On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Walubengo J
<jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Wambua,
I wont make it for the meeting but plse register my comment on the above as follows:
1. No single government should have oversight powers over IANA functions(core operational functions of the Internet).
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That's what the original White Paper said...it's just 20 years later now.
NB: IANA functions are administrative, not operational.
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 ICANN over IANA function from the current "Contractual" agreement to a "Cooperation" agreement locally known as an MOA and eventually an non-legal agreement sometimes known as an MoU |
that's what ICANN says too:
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