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Glen de Saint Géry ICANN GNSO Secretariat for. Theresa Swinehart Counsel for International Legal Affairs Domain Day Milan. Overview. ICANN post reform Future goals Challenges. ICANN has a limited mission. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Glen de Saint GéryICANN GNSO Secretariat
for
Theresa SwinehartCounsel for International Legal Affairs
Domain DayMilan
Overview
• ICANN post reform• Future goals• Challenges
ICANN has a limited mission
• Ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. In particular, ICANN:
• 1. Coordinates the allocation and assignment of the three sets of unique identifiers for the Internet, which area. Domain names (forming a system referred to as "DNS");b. Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomous system ("AS")
numbers; andc. Protocol port and parameter numbers.
• 2. Coordinates the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system.
• 3. Coordinates very limited policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these technical functions.
What we don’t do:
• Content on the internet• SPAM• Financial transactions online• Consumer protection law• Privacy law• Data protection law• Intellectual Property law• E-commerce, e-education, e-government etc.
The various interest groups competing for influence over the Domain Name and Addressing systems put the previous administrative process under breaking strain
RegistriesISPs
Root Server
Operators
Security Issues
IAB
FCC
FTC
Registrars
UNDPIETF
ForeignBusiness
US Business
ITU(ITU-T)WIPO
OECD
Intellectual Propertyinterests
Consumers
Developing World
Governments
ccTLD registries
Civil Society Groups
US Military
NATO
NSI/Verisign
Regional Internet
Registries
Universities
OECDgovernments
Jon Postel / IANA
ETSI W3C
ICANN post reform• ICANN post reform
– New CEO, staff reorganization, new staff– 3 year MoU, as last one before full independence of organization– Globalization
• Staff from over 8 countries, international board, supporting orgnazations full geographic diversity, GAC with over 80 members
• ICANN as a non-governmental, public/private partnership has accomplished much since its inception
• No longer an ‘experiment’ – it is an existing and viable organization in the new economic environment.
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50
100
150
200
Registrars 1 98 157 157 162
Dec '98 Dec '99 Dec '00 Dec '01 Dec '02
ICANN has introduced robust competition into the market for domain registration services.
ICANN-Accredited Registrars: 1998-2002Unit: ICANN-Accredited Registrars
627000 1,541,0003,362,000
10,717,000
28,200,000
32,142,00029,866,000
1,029,000837,00092,000
As at Dec 96 As at Dec 97 As at Dec 98 As at Dec 99 As at Dec 00 As at Dec 01 As at Dec 02
.name
.biz
.info
.com/.net/.org
Demand for gTLD domains has been strong.
Domain name registrations in the Generic Top Level Domains: 1996-2002Unit: Number of Registrations
ccTLDs11,009,000
28%
gTLDs28,200,000
72%
An increasingly global internet has contributed to ccTLDs having grown as a proportion of total registrations.
gTLDs31,824,000
62%
ccTLDs19,711,000
38%
as of 1-Jan-01 as of 1-Jan-03
ccTLD vs. gTLD registration share: 2001-2003Unit: Percent of total registrations
Future goals
• Continued globalization Currently have a staff from over 8 countries An Australian CEO Presence in regions. Recently announced opening of office in Brussels Translation of materials Each supporting organization has geographic diversity Governmental Advisory Committee – over 80 members Completing the MoU with the US Government
Final Steps
Challenges
• Govt efforts to take over domain name and IP addressing space– WSIS debate
• Risk of negative impact on public/private partnership
– Risks alienating technical, business, and Internet community
– Internet grew as partnership of technical, business. Don’t break it.