Organizations, Institutions, the Domain Name and addressing system, Internet Governance

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Organizations, Institutions, the Domain Name and
addressing system, Internet Governance

• D-day 2005
• Milan, Italy
• 24 November 2005
• Theresa Swinehart
• GM, Global Partnerships

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Outline

• Internets values what has brought it to where
  it is today
• ICANN as part of this system what are the
  results
• Internet Governance and the WSIS
• Moving forward

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The International Multi-stakeholder Organisation
of the 21st Century

• Transnational
• All stakeholders represented
• Including governments with choice of relevant
  agency or agencies
• Flexible in organisational management
• No capture by individuals, groups, or
  organisations
• Reflective of its own regime that is, 35 years
  of the Internets players at work
• Focus on effectiveness and relevancy
• Cooperation, Coordination and Collaboration

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ICANN as part of the system
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The Need for Change Circa 1996/97

• Globalization of Internet
• Commercialization of Internet
• Need for accountability
• Need for more formalized management structure
• Dissatisfaction with lack of competition
• Trademark/domain name conflicts

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Before ICANN, these are some of the issues and
stakeholders competed for influence over the
Domain Name and IP Addressing systems
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Within ICANN, all stakeholders work
collaboratively in the policy structure
President/ CEO
Board of Directors
Governmental Advisory Committee GAC
At-large Advisory Committee ALAC
Country Code Names Supporting Organisation ccNSO
Generic Names Supporting Organisation GNSO
Root Server System Advisory Committee RSSAC
Technical Liaison Group TLG
Security and Stability Advisory Committee SSAC
Address Supporting Organisation ASO
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Founding Principles for ICANN

• Stability
• Competition
• Private, bottom-up coordination
• Representation
• Internationalization

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What is ICANN responsible for?

• ICANN is responsible for coordinating the
  management of the technical elements of the DNS
  to ensure universal resolvability so that all
  users of the Internet can find all valid
  addresses. It does this by overseeing the
  distribution of unique technical identifiers used
  in the Internet's operations, and delegation of
  Top-Level Domain names (such as .com, .info,
  etc.).
• ICANN is dedicated to
• Preserving the operational stability of the
  Internet
• To promoting competition
• To achieving broad representation of global
  Internet communities
• And to developing policy appropriate to its
  mission through bottom-up, consensus-based
  processes

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OECD Report

• When OECD countries allocate resources they have
  certain common objectives irrespective of the
  method chosen. These can include efficient
  allocation of a resource and efficient use of
  that resource, transparency in the award of
  resource, non-discrimination, and the creation of
  appropriate conditions for market competition.
  There may also be other wider economic and social
  objectives. Through statements and actions it is
  clear that ICANN shares the ideals inherent in
  these objectives.

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Increased globalization

• Complete international accountability and
  completion of transition process
• MoU steps
• Increased globalization and decentralization
• Regional initiates, including office in Brussels
  and hiring of regional liaisons
• Increased simplification of online and remote
  participation
• Improvement of information on what ICANN is doing
• Newsletter, increased translations, etc.
• Increased developing country, and other
  interested stakeholders, participation
• Increased capacity building and partnerships with
  interested parties and organizations
• Improved regional outreach and participation from
  all regions
• Via partnerships with organizations active in the
  respective regions, and globally.
• Ensure increased participation and improved
  response to needs.
• Strategic Plan outlines organizations long term
  objectives

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Some examples of recent issues within ICANN

• New generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)
• Processes for new sTLDs and issues surrounding
  their introduction.
• Some aspects of the implementation
  Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
• WHOIS and issues surrounding WHOIS Databases and
  information protection
• Inter-registrar transfer policies of a gTLD
  domain name experiences
• ccNSO review of the ccNSO bylaws
• Domain name hijacking report

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Internet Governance and the WSIS
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WSIS and Internet Governance

• Internet governance involves a wide wide range of
  topics and issues
• Depth of debate in WSIS reflects a conflict of
  regimes
• Reflects importance of understanding the
  Internet, and ensuring that politics do not drive
  poor decisions
• At risk is 35 years of values and a regime that
  has created the Internet into what it is today
• True aspirations of WSIS as envisioned by the
  Secretary General have not been explored.
• All levels involved in issues surrounding the
  Internet. And all stakeholders need to be
  involved.

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Moving forward .
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Outcome of WSIS

• Recognition of the existing multi-stakeholder
  model to ensure that the stability and integrity
  of the Internets naming and addressing system
  will be preserved
• Importance of continued improvements and
  evolution of existing mechanisms and processes
• Keeping the Internets operations independent of
  day-to-day politics and political influence
• Convening a forum to build on sharing of broad
  range of issues not addressed within existing
  organizations
• Certainty for more than a billion Internet users
  in the ongoing stability and security of the
  Internets core infrastructure and workings.

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Thoughts --

• Globalization of Internet governance built on the
  existing and further evolving international
  constituencies is important
• Certainty of more than a billion users requires
  that the focus is on stability, integrity and
  security of the Internet operations
• The operations of the Internet must be
  independent of day to day politics and political
  influence changing existing mechanisms because
  of politics cannot be done at the risk of the
  Internet
• The Internet routing and technical coordination
  is independent of issues that relate to the
  content it carries.

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Next ICANN Meetings

• 30 November-4 December 2005 Vancouver, Canada
• 27-31 March 2006 Wellington, New Zealand
• 26-30 June 2006 Marrakech, Morocco

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• For more information please see
• http//www.icann.com
• Or send an email to
• Theresa.Swinehart_at_icann.org