I would also like to thank Ed Morris for his careful and thoughtful 
evidence-based reflections on ICANN and its future path. 
Multistakeholder governance is a prime candidate for the governance 
hallmark of the 21 Century, much as international and multilateral 
organizations were in the 20th Century. Such hallmarks don’t replace 
other forms of governance; they add functionality and richness in 
changing circumstances.

The Internet is central to this evolution and the challenges faced by 
ICANN are opportunities to get it right and be a leader. This will be 
tested by ICANN’s ability to propose a viable multistakeholder model for 
the IANA transition. This will call for greater transparency and 
accountability, as inputs into a more informed and reasoned dialogue. It 
would be a tragedy if issues of openness, transparency and 
accountability ran aground within ICANN because of struggles for 
positions of advantage within the Internet ecosystem, or within the 
structure of ICANN itself. ICANN sits on the threshold of probably the 
greatest governance innovation in the 21st Century. Let us make sure it 
is up to the task.

Sam Lanfranco

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Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar)
Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3
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