<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div>All, </div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps of interest to the discussions on Internet governance overall is the recently released report of ICANN's Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Eco-system. The Panel examined the nature of the Internet Ecosystem and structures that could be pursued to document the roles, responsibilities and commitments the actors in this system have made or could make to one another and to the community. The key deliverables of the report were to: </div>
<div><p><span style="margin-left:2em">• Facilitate review of the assumptions, linkages and frameworks that underlie ecosystem player responsibilities in the current Internet ecosystem, including ICANN's;</span></p><p>
<span style="margin-left:2em">• Seek insights on ways to maintain and enhance stewardship of all actors, including ICANN, in an evolving ecosystem; and</span></p><p><span style="margin-left:2em">• Cultivate thought leadership on ways in which <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> and others can serve a complex set of Internet constituencies.</span></p>
</div><div>The video interview with the Panel's Chair, Vint Cerf, can be found here: </div><div><br><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-governance-ecosystem-11feb14-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-governance-ecosystem-11feb14-en.htm</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>The report itself can be found here: </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/report-20feb14-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem/report-20feb14-en.pdf</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Information on the panel members, webinars and consultations can be found at: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem</a></div>
<div><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The report is an important contribution to discussions, including informing ICANN's strategic planning process. Please do provide thoughts and input to the report. </div>
</div><div><br></div><div>apologies if this message ends up on duplicate lists!!</div><div><br></div><div>vint cerf</div><div><br></div></div>