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ICANN Multistakeholder Policy Development Albert Daniels [email protected] 13th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum 21st August 2017

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Agenda  What is ICANN?  ICANN Ecosystem

 Multistakeholder Model  Multistakeholder Policy Development

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What is ICANN?

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ICANN’s Mission The mission of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is to ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet’s unique identifier systems Specifically, ICANN:

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Coordinates the allocation and assignment of names in the root zone of the Domain Name System Facilitates the coordination of the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system

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Coordinates the development and implementation of policies concerning the registration of second-level domain names in generic top-level domains (gTLDs)

Coordinates the allocation and assignment at the top-most level of Internet Protocol numbers and Autonomous System numbers

Collaborates with other bodies as appropriate to provide registries needed for the functioning of the Internet as specified by Internet protocol standards development organizations

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Overview Coordinating with our partners, we help make the Internet work.

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Our Technical Partners Coordinating with our technical partners, we help make the Internet work.

Internet Engineering Task Force

Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre

Domain Name System Operators

Root Server Operators

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

International Organization for Standardization

Asia Pacific Network Information Centre

African Network Information Center

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

American Registry for Internet Numbers

Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Center

Intern Servi Provi

Reg World Wide Web Consortium

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Our Other Partners We all work together in different ways to help make the Internet work. The AntiPhishing Working Group

Diplo Foundation

Regional Internet Governance Forums

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

The Internet Society

International Organisation of La Francophone The Messaging, Malware and Mobile AntiAbuse Working Group

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Internet Governance Forum

World Intellectual Property Organization

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia

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ICANN Ecosystem

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The ICANN Multistakeholder Community

ICANN follows a bottom-up, multistakeholder model in which individuals, non-commercial stakeholder groups, industry, and governments play important roles in its community-based, consensusdriven, policymaking approach.

Learn More

https://www.icann.org/community

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The ICANN Board

Community ICANN Community

Members are representatives from the Community, selected by their peers. The Board is composed of 16 members and four non-voting liaisons, from different geographies and with expertise relevant to ICANN's mission.

WHO? WHO?

WHAT?

Board ICANN Organization Organization

WHAT?

Provides strategic oversight for the ICANN organization, ensuring the organization acts within its mission and operates effectively, efficiently and ethically, and considers community-developed policy recommendations.

HOW? HOW?

In accordance with the Bylaws, the ICANN Board approves Community policy. The Board directs the ICANN organization to implement. Board members act in what they believe to be the best interests of the global community. The Board acts by resolution, with information about decisions being provided openly and transparently.

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The ICANN Organization

A global organization, led by the CEO with staff members in 40 countries, the ICANN organization focuses staff & resources on: policy development support, event management, registrars & registries support, Community support, contract compliance, IANA functions, outreach and capacity building, external services for the broader community (L-Root, WHOIS, etc.), & internal staff services.

Community

WHO?

Board

The ICANN organization implements the Community’s recommendations at the direction of the Board, under the supervision of the CEO, within ICANN’s mission and scope.

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Organization HOW?

The ICANN organization is committed to accountable, transparent, inclusive and open operations and engagement, in cooperation with its partners.

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Multistakeholder Model

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The ICANN Multistakeholder Community MAKING POLICY:

PROVIDING ADVICE:

Three Supporting Organizations (SOs) in the ICANN community are responsible for developing policy recommendations in the areas they represent: IP addresses; generic toplevel domains (gTLDs); and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).

Four Advisory Committees (ACs) give advice and make recommendations on ICANN topics. The ACs are made up of representatives from: governments and international treaty organizations; root server operators; Internet security experts; and Internet end users.

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What is the Multistakeholder Community?

The community is a volunteerbased, open collection of global stakeholders that work together through a bottom-up process to give advice, make policy recommendations, conduct reviews, and propose implementation solutions for common problems within ICANN’s mission and scope.

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How Does the Multistakeholder Model Work?

Policy recommendations are developed and refined by the ICANN community through its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and influenced by Advisory Committees (ACs).

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Who is in the Multistakeholder Community?

The community is made up of volunteers from across the world and from many different backgrounds, including: businesses, Internet engineers, technical experts, civil society, governments, end users, and many others.

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Exploring ICANN’s Multistakeholder Community The ICANN bottom-up, multistakeholder model is composed of three Supporting Organizations (SOs) and four Advisory Committees (ACs) that give advice, make policy recommendations, conduct reviews, and propose implementation solutions on topics within ICANN’s mission and scope.

