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Glen de Saint GéryICANN GNSO Secretariatfor

• Theresa Swinehart
• Counsel for International Legal Affairs
• Domain Day
• Milan

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Overview

• ICANN post reform
• Future goals
• Challenges

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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 are
• a. Domain names (forming a system referred to as
  "DNS")
• b. Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and
  autonomous system ("AS") numbers and
• c. 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.

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What we dont 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.

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The various interest groups competing for
influence over the Domain Name and Addressing
systems put the previous administrative process
under breaking strain
ITU (ITU-T)
WIPO
Consumers
NSI/ Verisign
ccTLD registries
OECD
US Military
Foreign Business
Universities
Registries
Registrars
ISPs
UNDP
IETF
IAB
Intellectual Property interests
FTC
Root Server Operators
Security Issues
NATO
US Business
Developing World Governments
Regional Internet Registries
Civil Society Groups
FCC
OECD governments
ETSI
W3C
Jon Postel / IANA
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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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ICANN has introduced robust competition into the
market for domain registration services.
ICANN-Accredited Registrars 1998-2002 Unit
ICANN-Accredited Registrars
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Demand for gTLD domains has been strong.
Domain name registrations in the Generic Top
Level Domains 1996-2002 Unit Number of
Registrations
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An increasingly global internet has contributed
to ccTLDs having grown as a proportion of total
registrations.
ccTLD vs. gTLD registration share
2001-2003 Unit Percent of total registrations
as of 1-Jan-01
as of 1-Jan-03
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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

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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. Dont break it.