internet governance after the 2012 world conference on international telecommunication regulations
TRANSCRIPT
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+ A bit on ICANN + A resume of the 2012 World Conference
on International Telecommunications (WCIT)
+ Looking forward+ Questions
Agenda
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Serious about Internationalization
+Moving the “centre of gravity” from LA+Not just a case of opening offices (but this
as well) +A new thinking +But new resources to be deployed
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+ I* Organizations + Inter-Governmental Organizations
(ITU, OECD, UN, World Bank…) + ICANN Community + Regional Organizations (European
Union, African Union…) + Business Organizations (ICC; Digital
Europe, CBI) + Users….
Internationalization / Engagement – Who
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+Through Regional VPs and Stakeholder Engagement Team;
+Working with ISOC/ RIRs etc +Through GAC; ccTLD; gNSO and ALAC; +Through Regional ccTLD bodies and
Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) +Through business associations and civil
society +Specific Working Groups (Africa strategy)
Internationalization / Engagement – How
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+ New Treaty will become effective on 1 January 2015 for those countries that sign and ratify it
+ The Resolutions had affect from 14 December 2012
+ The ITR (1988) will continue to apply to those not signing
+ 89 signed Treaty; 55 did not (but some still may)
+ Member States can sign with reservations (some will)
The Facts
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+ Council preparation phase; PP-10 Resolution and Council Report made little difference
+ Majority of debate on proposals submitted in last six months
+ ITU engineered partial transparency + Dialogue dominated completely by Member
States and Regional Grouping + Use of “secret” sessions a problem + A “vote” made up mind of vast majority of
non-signers
The Process – How we got to WCIT and Refined ITR
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+Preamble – Human Rights and “Right of Access” +Article 1 – “Operating Agencies” and Content +Article 2 – Nothing on ICT +Article 3 - Internet Exchange Points; kept out
Addressing and Naming (3.5) and Non-discriminatory Access
+Article 4 – Roaming Transparency and competition +Article 5A – Security -domestic and international
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Substance (1)
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+ Article 5B – Unsolicited communications + Article 8A – Energy Efficiency / e-waste + Article 8B – Accessibility + Resolution 1 Landlocked Countries+ Resolution 2 Number for Access to Emergency
Services + Resolution 3 Internet + Resolution 4 Periodic Review of ITR + Resolution 5 Traffic Exchange
Substance (2)
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+ Community (business / technical) worked well together
+ Chairing quality critical + Many countries undecided – lot of
work to do
Lessons Learned
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+ World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) | May 2013
+ ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14)
+ World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Review | Starting now
Looking Forward
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+ May; 2013; Geneva+ ITU Conference - Advisory Nature + Issue is Internet Governance + “Opinions” will be adopted+ Will influence international dialogue
World Telecommunications Policy Forum
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+ South Korea in November 2014+ Change of guard + Opportunity for changes to ITU
mandate+ Crucial for ITU and the Internet
ITU Plenipotentiary- PP-14
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+ 10 year UN Review – mandated in Tunis Agenda adopted at WSIS
+ Focus on overall affect of WSIS on global access and connectivity;
+ UNESCO (WSIS+10) Conference in Paris; February 2013
+ ITU; WSIS Event- Egypt; 2014+ United Nations General Assembly
Review in 2015?
WSIS (1) - Process
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+ Whether the multi-stakeholder approach for Internet Governance (Adopted in Tunis Agenda) has benefited society
+ Have governments been allowed to play an appropriate role?
+ Does Tunis Agenda need reviewing? + What’s at stake?
+ Should UN /ITU take over the DNS / ICANN?
WSIS (2) - Questions
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+ Multi-stakeholder model works well for Internet Governance
+ It promotes innovation around the globe
Conclusion