other than ITU
>that could act to restrain ICANN from inappropriate extensions of its policy
>making?


No, not zero, I said no increased role, ITU is a member of the PSO.

I don't see the connection between ITU and restraining policy making. 
I suspect the ITU's long wanted to expand into the Internet 
governance business and doubt it would want to stop at ICANN. I don't 
necessarily disagree with George's observation that ITU might be a 
suitable body to take on governance and admin in the future, but one 
thing I'm sure of is that it isn't ready to do that now.

I don't expect any single entity to be able to restrain ICANN, I hope 
it will restrain itself, that's one of the purposes of the reform.  I 
am trying to think positively...

Thanks,

Adam



>Jamie
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
>To: <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
>Cc: <George.Sadowsky at attglobal.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:36 AM
>Subject: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU
>
>
>>  Following is taken from George Sadowsky's comments on ICANN reform --
>>  I strongly support George's comment regarding the ITU and ICANN and
>>  hope the constituency will agree.
>>
>>
>>  <http://forum.icann.org/reform-comments/general/msg00064.html> (quote
>>  under point 3.)
>>
>>     Those who look to the ITU as a panacea for ICANN's problems are
>>     misguided. The ITU is a very important organization that has
>>     contributed and continues to contribute substantially to the
>>     evolution of international communication. It is also an
>>     international bureaucracy, and its policies are influenced by the
>>     member countries on their Board of Directors. Positions are often
>>     influenced by the dominant telephone carrier in those countries,
>>     which generally has little interest in seeing the Internet prosper.
>>     It may be that the ITU is the ultimate home for Internet governance
>>     and administration, but this can only occur after the ITU (or any
>>     other potential home organization) demonstrates a thorough
>>     understanding of the Internet as a technology and as a culture, and
>>     there is solid evidence of a determination to maximize the power and
>>     reach of this technology. This will not happen overnight.
>>
>>  (end quote)
>>
>  > I do not support any role increased role for the ITU in ICANN and
>>  hope our names council representatives will begin to reflect this
>>  view in future names council discussions.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>
>>  Adam Peake
>>  GLOCOM  Tokyo
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