Hi Ayden,
You raise good points. At first thought, the simplest way to answer that is by stressing how the NTIA is still
involved in the policy judgments via the GAC as well as by contributing to the PDP when appropriate even if it is not
overseeing it. Simply by being present and actively following the proceedings may suffice as oversight. Yet another idea is that by constantly being present, even if NTIA officials are silent or in the background, it serves as a reminder to other governments
or to the community at large -- a soft power of sorts.
Then again, I could be wrong. Thoughts?