[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU

[Marc Schneiders]

I strongly support this position.

-- 
Marc Schneiders

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, at 20:36 [=GMT+0900], Adam Peake wrote:

> 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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