Introduction
Lutz Donnerhacke, At-Large member from the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO), composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 332 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.
On 30 July 2013, this Statement was posted on the At-Large Consultation on the Source of Policies & User Instructions for Internet Number Resource Requests Workspace.
On 7 August 2013, a version incorporating the comments received was posted.
The Chair requested that ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC open a five-day ratification vote on the Statement.
The Chair then requested that Staff submit the Statement to the relevant Public Comment Process, copying the ICANN Staff member responsible, and note that the Statement is currently undergoing ALAC ratification.
On 15 August 2013, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 3 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3304t6EUMBb65kQPuuUb67bj
Summary
- The central administration of IANA global resources must be operated by a non-political, non-commercial, and non-policy-making single-purpose entity. As such, it is best that IANA be charged with this task.
- The responsibilities to be completed and managed by IANA should be as clearly defined, transparent, and documented as possible. Each contract, delegation, allocation, and definition must be openly listed and easily accessible.
- For the sake of transparency, IANA should provide an open and easy access to an interface.