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ICANN
103 items.
17 Dec 2019
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ICANN takes one step forward in its human rights and accountability commitmentsAkriti Bopanna and Ephraim Percy Kenyanito take a look at ICANN's Implementation Assessment Report for the Workstream 2 recommendations and break down the key human rights considerations in it. Akriti chairs the Cross Community Working …
21 Jul 2019
News
ICANN 65 De-briefing MeetingThe Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organized an ICANN65 de-briefing meeting on July 16, 2019. Akriti Bopanna remotely presented on the Human Rights related developments that took place at the …
6 Jul 2019
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DIDP #34 On granular detail on ICANN's budget for policy development processICANN has Advisory Committees which help guide the policy recommendations that the ICANN community develops while its Supporting Organizations are charged with developing policy recommendations for a particular aspect of ICANN's operations. …
27 Jun 2019
22 Jun 2019
28 Apr 2019
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CIS Response to ICANN's proposed renewal of .org RegistryWe thank ICANN for the opportunity to comment on this issue of its proposed renewal of the .org Registry Agreement with the operator, Public Interest Registry (PIR). Supporting much of the community , we too find severe issues with the …
4 Apr 2019
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DIDP #33 On ICANN's 2012 gTLD round auction fundThis DIDP was filed to inquire about the state of the funds ICANN received from the last gTLD auctions.
12 Feb 2019
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CIS Comment on ICANN's Draft FY20 Operating Plan and BudgetAt the Centre for Internet and Society, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide our comments on the proposed draft of ICANN’s FY20 Operating Plan and Budget along with their Five-Year Operating Plan Update. As part of the public …
23 Nov 2018
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ICANN Workstream 2 Recommendations on AccountabilityOne of the most significant initiatives to improve the accountability of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) commenced in 2014, when the Cross Community Working Group on Accountability was created. Its role was to …
12 Nov 2018
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DIDP #32 On ICANN's Fellowship ProgramIn furtherance of its capacity building functions, ICANN selects Fellows for every public meeting. These are individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities who are trained to become active participants in the ICANN community.
21 Aug 2018
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ICANN response to DIDP #31 on diversityThis post summarizes the response of ICANN to our inquiry on the diversity of their employees.
16 Aug 2018
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India's Contribution to Internet Governance DebatesIndia's Contribution to Internet Governance Debates", an article by Sunil Abraham, Mukta Batra, Geetha Hariharan, Swaraj Barooah and Akriti Bopanna, was recently published in the NLUD Student Law Journal, an annual peer-reviewed journal …
19 Jul 2018
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DIDP #31 Diversity of employees at ICANNWe have requested ICANN to disclose information pertaining to the diversity of employees based on race and citizenship.
16 Jul 2018
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ICANN Diversity AnalysisThe by-laws of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) state that it is a non-profit public-benefit corporation which is responsible at the overall level, for the coordination of the “global internet's systems of …
26 May 2018
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DIDP Request #30 - Employee remuneration structure at ICANNWe have requested ICANN to disclose the employee pay structure at ICANN with specific enquiries about the payment across the institutional hierarchy, gender, and region.
26 Apr 2018
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DIDP Request #29 - Revenue breakdown by source for FY 2017We requested ICANN for financial information they have not yet provided for the period ending June 2017.
19 Apr 2018
News
ICANN 61 ReadoutAkriti Bopanna attended an ICANN61 Readout session on the 19th of April at the International Institute of Information Technology at Electronic City in Bengaluru.
15 Mar 2018
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Analysis of ICANN revenue shows ambiguity in their recordsWe, The Centre for Internet and Society, have been instrumental in having ICANN become transparent about their revenue with our persistent requests for their sources of revenue.
29 Oct 2017
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Why Presumption of Renewal is Unsuitable for the Current Registry Market StructureWith the recent and much protested renewal of the .net legacy Top-Level-Domain (TLD), the question of the appropriate method of renewal has again come to the forefront. While this seems relatively uncontroversial to most, Padma …
29 Oct 2017
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CIS’ Efforts Towards Greater Financial Disclosure by ICANNCIS has been working towards enhancing transparency and accountability at ICANN since 2014. While initial efforts have resulted in ICANN revealing its sources of income in a granular fashion in 2015, we are yet to see this level of …
24 Oct 2017
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ICANN’s Problems with Accountability and the .WEB ControversyThe Post-Transition IANA promised enhanced transparency and accountability to the global multistakeholder community. The series of events surrounding the .WEB auction earlier this year has stirred up issues relating to the lack of …
31 May 2017
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Comments from the Centre for Internet and Society on Renewal of .NET Registry AgreementThe Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is grateful for the opportunity to comment on the proposed renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement.
28 Mar 2017
News
CIS representation at ICANN 58The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organized ICANN 58 at Copenhagen from March 9 to March 16, 2017. On behalf of the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Vidushi Marda participated in the event and made a …
13 Jan 2017
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Comments on the Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment PolicyICANN sought community input on the Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy on 7 November 2016. In response to this the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) submitted its comments.
30 Nov 2016
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Navigating the 'Reconsideration' Quagmire (A Personal Journey of Acute Confusion)An earlier analysis of ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy already brought to light our concerns about the lack of transparency in ICANN’s internal mechanisms. Carrying my research forward, I sought to arrive at an …
15 Nov 2016
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'Delink ICANN from US jurisdiction'Eight Indian civil society organisations involved with internet governance have called for complete delinking of ICANN from US jurisdiction, saying an important global public infrastructure being subject to a single country’s control is …
11 Nov 2016
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ICANN Begins its Sojourn into Open DataThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently announced that it will now set up a pilot project in order to introduce an Open Data initiative for all data that it generates. We would like to extend our …
10 Nov 2016
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How Workstream 2 Plans to Improve ICANN's TransparencyThe Centre for Internet and Society has worked extensively on ICANN’s transparency policies. We are perhaps the single largest users of the Documentary Information Disclosure Policy. Our goal in doing so is not to be a thorn in ICANN’s …
9 Nov 2016
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Internet's Core Resources are a Global Public Good - They Cannot Remain Subject to One Country's JurisdictionThis statement was issued by 8 India civil society organizations, supported by 2 key global networks, involved with internet governance issues, to the meeting of ICANN in Hyderabad, India from 3 to 9 November 2016. The Centre for Internet & …
8 Nov 2016
News
ICANN 57ICANN 57 is being hosted by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India from November 3 to 9, 2016 in Hyderabad at Hyderabad International Convention Centre. Vidushi Marda participated in the event as a …