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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you
        Walu and McTim<br>
        <br>
        This will be a good opportunity for Kenyan stakeholders, (we are
        very active in
        both ICANN and IGF spaces) to input and wish to encourage more
        comments online
        as well as during the meeting on Tuesday.</span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Comments
        are
        requested along these 6 areas/aspects:</span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
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        style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:
            7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span></span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;">In
        light of technology changes and market developments, should the
        IANA functions
        continue to be treated as interdependent technical functions?
        For example, does
        the coordination of the assignment of technical protocol
        parameters need to be
        done by the same entity that administers certain
        responsibilities as sociated
        with root zone management? Please provide specific information
        to support why
        or why not, taking into account security and stability issues.</span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
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        style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:
            7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span></span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;">The
        performance of the IANA functions often relies upon the policies
        and procedures
        developed by a variety of entities within the Internet technical
        community such
        as the IETF, the RIRs and ccTLD operators. Should the IANA
        functions contract
        include references to these entities, the policies they develop
        and instructions
        that the contractorfollow the policies? Please provide specific
        information as
        to why or why not. If yes, please provide language you believe
        accurately
        captures these relationships. </span><span style="font-family:
        Calibri;"></span></p>
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        style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:
            7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span></span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;">previously
        raised by some governments and ccTLD operators and the need to
        ensure the
        stability of and security of the DNS, are there changes that
        could be made to how
        root zone management requests for ccTLDs are processed? Please
        provide specific
        information as to why or why not. If yes, please provide
        specific suggestions.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
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        style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:
            7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span></span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;">-Broad
        performance metrics and reporting are currently required under
        the contract.\7\
        Are the current metrics and reporting requirements sufficient?
        Please provide
        specific information as to why or why not. If not, what specific
        changes should
        be made?</span></p>
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        style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:
            7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span></span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;">Can
        process improvements or performance enhancements be made to the
        IANA functions
        contract to better reflect the needs of users of the IANA
        functions to improve
        the overall customer experience? Should mechanisms be employed
        to provide
        formalized user input and/or feedback, outreach and coordination
        with the users
        of the IANA functions? Is additional information related to the
        performance and
        administration of the IANA functions needed in the interest of
        more
        transparency? Please provide specific information as to why or
        why not.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
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        style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font:
            7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span></span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;">Should
        additional security considerations and/or enhancements be
        factored into
        requirements for the performance of the IANA functions? Please
        provide specific
        information as to why or why not. If additional security
        considerations should
        be included, please provide specific suggestions.</span><span
        style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></p>
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      justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <br>
        best</span> Alice, <br>
      <br>
      <span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><span
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            <td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">--- On <b>Sat,
                3/26/11, McTim <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com"><dogwallah@gmail.com></a></i></b>
              wrote:
              <div><br>
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              <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                  target="_blank"
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/110207099-1099-01/attachments/ACF2EF.pdf">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/110207099-1099-01/attachments/ACF2EF.pdf</a> </div>
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              @McTim,<br>
              <br>
              True, ICANN says more else the same thing; but think about
              it, maybe ICANN says what we  ask it to say and they
              reflect our thoughts and aspirations.  That is the nature
              of a multistakeholder, bottom up organisation that ICANN
              is.<br>
              <br>
              walu.<br>
              nb: also refer to my original message and you will see
              that I never claimed exclusive rights to these comments. I
              simply digested the same for the local community.<br>
              <br>
              --- On <b>Sat, 3/26/11, McTim <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com"><dogwallah@gmail.com></a></i></b>
              wrote:<br>
              <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16,
                255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>
                From: McTim <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com"><dogwallah@gmail.com></a><br>
                Subject: Re: [kictanet] STAKEHOLDERS COMMENTS ON IANA
                FUNCTIONS-my comments<br>
                To: "Walubengo J" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com"><jwalu@yahoo.com></a><br>
                Cc: "KICTAnet KICTAnet"
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"><kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></a><br>
                Date: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 5:04 PM<br>
                <br>
                <div id="yiv1843133424"><br>
                  <br>
                  <div class="yiv1843133424gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 26,
                    2011 at 4:42 PM, Walubengo J <span dir="ltr"><<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                        ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank"
                        href="/mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></span>
                    wrote:<br>
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                            <td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">Wambua,<br>
                              <br>
                              I wont make it for the meeting but plse
                              register my comment on the above as
                              follows:<br>
                              <br>
                              1. No single government should have
                              oversight powers over <a
                                moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                                target="_blank"
                                href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority">IANA
                              </a>functions(core operational functions
                              of the Internet).<br>
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                    <div>That's what the original White Paper
                      said...it's just 20 years later now.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>NB: IANA functions are administrative, not
                      operational.</div>
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                    <div><br>
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                    <div> </div>
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                            <td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">2.
                              It is therefore best that the US
                              government relinquishes oversight powers
                              over the IANA function in a progressive
                              manner i.e. by moving its relationship
                              with <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
                                href="http://www.icann.org/">ICANN</a>
                              over IANA function from the current
                              "Contractual" agreement to a "Cooperation"
                              agreement locally known as an <a
                                moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                                target="_blank"
                                href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_agreement">MOA</a>
                              and eventually an non-legal agreement
                              sometimes known as an <a
                                moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                                target="_blank"
                                href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding">MoU</a></td>
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                    <div>that's what ICANN says too:</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div><a moz-do-not-send="true" rel="nofollow"
                        target="_blank"
href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/110207099-1099-01/attachments/ACF2EF.pdf">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/comments/110207099-1099-01/attachments/ACF2EF.pdf</a> </div>
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                  -- <br>
                  Cheers,<br>
                  <br>
                  McTim<br>
                  "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates
                  where it is. A route indicates how we get there."  Jon
                  Postel<br>
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