Re: [ga] IANA is a function performed by ICANN

["J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:50 26/06/04, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> How long will it take before the ITU members agree on an IANA -treaty?

an ITU Treaty calls for consensus between 190 countries. So it may takes 
time, all the more than these countries have said consensually that they 
acknwoldedged the quadripartite nature of the intergovernance (techincal, 
societal, economical, political), ie in ISOC/Internet words : IETF, @large, 
ICANN, GAC.

The initiative can only be by small and smart structures. IETF is too 
rigid. GAC is too diplomatic. So the competition was between ICANN and 
@large. Unfortunately .... ICANN is the only one today, we all know why.

> And what role would the DoC and the status-quo play in the formulation of 
> any such treaty?

Only delays. This is the nature of a international consensus. But ICANN 
being in place and cooperative to the Advocay Center, the situation is 
seemingly good for the US dominance. Actually it is not on medium or even 
shorter range and leads the USA to lose their leading edge.

> Paul Twomey talks to Annan.

Good luck. The inter-nets belongs to none of them. Annan knows it.

> ICANN is not worried.

Is this a proud or a sad comment? I must say that with you one never knows :-)
jfc