[kictanet] Fwd: Brazil Government's official position on the "Affirmation of Commitments"

Fri Oct 23 10:48:36 EAT 2009

Am sure we are on the right path Walu, Brazil is a pace setter.
This is encouraging though
Regards

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Whao!
>
> These Brazilians have been reading my mind!
>
> walu.
> nb: i truly hope that one day when i finally grow up (i am currently
> contained in the "future leaders" age group) we shall be able to post a GoK
> position.
>
> --- On *Thu, 10/22/09, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
> Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: Brazil Government's official position on the
> "Affirmation of Commitments"
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 3:55 PM
>
>
> Sorry for any cross-posting of this.
>
> Dear people, below is the official declaration  of the Brazilian
> government regarding the post-JPA
> "Affirmation of Commitments" ICANN-USA.
>
> fraternal regards
>
> --c.a.
>
> =====================================================
>
>
> The Brazilian Government's Position on the Affirmation of Commitments
> between the U.S. Government and ICANN
>
> On September 30, 2009, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) and the
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released a
> new agreement entitled Affirmation of Commitments, which completes the
> transition of management of the Internet domain name and addressing
> system (DNS) from the U.S. government to the private sector by granting
> greater autonomy to ICANN and increasing international participation in
> the oversight of its activities.
>
> The Brazilian Government welcomes the approval of the Affirmation of
> Commitments, which provides for a set of important advances in the
> management and decision making processes of ICANN, consistent with the
> demands presented by Brazil, either at the ICANN itself or at relevant
> United Nations forums.
>
> Among the positive aspects included in the new agreement, it is worth
> highlighting the following:
>
> (1) increasing participation of other governments in the process of
> assessing and reviewing ICANN activities, with a greater role for the
> Government Advisory Committee (GAC), along with the ICANN Board;
> (2) ending the requirement to submit periodical reports exclusively to
> the U.S. government, requiring ICANN to release annual reports on its
> activities to all stakeholders;
> (3) reaffirming the principles of transparency, multistakeholder
> participation, public interest, interoperability and end-to-end
> innovation; preserving the DNS security and stability and maintaining
> one single global Internet;
> (4) introducing the notion of an enhanced decision-making process,
> through cross-community deliberations.
>
> Notwithstanding these positive aspects, the Brazilian government
> believes that there is still room for further improvements to be made to
> the global governance of the Internet, in light of the results of the
> World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
>
> The Affirmation of Commitments does not advance on the issue of ICANN's
> institutional framework and the need to grant it international legal
> status. The DNS root zone continues to be managed under the supervision
> of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Affirmation of Commitments may
> be revoked at any time by either the Department of Commerce or ICANN,
> which may generate insecurity vis-à-vis ICANN's relationships with other
> governments, international organizations and non-governmental
> organizations that are not subject to the U.S. jurisdiction.
>
> The Brazilian government will continue to contribute to further
> improving the global governance of the Internet, towards full observance
> of the principles of multilateralism, transparency and democracy adopted
> at WSIS.
> --
>
> Carlos A. Afonso
> CGI.br (www.cgi.br)
> Nupef (www.nupef.org.br)
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