<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Abibu Ntahigiye</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abibu@tznic.or.tz">abibu@tznic.or.tz</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:02 AM<br>Subject: [Members] IANA transition<br>To: <a href="mailto:members@isoc.ne.tz">members@isoc.ne.tz</a><br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear Members,<div>I'm writing you regard the above subject of which many of you might not be aware. The intention is for the whole Tanzanian community to be aware and contribute for its successfulness. </div><div>The call for discussion has come from ICANN (Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers), an entity responsible for overseeing internet operations across the globe. I believe that the best custodian for this initiative is ISOC and it is the same with other countries such as kenya, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>I do therefore suggest that i circulate the below communication in the name of ISOC. If in agreement to this request I will then assume that i have done so to ISOC chapter members and will proceed and circulate to other mailing lists including TIX peers, tznog, ALU, ethink tank, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Kindly response to this request and then start making contributions to the IANA transition discussion.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><div>Eng. Abibu R. Ntahigiye;<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Manager, tzNIC; <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="tel:%2B255%20784%20279%20511" value="+255784279511" target="_blank">+255 784 279 511</a></div><div><br></div><div>===============================================================================</div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">Dear all,</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">There has been a call from the Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for inputs, comments and feedback from the global Internet community. This mail is therefore meant to invite comments, inputs and feedback from the Tanzanian community on the transition of the IANA stewardship role from the US Gov't. Specifically ICANN would like have your thoughts on:</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">a) The US Government's decision to relinquish its stewardship role in the IANA function.</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">b) The process being followed by the NTIA and ICANN in achieving the objective of a new body taking the oversight role.</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">c) The three proposals from different communities (Numbers, Names and Protocol) that the ICG will have to consolidate in one proposal. </font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">d) If retaining the IANA function under ICANN is in the best interest of internet community.</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4"> </font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="4">BACKGROUND INFORMATION</font></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="line-height:21px"><font><span style="font-weight:normal">On March 14</span></font><sup><font><span style="font-weight:normal">th</span></font></sup><font><span style="font-weight:normal">, 2014 about a week to the ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore, T</span></font><font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">he National Telecommunications and Information Administration</span></span></font><font><i><span style="font-weight:normal"> (</span></i></font><font><span style="font-weight:normal">NTIA) announced its intention to transition the IANA oversight to the global multi-stakeholder community (Refer the press release at: </span></font></span><a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions" target="_blank">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions</a>.</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:21px"><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:21px"><font face="Arial" size="4">NTIA communicated to ICANN that the transition proposal must have broad community support and address the following four principles:</font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><ul><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="4"><font>Support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model;</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="4"><font>Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS;</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="4"><font>Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and,</font></font></p></li><li><p style="font-style:normal;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font face="Arial" size="4"><font>Maintain the openness of the Internet.</font></font></p></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px"><font face="Arial" size="4">Further to the above NTIA stated that it would not accept a proposal that replaces NTIA’s role with a government-led or intergovernmental organization solution.</font></p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the above principles:</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4">Under the facilitation of ICANN, The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship</a>).The ICG has constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (Names), Numbering Resources community (Numbers) and the Protocol Parameters community (Protocol). So far ICG has received two complete proposals from Numbers and Protocol communities (Available at <a href="http://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/#proposals" target="_blank">http://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/#proposals</a>). Pending is the proposal from Names community.</font></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="4"> </font></div><font face="Arial" size="4">ICG's role is to consolidate the three proposals into a single proposal which shall then be submitted to NTIA through the ICANN Board. What ICANN and the whole community is doing currently is to try to have this proposal in place before the IANA functions contract with US Government expires on 30th September 2015.</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><p style="margin-left:0.02in;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font size="4"><font>For more information on IANA transition visit </font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability" target="_blank"><font>https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability</font></a></u></span></font></font></p><p style="margin-left:0.02in;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font size="4"><font>For more information about IANA visit </font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.iana.org/" target="_blank"><font>www.iana.org</font></a></u></span></font></font></p><p style="margin-left:0.02in;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:18px" align="JUSTIFY"><font size="4"><font>For more information about ICANN visit </font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.icann.org/" target="_blank"><font>www.icann.org</font></a></u></span></font></font></p><div style="font-size:large"><br></div><div style="font-size:large"><b>PROPOSED PLAN FOR RECEIVING INPUTS, COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK</b></div><div style="font-size:large">a) Online contributions through various mailing lists for 2 - 3 weeks;</div><div style="font-size:large">b) A half day face to face meeting for conclusion of the discussion and compilation of a statement on the matter (ICANN representatives are ready to join remotely for more clarifications)</div><div style="font-size:large"><br></div></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Regards</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Eng. Abibu R. Ntahigiye</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4">Chairman - Internet Society Chapter Tanzania</font></div></div><div><font face="Arial" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div>
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