Tag «ICANN»

ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track String Evaluation for four (4) proposed IDN ccTLDs. The requests are associated with: Egypt, the Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan10-en.htm

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched the 10th round of Fellowship program applications for its 38th International Public Meeting to be held in Brussels, Belgium on 20-25 June 2010.

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11jan10-en.htm

Russia has nominated its representative at the GAC. This move means the country has finally acknowledged the rules of the game. The newly appointed rep's mission seems challengeable, but possible.

http://minkomsvjaz.ru/news/xPages/entry.9385.html

Russia has nominated its representative to the GAC. This move means the country has finally acknowledged the rules of the game.

http://minkomsvjaz.ru/news/xPages/entry.9385.html

Having operated flawlessly to date, ICANN has been criticized for alleged opacity and lack of accountability. In light of the then much-anticipated termination of JPA, the question was (and still is), whether ICANN's fundamental activities could be evaluated from the perspective of the good corporate governance principles. The key to the ICANN's future  success may lie in maintaining its checks and balances system.

With termination of JPA and adoption of the Affirmation of Commitments, the Obama administration and ICANN are criticized for letting the Internet become a truly international, rather than the American, asset. A good question to ask is, what is behind their opponents’ invectives and speculations, and was it the right move, as far as internationalization of the Internet is concerned.