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'''Lawrence Strickling''' is a technology policy expert. He is the former Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator of the [[NTIA|National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] (NTIA) under the [[DOC|U.S. Department of Commerce]] (DOC). He was sworn into office on June 25, 2009. As NTIA administrator, he is responsible in making sure that the agency's initiatives will result to the expansion of broadband internet access and the internet will continue as an effective vehicle for economic growth and innovation.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/page/2011/lawrence-e-strickling Lawrence E. Strickling NTIA Biography]</ref> He is one of the main contact points between [[ICANN]] and the U.S. Government.
'''Lawrence Strickling''' is a technology policy expert. He is the current Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator of the [[NTIA|National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] (NTIA) under the [[DOC|U.S. Department of Commerce]] (DOC). He was sworn into office on June 25, 2009. As NTIA administrator, he is responsible in making sure that the agency's initiatives will result to the expansion of broadband internet access and the internet will continue as an effective vehicle for economic growth and innovation.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/page/2011/lawrence-e-strickling Lawrence E. Strickling NTIA Biography]</ref> He is one of the main contact points between [[ICANN]] and the U.S. Government.
While sometimes critical of ICANN, he is fundamentally supportive of it and its multi-stakeholder model. He has occasionally acted as an evangelist that has sought to educate the public sector and the American business community about its role within the multi-stakeholder model.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cadna-supports-the-multi-stakeholder-model-of-internet-governance-140886693.html CADNA Supports The Multi Stakeholder Model Of Internet Governance, PRNewsWire.com]</ref>
While sometimes critical of ICANN, he is fundamentally supportive of it and its multi-stakeholder model. He has occasionally acted as an evangelist that has sought to educate the public sector and the American business community about its role within the multi-stakeholder model.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cadna-supports-the-multi-stakeholder-model-of-internet-governance-140886693.html CADNA Supports The Multi Stakeholder Model Of Internet Governance, PRNewsWire.com]</ref>
===Stronger Decision Making Model===
===Stronger Decision Making Model===
While still supporting the organization, Secretary Strickling called on ICANN to make a stronger consensus making model so as to limit the number of complaints that skip the process and appeal directly to the ICANN Board. This could be read as a criticism of the amount of attention and overall affect that the [[ANA|Association of National Advertisers]] had on the ICANN process when it started an anti-gTLD expansion campaign against the Board and the U.S. Government. Secretary Strickling says it is not healthy for the ICANN Board to pick winners and losers and that the debates need to happen in the bottom tiers of the multi-stakeholder model.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/strickling-says-icann-needs-a-stronger-bottom/ Strickling says ICANN needs a Stronger Bottom, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
While still supporting the organization, Secretary Strickling called on ICANN to make a stronger consensus making model so as to limit the number of complaints that skip the process and appeal directly to the ICANN Board. This could be read as a criticism of the amount of attention and overall affect that the [[ANA|Association of National Advertisers]] had on the ICANN process when it started an anti-gTLD expansion campaign against the Board and the U.S. Government. Secretary Strickling says it is not healthy for the ICANN Board to pick winners and losers and that the debates need to happen in the bottom tiers of the multi-stakeholder model.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/strickling-says-icann-needs-a-stronger-bottom/ Strickling says ICANN needs a Stronger Bottom, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
===October, 2012, Follow-up===
On October 4, 2012, a week prior to the start of [[ICANN 45|ICANN's 45th meeting]] in Toronto, Sec. Larry Strickling followed up his January 2012 letter to ICANN. He first noted that NTIA had noticed recent progress within the organization citing the progress on incorporating the law enforcement concerns via the [[GAC]] within negotiations for a new [[Registrar Accreditation Agreement]]; the recent announcement that the Contract Compliance Division will now report directly to the [[ICANN CEO]]; and the possibility of moving quickly on recommendations from the [[Whois Review Team]]. He stressed that implementation of the latter item was important.
