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ICANN
103 items.
3 Nov 2016
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If the DIDP Did Its Job8 Oct 2016
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Internet Democratisation: IANA Transition Leaves Much to be DesiredAt best, the IANA transition is symbolic of Washington’s oversight over ICANN coming to an end. It is also symbolic of the empowerment of the global multistakeholder community. In reality, it fails to do either meaningfully.
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #28 - ICANN renews Verisign’s RZM Contract?Our request to ICANN was related to our (mistaken) assumption that Verisign and ICANN had signed an agreement for Root Zone Maintenance and had recently renewed it. In that context we had asked for information such as documents reflecting …
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #27 - On ICANN’s support to new gTLD ApplicantsIn order to promote access to the New gTLD Program in developing regions, ICANN set up the New gTLD Applicant Support Program (Program) which seeks to facilitate cooperation between gTLD applicants from developing countries and those …
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #25 - Curbing Sexual Harassment at ICANNMarkus Kummer at Public Forum 2 mentioned that ICANN has standards of behavior regarding sexual harassment that are applicable for its staff.
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #23 - ICANN does not Know how Diverse its Comment Section IsWhile researching ICANN and the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG), we came across a diversity analysis report of a public comment section.
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #22 - Reconsideration Requests from Parties affected by ICANN ActionAccording to ICANN by-laws, ICANN has the responsibility to answer to reconsideration requests filed by those directly affected by its actions.
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #21 - ICANN’s Relationship with the RIRsAt CIS, we wanted a clearer understanding of ICANN’s relationship with the 5 internet registries. The large amount contributed by the RIRs to ICANN’s funding lead us to question the nature of this relationship as well as the payment. We …
30 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #20 - Is Presumptive Renewal of Verisign’s Contracts a Good Thing?ICANN’s contract agreements with different registries contain a presumptive renewal clause. Unless they voluntarily give up their rights or there is a material breach by the registry operator, their contract with ICANN will be automatically …
29 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #19 - ICANN’s role in the Postponement of the IANA TransitionIn March 2014, the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) of the United States government announced plans to shift the Internet Assigned Names and Numbers (IANA) functions from ICANN to the global multistakeholder …
29 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #18 - ICANN’s Internal Website will Stay InternalICANN maintains an internal website accessible to staff and employees. We requested ICANN to provide us with a document with the contents of that website in the interest of transparency and accountability.
29 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #17 - How ICANN Chooses their Contractual Compliance AuditorsAt a congressional hearing on internet governance and progress, then President of ICANN Fadi Chehadi indicated that the number of people working on compliance audits grew substantially—from 6 to 24 (we misquoted it as 25)— in the span of a …
29 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #16 - ICANN has no Documentation on Registrars’ “Abuse Contacts”Registrars on contract with ICANN are required to maintain an “abuse contact” - a 24/7 dedicated phone line and e-mail address to receive reports of abuse regarding the registered names sponsored by the registrar.
29 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #15: What is going on between Verisign and ICANN?During a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on “Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53,” President and CEO of ICANN - Mr Fadi Chehade indicated that ICANN follows up with registries and registrars on receipt of any …
28 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #14: Keeping track of ICANN’s contracted parties: RegistrarsIn September 2016, we filed two separate DIDP requests regarding ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Goals.
28 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #13: Keeping track of ICANN’s contracted parties: RegistriesOn multiple occasions, Fadi Chehade, then President and CEO of ICANN has emphasized the importance of conducting audits (internal and external) to ensure compliance of ICANN’s contracted parties. At a US congressional hearing, he spoke …
27 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #9 - Exactly how involved is ICANN in the NETmundial Initiative?The importance and relevance of knowing ICANN’s involvement in the NETmundial Initiative cannot be overstated.
27 Jul 2016
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DIDP Request #10 - ICANN does not know how much each RIR contributes to its BudgetIn an effort to understand the relationship between the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and ICANN, we requested current and historical information on the contract fees paid by the five RIRs (AfriNIC, ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC and RIPE NCC) to …
29 Jun 2016
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Submission by the Centre for Internet and Society on Revisions to ICANN Expected Standards of BehaviorPrepared by Vidushi Marda, with inputs from Dr. Nirmita Narasimhan and Sunil Abraham.
27 Jun 2016
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Jurisdiction: The Taboo Topic at ICANNThe "IANA Transition" that is currently underway is a sham since it doesn't address the most important question: that of jurisdiction. This article explores why the issue of jurisdiction is the most important question, and why it remains …
30 May 2016
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Submission by the Centre for Internet and Society on Draft New ICANN By-lawsThe Centre for Internet & Society sent its comments on the Draft New ICANN Bylaws. The submission was prepared by Pranesh Prakash, Vidushi Marda, Udbhav Tiwari and Swati Muthukumar. Special thanks to Sunil Abraham for his input and …
30 Mar 2016
News
Woman Alleges Harassment at Major International ConferenceA prospective lawyer's name tag was flipped, and she was asked rude questions by a CEO at a conference, where, ironically enough, she was invited to devise sexual harassment policies.
30 Mar 2016
News
ICANN 55Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) held its 55th meeting in Marrakech, Morocco from March 5 to 10, 2016. Padmini Baruah and Vidushi Marda attended the event organized by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …
24 Mar 2016
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ICANN Sexual Harassment Case Highlights Lack of Procedure at Global Internet BodyAlleged perpetrator files counter-complaint with ombudsman’s office after being publicly identified.
18 Mar 2016
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Sexual Harassment at ICANNPadmini Baruah represented the Centre for Internet & Society at ICANN in the month of March 2016. In a submission to ICANN she is calling upon the ICANN board for implementing a system for investigating cases related to sexual harassments.
29 Jan 2016
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CIS's Comments on the CCWG-Accountability Draft ProposalThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) gave its comments on the failures of the CCWG-Accountability draft proposal as well as the processes that it has followed.
18 Nov 2015
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document …
5 Nov 2015
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Breaking Down ICANN Accountability: What It Is and What the Internet Community WantsAt the recent ICANN conference held in Dublin (ICANN54), one issue that was rehashed and extensively deliberated was ICANN's accountability and means to enhance the same. In light of the impending IANA stewardship transition from the NTIA …
22 Oct 2015
News
CIS Participation at ICANN 54Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the 54th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) held at the Convention Center in Dublin from 17 October 2015 to 22 October 2015. Pranesh …
20 Oct 2015
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The 'Global Multistakholder Community' is Neither Global Nor MultistakeholderCIS research shows how Western, male, and industry-driven the IANA transition process actually is.