Important blog post about the ICANN Accountability CCWG

[Sam Lanfranco]

The core ICANN issue is that an Internet policy issue with a Public 
Interest component, is not /per se/ grounds for ICANN engagement. The 
challenge is having Internet Public Interest issues addressed in the 
most appropriate venues. For ICANN to refrain from, or limit 
participation in, a particular Public Interest issue is not an 
abdication of responsibility. ICANN’s responsibility is to help insure 
that Public Interest issues are address in their proper venues. 
Stakeholders, including those within ICANN, share the responsibility to 
steer Internet Public Interest issues to appropriate venues on a case by 
case basis.

Electricity is ever present the operations of the global Internet. 
Energy production is linked to climate change. It does not follow that 
ICANN should draw the climate linked energy production issue into its 
internal operational remit. At the same time ICANN and stakeholder 
groups are free to formulate organizational and individual positions on 
Internet energy use, energy production, and climate change, and pursue 
those positions in appropriate venues.

As for ICANN developing a working definition of Public Interest, my only 
contribution would be to invite a resurrected Mr. Aristocles from Athens 
(Greece) to the celebration party. [/Mr Aristocles is better known as 
Plato/] ;-)

Sam
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