[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU

[James Love]

Marc, do you also agree with Adam that the only mechanism to prevent ICANN
mission creep is ICANN internal restraint?

Jamie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Schneiders" <marc at fuchsia.bijt.net>
To: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
Cc: <discuss at icann-ncc.org>; <George.Sadowsky at attglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN Reform: Role of ITU


> 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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