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06THEHAGUE1532
2006-07-11 16:41:00
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Embassy The Hague
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ICANN: DUTCH DESIRE GREATER INTERNATIONAL CONTROL

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UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001532 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC
SUBJECT: ICANN: DUTCH DESIRE GREATER INTERNATIONAL CONTROL
ON INTERNET DNS

REF: A. STATE 108105

B. STATE 89981

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001532

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC
SUBJECT: ICANN: DUTCH DESIRE GREATER INTERNATIONAL CONTROL
ON INTERNET DNS

REF: A. STATE 108105

B. STATE 89981


1. Econoff delivered ref A and B points July 3 to Wim
Rullens, Director for International Affairs,
Directorate-General for Energy and Telecom, Ministry of
Economic Affairs. Rullens said that the Dutch Embassy in
Washington would send a representative to the July 26 public
meeting but that the Dutch would not provide formal input at
that meeting nor by email to the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration. Any statement would be
provided through the EU presidency, he added.


2. Rullens said he was "confident" that the U.S. would make a
decision in line with the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) principles when the memorandum of
understanding (MOU) between the Department of Commerce (DOC)
and ICANN expires in September. In particular, control of the
Internet DNS should move to a "model of enhanced cooperation
that is multi-stakeholder, transparent, and democratic,"
Rullens said. He added that the Dutch agree with increased
private sector management, but that the MOU should "evolve
from the responsibility of one government to the
responsibility of all governments on an equal footing."
Rullens noted that the current arrangement under DOC was
working well with "no hiccups" and that the notice to provide
input was "a sign of good cooperation in line with the
November 2005 Tunis Agenda."


3. Rullens also shared some sensitive issues, including ".nl"
or "top-level" names. These are national issues and countries
seek control over their own code, Rullens said. Rullens
stressed that this sovereignty should be respected in any
future management model. Another issue is that internet
management is far more than DNS management, and includes
cybercrime and spam, he said. Rullens added that these are
"real threats to the Internet" and are international threats
requiring international cooperation.
ARNALL