IDNer
2008-04-03, 08:27 AM
Statement on Joint Project Agreement Welcomed
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02apr08.htm
Formal review of partnership endorses ICANN-model and progress made
2 April 2008
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers welcomed today’s statement regarding the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) mid-term review from the United States Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
"I welcome this endorsement of the ICANN model and our significant efforts to improve ICANN’s operation," said Peter Dengate Thrush, Chairman of ICANN’s Board of Directors. "As I said in my statement to the public meeting on the JPA in Washington DC, the overwhelming view from virtually all participants is that transition is the goal and the interest is in settling how we get there."
"I have asked the President’s Strategy Committee to outline a plan for developing this transition framework. They will meet in April and make a first presentation, starting a process for further engagement with the community at the ICANN meeting in Paris in June this year," he said.
"This scheduled mid-term review has been a valuable process for ICANN. It’s provided a report card on the progress we’ve made and provided valuable feedback from the Internet community that they want to see the process of transition proceed," Dengate Thrush added.
The NTIA's statement is available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/ICANN_JPA_080402.html.
All of ICANN’s submissions and accomplishments on the JPA can be found at the top of our home page at http://icann.org.
NTIA's statement -
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Statement on the Mid-Term Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) Between NTIA and ICANN
Released April 2, 2008
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the Department of Commerce, recently conducted a mid-term review of the Department’s Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The JPA is a continuation of a series of agreements between the Department and ICANN to facilitate the transition of the technical coordination of the management functions related to the Internet domain name and addressing system (DNS) to the private sector.
Although views during the midterm review represent diverse perspectives, there was general consensus on the need to preserve the security and stability of the DNS and the recognition that ICANN is the appropriate technical coordinator of the Internet DNS. ICANN has made significant progress in several key areas, but most participants agree that important work remains to increase institutional confidence through implementing effective processes that will enable: long term stability; accountability; responsiveness; continued private sector leadership, stakeholder participation; increased contract compliance; and enhanced competition. It is important to note that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract was not part of the JPA mid-term review.
Over the next eighteen months, NTIA will continue to monitor ICANN’s performance in meeting the ten responsibilities articulated in the annex to the JPA. Furthermore, NTIA remains fully committed to the 2005 U.S. Principles on the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System.
NTIA would like to gratefully acknowledge the ICANN community’s efforts to provide well-reasoned and substantive contributions to the mid-term review of the JPA. NTIA considers all of the contributions and perspectives shared as invaluable elements of this review and looks forward to further discussions on the topic.
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02apr08.htm
Formal review of partnership endorses ICANN-model and progress made
2 April 2008
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers welcomed today’s statement regarding the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) mid-term review from the United States Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
"I welcome this endorsement of the ICANN model and our significant efforts to improve ICANN’s operation," said Peter Dengate Thrush, Chairman of ICANN’s Board of Directors. "As I said in my statement to the public meeting on the JPA in Washington DC, the overwhelming view from virtually all participants is that transition is the goal and the interest is in settling how we get there."
"I have asked the President’s Strategy Committee to outline a plan for developing this transition framework. They will meet in April and make a first presentation, starting a process for further engagement with the community at the ICANN meeting in Paris in June this year," he said.
"This scheduled mid-term review has been a valuable process for ICANN. It’s provided a report card on the progress we’ve made and provided valuable feedback from the Internet community that they want to see the process of transition proceed," Dengate Thrush added.
The NTIA's statement is available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/ICANN_JPA_080402.html.
All of ICANN’s submissions and accomplishments on the JPA can be found at the top of our home page at http://icann.org.
NTIA's statement -
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Statement on the Mid-Term Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) Between NTIA and ICANN
Released April 2, 2008
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on behalf of the Department of Commerce, recently conducted a mid-term review of the Department’s Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The JPA is a continuation of a series of agreements between the Department and ICANN to facilitate the transition of the technical coordination of the management functions related to the Internet domain name and addressing system (DNS) to the private sector.
Although views during the midterm review represent diverse perspectives, there was general consensus on the need to preserve the security and stability of the DNS and the recognition that ICANN is the appropriate technical coordinator of the Internet DNS. ICANN has made significant progress in several key areas, but most participants agree that important work remains to increase institutional confidence through implementing effective processes that will enable: long term stability; accountability; responsiveness; continued private sector leadership, stakeholder participation; increased contract compliance; and enhanced competition. It is important to note that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract was not part of the JPA mid-term review.
Over the next eighteen months, NTIA will continue to monitor ICANN’s performance in meeting the ten responsibilities articulated in the annex to the JPA. Furthermore, NTIA remains fully committed to the 2005 U.S. Principles on the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System.
NTIA would like to gratefully acknowledge the ICANN community’s efforts to provide well-reasoned and substantive contributions to the mid-term review of the JPA. NTIA considers all of the contributions and perspectives shared as invaluable elements of this review and looks forward to further discussions on the topic.