NEWS US government to leave ICANN contract
T e US government is to withdraw from its contract with ICANN that allows the organisation to perform several Internet-related tasks.
At a press conference on March 14, ICANN offi cials said they will consult the “global Internet community” on how best to replace the US government.
T e government will have the fi nal say on ICANN’s proposal but said it will not accept a government-led or organisation “solution”.
continues to grow for the multi-stakeholder model.
“T e timing is right to start the transition process,” said assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information Lawrence Strickling. “We look
forward to ICANN
convening stakeholders across the global Internet community to craſt an appropriate transition plan.”
an inter-governmental
ICANN carries out several functions, most notably delegating top-level domains (TLDs), under a formal relationship
with
At the press conference in Los Angeles, ICANN’s chief executive Fadi Chehadé said ICANN is inviting governments, the private sector, civil society and other Internet organisations in the search.
the US
Department of Commerce. Known as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) contract, it was signed in 2000 and has been renewed several times.
T ere have, however, been increasing calls for ICANN to become less US-centric. In February the European Commission said it wants to establish a “clear timeline” for globalising ICANN and the functions of the IANA contract.
At the time, commission vice president Neelie Kroes explained that some people are calling for the International Telecommunications Union to take control of key Internet functions, but that “top-down approaches are not the right answer” and “we must strengthen the multi-stakeholder model”.
T e US government now appears to agree with this approach, saying that international support
”All stakeholders deserve a voice in the management and governance of this global resource as equal partners,” he said.
Stephen Crocker, who chairs the ICANN board, added: “Even though ICANN will continue to perform these vital technical functions, the US has long envisioned the day when stewardship over them would be transitioned to the global community. In other words, we have all long known the destination. Now it is up to our global stakeholder community to determine the best route to get us there.”
According to the government, ICANN’s proposal must have “broad” community support and address the following principles: support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model; maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the DNS; meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and maintain the openness of the Internet.
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