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This is a really great topic! I would be interested in participating; however, just wanted to check whether the date/time has been confirmed? I want to make sure it doesn't conflict with any sessions where I have already committed to speaking. </div>
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That being said, I would be interested in putting my name forward as this is a topic of priority for ARTICLE 19. A few quick thoughts: </div>
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<div dir="ltr" role="presentation">(1) exploding system complexity - there are systemic risks and threats to democracy associated with over-reliance on a small set of hyperscalers (e.g.
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AWS outage</a>; cloudflare and crowdstrike outages, etc.); this is something domain operators should be thinking about regarding their backend operations</div>
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<div role="presentation">(2) on the regulatory pressures side, looking at the risks associated with placing domain operators such as registries and registrars in the role of enforcing legislation (such as in the EU's MiCA legislation, which uses domain 'deletions'
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There's more I could say on infrastructure resilience - including and beyond the DNS as this topic is the bread and butter of my team's work within A19 but I'll leave it there for now.</div>
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<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 09:06<br>
<b>To: </b>Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@gmail.com>, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet@gmail.com><br>
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<div dir="auto" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Otherwise I can volunteer if none of the people who were more involved have time.</div>
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De : Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is></div>
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Date : 18/02/2026 09:50 (GMT+01:00)</div>
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À : Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet@gmail.com></div>
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Objet : Re: [NCSG-PC] Urgent / SSAC plenary session</div>
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<div dir="auto" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">We need urgently a name of speaker to suggest and they can work on the talking points.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 08:00 Akinremi Peter Taiwo <<a href="mailto:compsoftnet@gmail.com" data-outlook-id="2e056a50-8013-4769-b023-8ff12d69852e">compsoftnet@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_default">Thanks for sharing. I’m glad Ram is seeking an NCSG perspective on this critical topic. Since I will be participating remotely, we will need a representative on the ground to bring these points to the discussion.</div>
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<p dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote">Resilience should not be merely a technical checkbox; it must be a fundamental safeguard for the global public interest. In an era of escalating environmental fragility<span style="font-size: 10px;">
</span>ranging from systemic failures to software supply-chain risks, the survivability of the Internet and the DNS is directly linked to the protection of non-commercial communication and human rights.</p>
<p dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote">We believe resilience must be a baseline guarantee, not a luxury service. If the costs or technical complexities of surviving systemic shocks create a security divide,<span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"> </span>we risk a centralized
Internet where only the most well-funded commercial entities remain visible and viable.</p>
<p dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote">Furthermore, true policy resilience requires a steadfast commitment to the bottom-up, multistakeholder model. This is the only governance framework that truly reflects the lived realities of global end-users. As external regulatory
pressures intensify, ICANN’s unique role is to defend a unified, simple, and interoperable DNS against fragmentation. Every layer of policy complexity introduced or influenced by regulation or government represents a new point of fragility. The ICANN Policy
Development Process must ensure the Internet remains a robust and permissionless resource for all.</p>
<p dir="ltr" class="gmail_quote"> The shift from stability to survivability must be a collective effort that prioritizes transparency and equity. We must move beyond silos to understand the cascading impacts that DNS failures have on the non-profit entities
that rely on them. The NCSG advocates for a resilience framework that is rights-respecting by design<b>,</b> ensuring that the hidden dependencies we rely on are managed through accountable, multistakeholder oversight. By grounding our resilience strategies
in these core values, we ensure the Internet remains not just stable, but truly survivable for the diverse communities it serves.</p>
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