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for arin-members-outgoing; Wed, 13 May 1998 21:38:09 GMT Received: (from pdenitto at localhost) by arin.net (8.8.5/8.8.0) id VAA28288 for arin-members at arin.net; Wed, 13 May 1998 21:38:08 GMT Received: from localhost (memsvcs at localhost) by arin.net (8.8.5/8.8.0) with SMTP id VAA28264 for <arin-members at arin.net>; Wed, 13 May 1998 21:36:49 GMT Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 17:36:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Member Services <memsvcs at arin.net> To: arin-members at arin.net Subject: Remarks by Ira Magaziner to DCISOC Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980513173428.28092C-100000 at ops.arin.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-arin-members at arin.net Precedence: bulk A Synopsis of Remarks Made by Ira Magaziner on the Topic of Internet Governance Monday evening, May 11, 1998, Ira Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development, spoke on the topic of Internet Governance before an audience assembled by the DC chapter of the Internet Society. His presentation addressed the subject from the perspective of the U.S. Government and re-enforced previously stated positions that support the decentralization and privatization of the Internet. It has been several months since the Green Paper (Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses) was published. During that period, some 1500 pages of commentary, submitted in response to that paper, have been reviewed and evaluated. By the end of this week, or early next week, Magaziner promised, the government will publish a White Paper, incorporating some of the suggestions submitted by the Internet community. This would be "the implementing draft" for the upcoming transition. While carefully not divulging information in advance of publication, Magaziner's presentation provided some insight into the general approach that the government intends to take in the area of Internet governance. Referencing recent history and the role that government agencies played in launching the Internet, he told the group that the government still has a legal obligation with respect to Internet Governance but is eager to effect a smooth transition that minimizes its future involvement. In the past, he said, a technology of this sort would invite centralized inter-governmental control. He illustrated this point with references to industries such as telephone, radio and television. A highly regulatory approach "does not make sense" today, according to Magaziner. Instead, he described the vision of the U.S. Government for the Internet as it proceeds forward as relying on private sector leadership that is decentralized and international in nature. Describing the non-profit organization that would assume responsibility for Internet governance as the government's role was phased out, Magaziner outlined four areas of responsibility falling under that authority. The first of these is the assigning of Internet Protocol (IP) address blocks to the numbering authorities. The second area would be policy decision-making in Domain Name issues and the third would be oversight of the management of root servers. The fourth area of responsibility would be the establishment of Internet protocol under IETF guidelines. One issue that emerged clearly from Magaziner's remarks is the government's position that in the future, Domain Name registration should involve competition among registrars with shared access to generic top-level domains. No specific details regarding plans for accomplishing this goal were presented. The composition of the governing organization, based on the information provided Monday evening, will closely resemble the structure outlined in the original green paper. The government will recommend the inclusion of representatives from ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC on the Board. The government, he emphasized, would not appoint the Board but would "recognize" the Board appointed by the Stakeholders. Elaborating on the nature of the appointed Board, Magaziner set forth certain conditions that the new organization must meet to succeed. First, he said that the new organization must operate in a transparent manner with by-laws that allow it to "re-form itself." It is also important for the new organization to be incorporated under one legal authority to ensure stability and hopefully avoid having questions settled by "twenty different courts around the world." The new non-profit entity responsible for governance must have the legal authority and credibility to withstand the "inevitable lawsuits" that will occur. It must, he said, "be robust enough to go forward." In addition, Magaziner said that the organization itself must be international in scope and Stakeholder based. He expressed his belief that the European stakeholders have also accepted the underlying principles behind the new governance structures and that consensus has been achieved in many important areas of concern. He is hopeful that by late summer, the new organization will get underway. He indicated that NSI's contract would not be renewed but that negotiations with NSI would begin quickly following the issuance of the white paper. The transition will occur, but the timetable will be determined by events. The sooner the new organization becomes stable, the sooner the government will withdraw from an active role. The stability of the Internet is at stake and the government recognizes its responsibility and authority to ensure that stability. The white paper will provide the rules to bring about the transfer of control. In his remarks, Magaziner emphasized the need for balance in addressing the multiple issues that presently confront the Internet community. Issues of taxes, tariffs, privacy, and intellectual property, he acknowledged, create complexity and will require international consensus. Recognizing in his concluding remarks that none of us fully understands what is happening as we enter this transition period, Magaziner indicated that at least "we know enough to understand that we do not understand." The key, he said, is in the creation of structures that are flexible enough to evolve. He is also hopeful that groups of people willing to take on these challenges will emerge to take on leadership roles. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ - Jim Fleming Unir Corporation - http://www.unir.net IPv8 - Designed for the Rest of the Human Race AM Radio Stations ---> http://www.DOT.AM -------- Logged at Thu May 14 17:02:20 MET DST 1998 ---------

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