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- Comment posted Jan 27, 2004 9:16 pm PST — by Jane Clinton
Here is what the ICC paper says about civil society:
in reality there are three components of Internet
Governance, and it is important to clearly distinguish
each component from the others.
Those components are:
the technical engineering function
that allows different components of
the Internet to interact;
the technical coordination of the key
protocols and addresses and names that
underpin the technical functioning of
the Internet, ICANN’s functions, which
in shorthand is simply, a sophisticated
directory system that allows people to
accurately contact a website or other
people on the Internet.
the handling of public policy matters
that should be discussed openly among
governments, business and civil society.
Here is the rest of what the paper says about "public policy matters":
II. Public Policy Matters
Public policy matters are, in general, the
responsibility of governments. However,
policy discussions must include the active
participation of business and other stakeholders.
A public policy can result in governments regulating
a particular activity, allowing business to
self-regulate or any combination thereof. Therefore,
a public policy might be to refrain from regulating
where not essential, which we believe to be a wise
strategy in an area of rapid change and technological
development.
A small sample of public policy matters related to
the information society include:
intellectual property protection
taxation
privacy
trade
security
consumer protection / empowerment
education
spam
Some of these issues require international cooperation
and action. There are international bodies such as WIPO
and the WTO with authority and jurisdiction for some of
these issues. Other issues require international coordination
of national policy. A number of bodies exist such as the
OECD, UN ICT Task Force, APEC and CITEL, where these issues
can be discussed and coordinated.
(APEC is presumably Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation, and CITEL is presumably Inter-American Telecommunication Commission, both government/business cooperation fora.
This is not a neutral paper aimed simply at eliminating confusion. It is a presentation of what the private sector wants Internet governance to look like.
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Domain Names,
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