NTIA Committed to ICANN Reform
NTIA has made a long term commitment to taking the actions necessary
to reform ICANN. Specifically, the Department of Commerce's Strategic
Plan for FY 2004-2009 discusses the need for NTIA to take action to reform ICANN.
The Strategic Plan details three Strategic Goals for the Department to achieve
over the next five years. The second goal is to "Foster science and technological
leadership by protecting intellectual property, enhancing technical standards, and
advancing measurement science."
In discussing this Strategic Goal, the Plan states that, "A number of internet-related
policy issues require NTIA action, including...ICANN reform and continuing Internet
privatization, domain name management both domestically and internationally,
proposals to regulate internet services and content..." [emphasis added] The
Plan goes on to state that "All of these activities will require substantial coordination
among NTIA's program offices, as well interagency coordination to develop the
Administration's positions."
The Strategic Plan explains that there are two Performance Measures for
evaluating achievement of the sub-goal that includes internet policy:
- Provide the policy framework for introduction of new technologies; and
- Policy customer survey.
ICANNfocus.org will report
on relevant developments with regard to both of these Performance Measures.
Such reporting is warranted since the Plan makes it clear that the Department
and NTIA are committed to a hands-on approach to achieving ICANN reform
and related internet policy goals.
Read the Strategic Goal 2 section of DOC Strategic Plan
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