Exactly dear Wisdom. The french says : 'faire d'une pierre deux coups'. 2016-09-08 21:46 GMT+01:00 Wisdom Donkor <[log in to unmask]>: > Is like killing two birds with one stone > > > > On Thursday, September 8, 2016, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> With the U.S. Federal election two months away, several weeks after the >> planned IANA transition, >> these moves might be designed for partisan political advantage in the >> last two or three weeks leading up to the election. >> It is not hard to speculate about strategies to knock off two birds (a >> candidate and the transition) with one move. >> Even if the U.S. Senate and House do nothing, the transition process and >> the election can be seriously impacted here, >> especially by a well timed and well orchestrated media campaign. >> Hopefully such choppy waters do not materialize. >> >> Sam L. >> >> On 9/8/2016 3:11 PM, Sonigitu Ekpe wrote: >> >> *“The transition of the IANA functions to the global multi-stakeholder >> community is a serious, groundbreaking, and potentially unalterable >> action.”* >> >> *WASHINGTON* - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton >> (R-Mich.), U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee >> Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman >> Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob >> Goodlatte (R-Va.) today, in a letter >> <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwOTA4LjYzNTA1NjYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDkwOC42MzUwNTY2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzQ0NzI1JmVtYWlsaWQ9c29uaWdpdHUuZWtwZUBncmFkdWF0ZWluc3RpdHV0ZS5jaCZ1c2VyaWQ9c29uaWdpdHUuZWtwZUBncmFkdWF0ZWluc3RpdHV0ZS5jaCZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/9b6b37a9-e5a4-4695-931e-73d54b32f768/D453845EFDC860DCC3161346BBCA9C63.20160908-doj-lynch-doc-pritzker-joint-letter-on-iana-transition.pdf> to >> U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Secretary of Commerce Penny >> Pritzker, raised numerous concerns about plans for the Obama Administration >> to cede authority over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) >> functions managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and >> Numbers (ICANN) and called for reconsideration of the transition, currently >> set to occur on October 1, 2016. >> >> “The transition of the IANA functions to the global multi-stakeholder >> community is a serious, groundbreaking, and potentially unalterable >> action,” said the four chairmen in the letter to Lynch and Pritzker. “We >> have closely examined the arguments for and against the proposed >> transition, including concerns about whether the transition could enhance >> the role of authoritarian regimes in Internet governance. In particular, we >> have heard from witnesses testifying to concerns that important >> accountability measures have yet to be fully fleshed out, tested, or >> proven, because they will not have been implemented prior to September 30, >> 2016.” >> >> In addition to concerns about the status of accountability reforms inside >> ICANN, the four chairmen also cited recent violations of ICANN’s own bylaws >> by board members, questions about the application of anti-trust laws, the >> potential for an independent ICANN to move outside the jurisdiction of the >> United States, and unfinished work by the non-partisan Government >> Accountability Office (GAO) in determining the legal authority for the >> federal government to relinquish its current role in IANA functions without >> express authorization from Congress. >> >> “There is a broad range of important questions on both law and policy >> that remain outstanding with respect to the proposed transfer of the IANA >> functions to ICANN and the global multi-stakeholder community. We call on >> you to address the questions and concerns detailed above and to reconsider >> the Administration’s current plans to transition the IANA functions on >> October 1, 2016.” >> >> The IANA functions of the internet include the process for resolving >> domain names and helping to keep the internet running smoothly. ICANN, >> which manages the IANA functions, currently works under contract for the >> National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an >> agency within the Department of Commerce. >> >> The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House >> Committee on Energy and Commerce exercise principal jurisdiction over the >> Department of Commerce. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House >> Judiciary Committee exercise jurisdiction over the Department of Justice. >> >> *Click here for a copy of the **letter >> <http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwOTA4LjYzNTA1NjYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDkwOC42MzUwNTY2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzQ0NzI1JmVtYWlsaWQ9c29uaWdpdHUuZWtwZUBncmFkdWF0ZWluc3RpdHV0ZS5jaCZ1c2VyaWQ9c29uaWdpdHUuZWtwZUBncmFkdWF0ZWluc3RpdHV0ZS5jaCZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/9b6b37a9-e5a4-4695-931e-73d54b32f768/D453845EFDC860DCC3161346BBCA9C63.20160908-doj-lynch-doc-pritzker-joint-letter-on-iana-transition.pdf>** from >> Thune, Grassley, Upton, and Goodlatte to Lynch and Pritzker.* >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------ >> "It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured >> in an unjust state" -Confucius >> 邦有道，贫且贱焉，耻也。邦无道，富且贵焉，耻也 >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Dr Sam Lanfranco (Prof Emeritus & Senior Scholar) >> Econ, York U., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M3J 1P3 >> email: [log in to unmask] Skype: slanfranco >> blog: http://samlanfranco.blogspot.com >> Phone: +1 613-476-0429 cell: +1 416-816-2852 >> >> > > -- > *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA)/ > Ghana Open Data Initiative Project. > ICANN Fellow / Member, UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member, > Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member, > OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Memember, ITAG Member > Email: [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Skype: wisdom_dk > facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > > -- *Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI* *Co-Gérantt de O and K IT SOLUTIONS sarl **Editeur de logiciels de gestion (PGI/ERP) S.I.G.E. 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