[cctld-discuss] ccTLD Extract from ICANN's 8th report to DoC

[Paul M Kane <Paul.Kane@nic.ac>]

Dear Paul Twomey/ICANN Board

Would you please explain your comment reported to the Department of 
Commerce (see see http://www.icann.org/general/status-report-01aug03.htm 
or below) that significant progress had resulted in:

"Step by step procedures for ccTLD redelegations have been outlined and 
publicly noticed to the community by ICANN."  Is this true???

a) As a stakeholder the CENTR community has not been involved in any 
"step-by-step" dialogue with ICANN on this issue, who has ICANN
consulted with and what is substance of such step-by-step dialogue??

b) Where is it published and what authority does ICANN have to set 
redelegation policy?? (which the ccTLD community believes is best 
handled within the affected community or formal legal process - please 
do not put ICANN above the law)

c) If the ICANN and IANA services are unrelated, when will ICANN cease 
the current practice of not updating the IANA database (to ensure its 
accuracy) unless and until a contract is entered into with ICANN.?

d) I would appreciate additional substantive information on why ICANN 
staff is persuing a Policy of following the "February 2000 Governmental 
Advisory Committee principles for the administration and delegation of 
ccTLDs".??? The Board of ICANN has never adopted the GAC Principles, 
(the ccTLD Community has identified many "illegal" aspects within them) 
and the GAC themselves recognise they are inappropriate, which is why 
the GAC have formed a working group to draft new revised GAC Principles.

I am a supporter of what ICANN _should_ be providing to the community, 
but ICANN do not seem to realise the damaging political implications of 
what they are doing and saying in public.  This is real and effective 
amunition to those who want to replace ICANN with an 
"inter-governmental" organisation and is very damagaing to those of us 
trying to promote private sector management of the internet.

Best

Paul



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[cctld-discuss] ccTLD Extract from ICANN's 8th report to DoC
Date: 	Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:03:30 +1200
From: 	Peter Dengate Thrush <barrister@chambers.gen.nz>
To: 	cctld-discuss@wwtld.org


ICANN has just reported to the US Government's Department of Commerce,
which it is required to do under its agreement to be the Newco suggested
by the White paper. In the MoU, as now amended, are the tasks ICANN has
to achieve. Item 7 below is the task relating to cctlds. Here's what
they said on August 12;
( see http://www.icann.org/general/status-report-01aug03.htm)


7. Continue its efforts to achieve stable agreements with ccTLD
operators that address, among other things, issues affecting the stable
and secure operation of the DNS, including: delegation and redelegation
of ccTLDs; allocation of global and local policy-formulation
responsibility; and the relationship between a ccTLD operator and its
relevant government or public authority. Such efforts shall include
activities to foster greater dialogue between ccTLD operators and the GAC

During the past year, ICANN has achieved significant progress in working
cooperatively with ccTLD operators and ccTLD community to address issues
affecting the stable and secure operation of the DNS. This has been
achieved through regular and ongoing dialogue between ICANN, the
approximately 250 ccTLD operators and the GAC, including meetings
between ccTLD operators and the GAC at ICANN meetings; attendance of
ICANN staff at ccTLD regional meetings; and joint efforts exploring
mechanisms to improve the timeliness and efficiency of the performance
of the IANA function as it impacts ccTLD operators. ICANN has also
focused on encouraging and facilitating participation by ccTLDs in
ICANN, using means such as increased dissemination of information and
outreach on ccTLD issues where possible and attending and contributing
to relevant discussions in other forums.

An important step in the past year was the formation of the Country-Code
Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) at ICANN's June 2003 Montreal
meeting. The ccNSO was constructed with the goal of providing targeted
and influential participation by ccTLD managers in matters affecting
global Internet policy. The ccNSO's formation documents included the
policy-development process and method of analysis of the scope of the
ccNSO's policy-development role. To contribute to fostering greater
dialogue between ccTLD operators and the GAC within the ccNSO structure,
the ccNSO structure includes a non-voting GAC liaison on the ccNSO
Council, and built into the ccNSO policy development process is ongoing
consultation with the GAC.

Significant progress was also made in the past year with ccTLDs on the
issues of process and theory on redelegations and the establishment of
frameworks for accountability of ccTLD managers. Step by step procedures
for ccTLD redelegations have been outlined and publicly noticed to the
community by ICANN. Progress by ICANN on negotiating and entering into
frameworks of accountability with ccTLDs has brought the total of
completed agreements with ccTLD managers to thirteen. Discussions are
also underway regarding agreements with several additional ccTLD
managers. These frameworks of accountability track the recommendations
contained in the February 2000 Governmental Advisory Committee
principles for the administration and delegation of ccTLDs.

8. Continue the process of implementing new top level domains (TLDs),
which process shall include consideration and evaluation of:



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