Just wanted to share the NetMundial Declaration from 2014:
https://netmundial.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial-Multistakeholder-Document.pdfFrom the document, i'd like to highlight the following parts:
4. There should be adequate communication and coordination among existing
forums, task forces and organizations of the Internet governance ecosystem.
Periodic reports, formal liaisons and timely feedback are examples of mechanisms
that could be implemented to that end. It would be recommendable to analyze the
option of creating Internet governance coordination tools to perform on-going
monitoring, analysis, and information-sharing functions.
5. In the follow up to the recent and welcomed announcement of US
Government with regard to its intent to transition the stewardship of IANA functions,
the discussion about mechanisms for guaranteeing the transparency and
accountability of those functions after the US Government role ends, has to take
place through an open process with the participation of all stakeholders extending
beyond the ICANN community.
The IANA functions are currently performed under policies developed in processes
hosted by several organizations and forums. Any adopted mechanism should protect
the bottom up, open and participatory nature of those policy development processes
and ensure the stability and resilience of the Internet. It is desirable to discuss the
adequate relation between the policy and operational aspects.
This transition should be conducted thoughtfully with a focus on maintaining the
security and stability of the Internet, empowering the principle of equal participation
among all stakeholder groups and striving towards a completed transition by
September 2015.
6. It is expected that the process of globalization of ICANN speeds up leading to
a truly international and global organization serving the public interest with clearly
implementable and verifiable accountability and transparency mechanisms that
satisfy requirements from both internal stakeholders and the global community.
The active representation from all stakeholders in the ICANN structure from all
regions is a key issue in the process of a successful globalization.
Kind regards,
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