[ncdnhc-discuss] U.S. gov't asks ICANN for restructuring info

[Chris Chiu]

Nancy Victory, the United States Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, has sent 2 letters to ICANN regarding its ongoing restructuring
efforts. The first letter requests a report from ICANN, due August 15, 2002,
regarding "whether ICANN has clarified its mission and responsibilities, ...
reformed its decision-making processes to provide for transparency and
accountability, the views of all Internet stakeholders to be heard,"
provided "an effective advisory role for governments," and "has a mechanism
to ensure adequate financial and personnel resources to carry out its
mission." The second letter asks ICANN to clarify (by July 26, 2002) "how
the comments of the various supporting organizations and advisory
committees" during its recent meetings in Bucharest, Romania "will be taken
into account and ... what process will be instituted to further your reform
efforts between now and the Board meeting in Shanghai scheduled for October
2002." 

See
http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights

Sincerely,
Christopher Chiu
Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union