Hi all,
Notwithstanding the misuse of the "public core" phrase, the RCC proposal
is dead on arrival. It is against the spirit of the Geneva Declaration -
WSIS Action Lines, the Tunis Agenda and the Pact for the Future - GDC,
for multi-stakeholder engagement on Internet Governance and digital
policy processes.
Let's remain vigilant though. Thanks, Pari for the highlight.
Cheers,
JO
On 2025-02-05 19:50, Dr. Joseph Lorenzo Hall via wsis20 wrote:
> @Tatiana Tropina on our team pointed out yesterday the misuse of the
> term “public core” in the RCC submission.
>
> That is, as folks here are likely aware of, the "public core" is a
> term originally defined by the Global Commission on the Stability of
> Cyberspace (GCSC) to refer to the essential technical infrastructure
> of the Internet, such as routing, naming systems, and physical
> transmission media. However, the RCC's submission uses the term more
> broadly and ambiguously, suggesting that it includes "critical
> resources" that must be managed and controlled, which rings a lot like
> discussions around “critical infrastructures” under the purview of
> governments.
>
> This interpretation could justify greater government intervention in
> Internet infrastructure and operations, undermining the
> multistakeholder model and Internet freedom. It's important to note
> that the GCSC's definition was developed through a multistakeholder
> process and is widely accepted by the technical community.
>
> The RCC's misuse of the "public core" concept is. We need to be
> vigilant in challenging this misuse and ensuring that the "public
> core" is understood and protected as the essential technical
> infrastructure of the Internet, not a wedge for multilateral
> dominance.
>
> Best, Joe
>
> --
>
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> From: Wolfgang Kleinwächter via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org>
> Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 08:40
> To: Pari Esfandiari <pariesfandiari@gmail.com>, Pari Esfandiari via
> wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org>
> Subject: [wsis20] Re: RCC Pushes for State-Led Internet Governance
> Ahead of WSIS+20 Review
>
> Thanks Paris for pulling the RCC proposal into the broader public.
>
> It is a tricky proposal. It includes some reasonable points, but it
> has a hidden agenda. It is misleading and confuses an uninformed
> public. Under Section 3 it argues: "The system of governance of
> global critical infrastructure must be equitable, neutral and immune
> to geopolitical challenges. The current multistkakeholder Internet
> Governance system does not fulfil these requirement." The first
> sentence needs all the support. The second sentence is not true.
>
> After the IANA transition (2016) all stakeholders participate in ICANN
> as "equals" in their specific roles. The UN principle of "sovereign
> equality of states", a corner stone in international law and the UN
> charter, is fully resepcted and implemented in ICANN´s Governmental
> Advisory Committee (GAC). No single government has exceptional rights
> in ICANN. All governments are on "equal footing", as called for in the
> Tunis Agenda. And ICANN demonstrated, that it is "neutral and immune
> to geopolitical challenges".
>
> A good example is from 2022. When Russia started its war against
> Ukraine, the Ukrainian Minister for Digital Policy wrote a letter to
> ICANN and was calling for the removal of the .ru. .rf (cyrillic) and
> .su top level domain zone files from the A-Root Server to disconnect
> Russia from the global Internet as a retaliation measure. Göran
> Marby, who was ICANN´s CEO in 2022, made clear in his answer, that
> ICANN will support Ukraine to remain connected to the Internet in
> difficult war times and will support the Internet community in
> Ukraine, but according to its bylaws and articles of incorproation,
> ICANN is not in a position to remove any TLD Zone Files from the A
> root server for political reasons, because ICANN is neutral and has to
> be "immune against geopolitical challenges".
>
> To change this system would lead to a "system of governance of global
> critical infrastructure" which would loose its neutrality, become
> politisiezed and will be pulled into geopolitical conflicts.
>
> Wolfgang
>
>> Pari Esfandiari via wsis20 <wsis20@icann.org> hat am 05.02.2025
>> 11:03 CET geschrieben:
>>
>> This review of the RCC’s submission in the lead-up to the WSIS+20
>> examines its call for a state-led approach to Internet governance
>> and its implications for the multistakeholder model. It explores how
>> the RCC frames its arguments around digital sovereignty,
>> interoperability, and regulatory frameworks while assessing the
>> potential impact on global Internet governance structures,
>> innovation, and access. Additionally, the article considers the
>> broader geopolitical context of the submission and its
>> alignment—or divergence—with international efforts to maintain
>> an open, inclusive, and secure digital environment.
>>
>>
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>> Cheers,
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>> Pari
>>
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