[CCWG-ACCT] Fwd: FW: ICANN Board Comments on Third CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

(Global) Public Interest is a easy to define as Fundamental Human Rights.

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> On 23 Dec 2015, at 12:53, Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> wrote:
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> Hello Mathieu,
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>>> After the topic was raised again during our CCWG call today, may I kindly request an update on this request for clarification ?
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> Coming to an agreed definition of the global public interest is part of ICANN’s strategic plan.
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> It is the 5th of five strategic initiatives:
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> “Develop and implement a global public interest framework bounded by ICANN’s mission.”
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> Until this is done, the Board is guided by the global public interest as set out in our Articles of Incorporation:
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> in recognition of the fact that the Internet is an international network of networks, owned by no single nation, individual or organization, 
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> ICANN shall, except as limited by Article 5 hereof, pursue the charitable and public purposes of lessening the burdens of government and promoting the global public interest in the operational stability of the Internet by 
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> (i) coordinating the assignment of Internet technical parameters as needed to maintain universal connectivity on the Internet; 
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> (ii) performing and overseeing functions related to the coordination of the Internet Protocol ("IP") address space; 
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> (iii) performing and overseeing functions related to the coordination of the Internet domain name system ("DNS"), including the development of policies for determining the circumstances under which new top-level domains are added to the DNS root system; 
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> (iv) overseeing operation of the authoritative Internet DNS root server system; 
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> and (v) engaging in any other related lawful activity in furtherance of items (i) through (iv)."
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> By inference therefore any specifics of a proposal that could result in limiting ICANN’s ability to deliver on this role is a concern to the ICANN Board.  
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> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
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