Learn More

https://www.icann.org/community

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Exploring ICANN’s Multistakeholder Community

Supporting Organizations (SOs) Three SOs in the ICANN community are responsible for developing policy recommendations in the areas they represent. Address Supporting Organization (ASO)

Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

Advisory Committees (ACs) Four ACs give advice and make recommendations on ICANN topics.

At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)

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Supporting Organizations (SOs)

ASO The ASO Address Council is composed of 15 volunteers — 3 from each of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)— who work on global Internet Protocol (IP) Address Policy.

ccNSO The ccNSO (Council and members) works on global policies relating to country code top-level domain name (ccTLD) policies (e.g., .br, .uk).

Supporting Organizations (SOs) Three SOs in the ICANN community are responsible for developing policy recommendations in the areas they represent. Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

GNSO The GNSO Council is composed of 21 members — divided into 2 houses (contracted and non-contracted parties) — who work on generic top-level domain name (gTLD) policies (e.g., .com, new gTLDs).

Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

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Advisory Committees (ACs) ALAC

Advisory Committees (ACs)

The ALAC voices the interests of the individual Internet user and is composed of 15 members- 2 from each of the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) and 5 appointed by the ICANN Nominating Committee. It is supported by over 200 At-Large Structures (ALSes) and volunteers.

Four ACs give advice and make recommendations on ICANN topics.

GAC

At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)

The GAC provides advice on public policy issues, particularly on interactions with policies and national laws or international agreements.

RSSAC The RSSAC advises the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.

SSAC The SSAC advises on matters related to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.

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Address Supporting Organization (ASO)

ASO The ASO Address Council is composed of 15 volunteers — 3 from each of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)— who work on global Internet Protocol (IP) Address Policy.

African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) the RIR for Africa

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) the RIR for Canada, parts of the Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the U.S.

Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) the RIR for Asia and Pacific Region

Learn More https://aso.icann.org

Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) the RIR for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia

Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC) the RIR for Latin America and parts of the Caribbean

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Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

ccNSO The ccNSO (Council and members) works on global policies relating to country code top-level domain name (ccTLD) policies (e.g., .br, .uk).

The ccNSO provides a forum for country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers to meet and discuss topical issues of concern to ccTLDs from a global perspective.

Learn More https://ccnso.icann.org

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Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) GNSO The GNSO Council is composed of 21 members — divided into 2 houses (contracted and non-contracted parties) — who work on generic top-level domain name (gTLD) policies (e.g., .com, new gTLDs).

Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) - divided into three constituencies

Business Constituency (BC) for commercial business interests

Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)

Registrars Stakeholder Group (RrSG)

gTLD registry operators

Domain name registrars

Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) for IP interests

Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP) for ISP interests

Learn More https://gnso.icann.org

Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) for civil society interests

Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) - supported by two constituency groups

Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) for not-forprofit interests

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At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)

ALAC The ALAC voices the interests of the individual Internet user and is composed of 15 members- 2 from each of the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) and 5 appointed by the ICANN Nominating Committee. It is supported by over 200 AtLarge Structures (ALSes) and volunteers.

Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO)

Learn More https://atlarge.icann.org

African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO)

Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization (LACRALO)

European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO)

North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO)

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Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)

GAC The GAC provides advice on public policy issues, particularly on interactions with policies and national laws or international agreements.

Representatives from National Governments

Representatives from Distinct Economies recognized in International Fora

Learn More https://gacweb.icann.org

Representatives from Multinational Governmental and Treaty Organizations (usually in observer capacity)

Representatives from Public Authorities (usually in observer capacity)

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Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)

RSSAC RSSAC advises the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.

Learn More https://www.icann.org/groups/rssac

RSSAC consists of representatives of the organizations responsible for operating the world's 13 root name servers as voting members.

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Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)

SSAC The SSAC advises on matters related to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.

Learn More https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac

The SSAC consists of technical expert individuals appointed by the ICANN Board.

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Multistakeholder Policy Development

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Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

GNSO Council is composed of 21 members – divided into 2 houses (contracted and non-contracted parties) – who work on generic top-level domain name (gTLD) policies (e.g., .com, new gTLDs).

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GNSO Policy Development Process IDENTIFY THE ISSUE

If yes, GNSOCouncil requests Preliminary Issue Report.

