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The GAC provides advice to the ICANN Board on policy matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN’s policies and various laws, international agreements and public policy objectives. GAC Advice is communicated to the ICANN Board through either a Communique or a formal piece of Correspondence.

2014-03-27 Community Applications

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2014-03-27 Community Applications

First Delivered 27 Mar 2014 via :

ICANN49 Singapore Communique

Consenus:

Consensus met

2014-03-27 Community Applications

3. Community Applications

The GAC reiterates its advice from the Beijing and Durban Communiqués regarding preferential treatment for all applications which have demonstrable community support.

1. The GAC advises

  1. ICANN to continue to protect the public interest and improve outcomes for communities, and to work with the applicants in an open and transparent manner in an effort to assist those communities. The GAC further notes that a range of issues relating to community applications will need to be dealt with in future rounds.

Responsible Party

Board

Current Status/Communications Log

Board Scorecard - Updated 14 May 2014

Scorecard Response:

The NGPC accepts the reiteration of the GAC’s earlier advice regarding community applications.
The NGPC will continue to protect the public interest and improve outcomes for communities, and to work with the applicants in an open and transparent manner in an effort to assist those communities within
the existing framework.