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2014-10-16-Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2014-10-16-Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

First Delivered 15 Oct 2014 via :

ICANN51 Los Angeles Communique

Consenus:

Consensus met

2014-10-16-Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

Communication

1. Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

The GAC met with members of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) and was briefed on the transition proposal process in relation to names, numbers and protocol parameters.

a. The GAC advises the ICANN Board that:

i. The GAC and its Members will be working actively through the Cross Community Working Groups
established on:

1. 1. 1. 1. Development of an IANA stewardship transition proposal on naming related functions; and
        
        ICANN accountability and governance. GAC notes that key operational details for the ICANN accountability and governance work stream are still being developed in the community.

ii. The IANA transition process should be guided by consensus based decisions and serve the public interest with clearly implementable, transparent and verifiable accountability mechanisms that satisfy requirements of all affected stakeholders.

iii. The concept of public interest should be seen as encompassing the larger interest of the different communities affected by Internet Governance processes and not be limited to the interests and objectives of any group or set of stakeholders.

iv. It is crucial to make sure accountability processes are guided by the necessary public policy considerations in addition to a technical perspective. It is crucial to make sure these processes are structured in a way that all stakeholders are involved – including governments – in order to ensure that the final outcome of the exercise is also considered legitimate by all participants.

Responsible Party

ICANN Board

2014-10-16-Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

GAC Advice

2014-10-16-Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

ICANN51 Los Angeles Communique

Consensus met

2014-10-16-Transition of US Stewardship of IANA and Strengthening ICANN Accountability

Communication

Responsible Party

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