ICANN - public sector user stakeholders.

Christopher.WILKINSON@bxl.dg13.cec.be
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:58:19 +0100


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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Subject: Public sector user participation in the membership of the ICAN=
N and its
related Supporting Organisations.

The public sector utilisation of the Internet comprises=20

=B7 use of the Internet by local, regional and central government=

authorities;
=B7 use of the Internet by education, research, health and cultur=
al
organisations among many others.
=B7 use of the Internet to provide access to public services by t=
he public
at large.

Public sector utilisation of the Internet is a substantial element in o=
verall
present and future Internet Usage. World Wide Web penetration of public=
services
is increasing rapidly. Public sector organisations of all kinds are inv=
esting
substantial human and financial resources in the development of their I=
nternet
based information services.

Use of the Internet by the public sector gives rise to particular requi=
rements
with respect to the Naming and Numbering aspects of Internet management=
,
including:

=B7 the price and availability of Internet Names and Numbers;
=B7 use of the address space employed by the public sector;
=B7 respect for the identity of national, regional and local name=
s of places
and organisations;
=B7 use of multiple languages and character sets;
=B7 questions of scaleability of access to the Internet from the =
point of
view of the meaningful and transparent designation of public services a=
nd the
ability of the public services to address members of the public through=
the
Internet, and vice-versa.
=20
Consequently, a significant stakeholder community can be identified in =
the
following general areas:

=B7 Governmental (central, regional and local) users;
=B7 Commercial and administrative use of the Internet by the
non-Governmental public sector and public services;
=B7 Universities, Research Institutes and Schools;
=B7 Hospitals, clinics and other health facilities;
=B7 Museums, Libraries and other custodians of the cultural herit=
age.

It is accordingly proposed that an appropriate Membership category be c=
reated in
the ICANN and in its Supporting Organisations and particularly in the D=
NSO to
accommodate the interests of this important group of Internet stakehold=
ers
world-wide.
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