However, Sec. Strickling also notes [[NTIA]]'s concerns over the limited progress over [[Trademark Clearinghouse]] and the [[Uniformed Rapid Suspension]] (URS) policy. Larry Strickling noted that ICANN has issued an update on the clearinghouse and a request for information searching for a URS services provider. NTIA encouraged ICANN to continue to allow stakeholders to evaluate and provide input on the the information presented by the applicants. It stressed that the URS was originally envisioned as an effective and low-cost alternative to the [[UDRP]], and encouraged ICANN to ensure that cost concerns were kept in mind throughout their evaluation process.NTIA also encouraged ICANN to not stop at the [[Intellectual Property]] mechanisms as is, but continue to explore other ways of ensuring that trademarks and brands remain safe within the landscape of current and new TLDs.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/strickling-to-crocker-04oct12-en Strickling to Crocker, ICANN.org]</ref>
===December 2012, Follow-up===
On December 2nd, 2012, the US government issued a statement in support of [[ICANN]], signed by Larry Strickling, Julius Genachowski of the [[FCC]], and Phillip L. Verveer of the State Department. They stated: "The Internet’s decentralized, multistakeholder processes enable us all to benefit from the engagement of all interested parties. By encouraging the participation of industry, civil society, technical and academic experts, and governments from around the globe, multistakeholder processes result in broader and more creative problem solving. This is essential when dealing with the Internet, which thrives through the cooperation of many different parties... Our commitment to the multistakeholder model is based on the fact that transparency, inclusion and participation are the 21st century standards governing discussions related to modern communications. This is a view shared by many around the world and was most recently reiterated by a statement of civil society members and groups from around the world who participated in the “Best Bits” pre-[[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]] (IGF) meeting held earlier this month in Baku, Azerbaijan. The U.S. Government wishes to lend its support to the spirit of the recommendations contained in the statement."<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/12/02/on-eve-of-start-of-the-itu-meeting-in-dubai-the-us-makes-issues-a-statement-in-support-of-icann/ On Eve Of Start of The ITU Meeting In Dubai, The US Makes Issues A Statement In Support of ICANN], TheDomains.com. Published 2 December 2012.</ref>
==Principles of Internet Governance==
==Principles of Internet Governance==
On January 11, 2012, Strickling talked about the Principles of Internet Governance in a session hosted by Darrell West and the Brookings Institution. In his speech, the NTIA chief highlighted the fact that the internet is a marvelous engine of economic growth and innovation. He also emphasized that the adoption of the multistakeholder model in global internet policy making by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was a major achievement in 2011. He pointed out that the success of the internet today is a result of the hard work of multistakeholder organizations such as the Internet Engineering Task Force and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Strickling explained that these organizations succeeded in resolving issues related to the rapidly evolving internet in a speedy and flexible manner because they apply the principles of the multistakeholder process- that is inclusiveness and openness. He also discussed the challenges to the model when ICANN decided to implement the new gTLD expansion program after six years of development involving the global internet stakeholders. Some entities did no accept the result of the process and seek unilateral action from the U.S. government to bypass the ICANN decision. Strickling said that he is aware of all the concerns raised by some members of the industry regarding the possibility of failure due to unintended and unforeseen consequences of the program. In response to these concerns, the assistant secretary said that he urged ICANN to resolve the issues raised by the industry including the perceived need for defensive applications and to improve its communication with stakeholders and new gTLD applicants, consider a phased implementation of new gTLDs if necessary, the possibility of implementing additional protections by new gTLD operators, a stronger Registrar Accreditation Agreement ([[RAA]]) and improving the current [[Whois]] policy. Furthermore, Strickling strongly pointed out ''"What I did not do was the demand that ICANN abandon its multistakeholder processes to deal with these concerns."'' He said that the call to overturn ICANN's multistakeholder process will affect the internet governance around the world and it would mean giving "ammunition" to other countries that are pushing for an internet controlled by governments. Once again, Strickling encouraged all internet stakeholders to step up and support a free and open internet and multistakeholder process to ensure the future growth of the internet governance. <ref>
On January 11, 2012, Strickling talked about the Principles of Internet Governance in a session hosted by Darrell West and the Brookings Institution. In his speech, he highlighted the fact that the Internet is a marvelous engine for economic growth and innovation. He also emphasized that the adoption of the multistakeholder model in global internet policy making by [[OECD|Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development]] (OECD) was a major achievement in 2011. He pointed out that the success of the Internet today is a result of the hard work of multistakeholder organizations such as the [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]] (IETF) and the [[W3C|World Wide Web Consortium]] (W3C). Sec. Strickling explained that these organizations succeeded in resolving issues related to the rapidly evolving Internet in a speedy and flexible manner because they apply the principles of the multistakeholder process- that is inclusiveness and openness. He also discussed the challenges to the model apparent in ICANN's decision to implement the [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]] after six years of development with global Internet stakeholders. Some entities did no accept the result of the process and sought unilateral action from the U.S. government to bypass ICANN's decision. Mr. Strickling said that he is aware of all the concerns raised by some members of the industry regarding the possibility of failure due to unintended and unforeseen consequences of the program. In response to these concerns, the assistant secretary said that he urged ICANN to resolve the issues raised by the industry, including the perceived need for defensive applications; to improve its communication with stakeholders and new gTLD applicants; consider a phased implementation of new gTLDs if necessary; consider the possibility of implementing additional protections by new gTLD operators; implement a stronger [[RAA|Registrar Accreditation Agreement]] (RAA); and improving the current [[Whois]] policy. Furthermore, Strickling strongly pointed out ''"What I did not do was demand that ICANN abandon its multistakeholder processes to deal with these concerns."'' He said that the call to overturn ICANN's multistakeholder process will affect Internet governance around the world and it would mean giving "ammunition" to other countries that are pushing for an Internet controlled by governments. Once again, Strickling encouraged all Internet stakeholders to step up and support a free and open Internet and multistakeholder process to ensure the future success of the Internet governance.<ref>
[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2012/remarks-assistant-secretary-strickling-brookings-institutions-center-technology Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling, Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation]</ref>
[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2012/remarks-assistant-secretary-strickling-brookings-institutions-center-technology Remarks by Lawrence E. Strickling, Principles of Internet Governance: An Agenda for Economic Growth and Innovation]</ref>
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