[Ecommerce] WSIS, Monday morning...

[James Love]

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At WSIS,

Everything from Yesterday is now being discussed again, in a larger
group.

The first big debate is over who has control over ccTLDs.  USA
fighting any changes.   Brazil, RSA and others, pushing for something
more formally giving governments over the ccTLDs.

Advice through GAC is not enough, according to Brazil.   "Can you
stand up pushing on your own hair?"  We must have independence.

Swiss, Can we live with the wording?  Some delegations cannot accept
wording "oversight."  EU proposed, countries should not be involved
in decisions concerning another country's ccTLD.  US says GAC will
"improve" things,, but who guarantees that?  We need some
guarantee.   We have to force a change, or GAC will stay as before.

Colombia.  Present mechanisms for ccTLDs are completely inadequate.
Support RSA proposal, with some EU modifications.

The USA, again, defending ICANN, opposing any change in the status of
the GAC.

Singapore made a long proposal.

Brazil insisted there be some change on the ccTLD out of here.
Chair said he would ask ICANN to make a presentation this afternoon
(maybe Paul T).

Saudi Arabia wants to include gTLDs in para 5.



Below is the text of para 5, at 11:06 am Tunis time.... it will
change again.

1.      [The need for an [oversight] [improved flexible] mechanism
that addresses] Countries=92 legitimate interests regarding gTLDs and
decisions affecting their ccTLDs.  Counties should not be involved in
decisions regarding another country=92s ccTLD.

Alt. 5 (Singapore).  Countries=92 legitimate interests, as expressed
and defined by each country, regarding decisions affecting their
ccTLDs, should be respected and upheld, via a flexible and improved
framework.  Countries should not be involved in decisions regarding
anther countries ccTLDs.


This was followed by a relatively short discussion about the nature
of the proposed multi-stakeholder forum, which is some undefined
international thing that will have conversations about Internet
governance issues, maybe writ pretty large, way beyond the DNS
issues.  Views are all over the map on this..... and many countries
are privately pretty hostile, while many NGOs and businesses are
supportive, although have different views on the terms of reference.

At 11:40 am Tunis time the Chair adjourned the meeting, to be
reconvened at 4pm Tunis time.

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