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GNSO Council, ICANN Board or an AC identifies issue. GNSO Council considers if issue will result in consensus policy.

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SCOPE THE ISSUE

Staff publishes Preliminary Issue Report for Public Comment Period. Following Public Comment review, Final IssueReport is submitted for GNSOCouncil consideration.

3 INITIATE THE PDP

GNSO Council considers Final Issue Report and decides whether to initiate PDP. If yes, GNSO Councildevelops/adopts charter for PDPWG. GNSO Council calls for volunteers to form PDP WG.

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GNSO Policy Development Process WGconsults with Community and develops Initial Report for Public Comment Period.

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FORM A WORKING GROUP

After reviews, WG submits Final Report to GNSO Council.

DELIBERATE THE FINAL REPORT

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GNSO Council reviews FinalReport and considers adoption. If adopted, GNSO Councilsubmits Final Report to ICANN Board.

ICANN Board consultsCommunity and GAC.

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VOTE BY ICANN BOARD

ICANN Board votes on Final Report recommendations.

Learn more

gnso.icann.org

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Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

The ccNSO (Council and members) works on global policies relating to country code top-level domain name (ccTLD) policies (e.g., .br, .uk).

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ccNSO Policy Development Process REQUEST AN ISSUE REPORT

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ccNSO Council, ICANNBoard, Regional ccTLD organizations, SO/AC or at least 10 members of ccNSO may request Issue Report. ccNSO Council appoints issuemanager.

2 Issue manager determines if issue is within the scope of ccNSO.

SCOPE THE ISSUE

ICANN Bylaws define and limit the scope of issues.

INITIATE THE PDP

3 If issue is in scope and ccNSO Council approves Issue Report, PDPbegins. ccNSO Council gives Public Notice and opens Public Comment Period.

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ccNSO Policy Development Process 4 ccNSO Council appoints WG to develop the policy. WG issues InitialReport.

DEVELOP POLICY FINAL REPORT

WG opens Public CommentPeriod. WG produces FinalReport. ccNSO Council requests GACinput.

5 Stage 1. ccNSO Councildeliberates Final Report and if adopted, makes recommendation to its members.

VOTE BY ccNSO (TWO STAGES)

Stage 2. If members approve, ccNSO Council submits Final Report to ICANN Board.

ICANN Board votes on Final Report recommendations, but national laws remain paramount.

Learn more

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VOTE BY ICANN BOARD

ccnso.icann.org

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Address Supporting Organization (ASO)

ASO Address Council (AC) is composed of 15 volunteers – 3 from each of the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)* – who work on global Internet Protocol (IP) Address Policy.

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ASO Policy Development Process IDENTIFY THE ISSUE

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Any individual may submit global policy proposal to ASO AC or RIR. RIR PDP generates global policy proposal. ICANN Board may also request global policy proposal.

2 ASO AC appoints PolicyProposal Facilitator Team (PPFT).

DETERMINE REQUIREMENTS

ASO AC or PPFT determine if global policy proposal requires specific IANA functions actions or outcomes. ASO AC oversees globalPDP.

REVIEW BY RIRS ANDASO AC

3 Five RIRs review global policyproposal. Five RIRs must approve identicalglobal policy proposal. Five RIRs submit approved globalpolicy proposal to ASO AC for review.

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ASO Policy Development Process ASO AC submits ratified global policy proposal to ICANN Board.

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REVIEW BY ICANN BOARD

ICANN Board may accept, reject, request changes or take no action.

*Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) AFRINIC

Africa

APNIC

ARIN

Asia and Pacificregion Canada, parts of the Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the U.S.

LACNIC

Latin America and parts of the Caribbean

RIPE NCC

Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia

Learn more

ccnso.icann.org

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 ICANN Meetings

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Get Involved and Informed

Attend an ICANN Public Meeting. Three times a year, ICANN holds free and open public meetings in different regions around the world. Visit meetings.icann.org to learn more.

Visit go.icann.org/journey to learn how you can attend an ICANN Public Meeting as part of the NextGen@ICANN or ICANN Fellowship programs.

Take a free online course at learn.icann.org.

Attend events in your region.

Find and participate in an ICANN community group by visiting icann.org/community.

Sign up for ICANN news alerts and regional newsletters.

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ICANN Multistakeholder Policy Development Albert Daniels [email protected] 13th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum 21st August 2017

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