Topic
Transparency
18 items.
6 Jul 2020
Blog post
Towards Algorithmic TransparencyThis policy brief examines the issue of transparency as a key ethical component in the development, deployment, and use of Artificial Intelligence.
29 Oct 2017
Blog post
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
Blog post
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
Blog post
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 …
3 Nov 2016
Blog post
If the DIDP Did Its Job23 Jan 2016
Blog post
Transparency in SurveillanceTransparency is an essential need for any democracy to function effectively. It may not be the only requirement for the effective functioning of a democracy, but it is one of the most important principles which need to be adhered to in a …
29 Apr 2015
Blog post
DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency MeasuresAcross India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
17 Mar 2015
Blog post
DIDP Request #8: ICANN OrganogramCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of its oragnisational structure and headcount of all staff. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
17 Mar 2015
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DIDP Request #7: Globalisation Advisory GroupsCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking information regarding the creation and dissolution of the President's Globalisation Advisory Groups. The GAGs were created to advise the ICANN Board on …
10 Mar 2015
Blog post
DIDP Request #6: Revenues from gTLD auctionsCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking information regarding revenues received from gTLD auctions. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
6 Mar 2015
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DIDP Request #5: The Ombudsman and ICANN's Misleading Response to Our RequestCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of the complaints received and resolved, parties involved and the nature of complaints under the Ombudsman process. CIS' request and ICANN's …
5 Mar 2015
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DIDP Request #4: ICANN and the NETmundial PrinciplesCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of ICANN's implementation of the NETmundial Principles that it has endorsed widely and publicly. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed …
5 Mar 2015
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DIDP Request #3: Cyber-attacks on ICANNCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of cyber-attacks on ICANN, and ICANN's internal and external responses to the same. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
5 Mar 2015
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DIDP Request #2: Granular Revenue/Income Statements from ICANNCIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking current and historical details of ICANN's income/revenue from its various sources. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
5 Mar 2015
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DIDP Request #1: ICANN's Expenditures on "Travel & Meetings"CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of expenditure by ICANN at its Meetings. CIS' request and ICANN's response are detailed below.
9 Feb 2015
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Where Does ICANN’s Money Come From? We Asked; They Don’t KnowJust how transparent is ICANN? How responsive are they to requests for information? At CIS, we sent ICANN ten questions seeking information about, inter alia, their revenues, commitment to the NETmundial Principles, Globalisation Advisory …
8 Dec 2014
Blog post
ICANN reveals hitherto undisclosed details of domain names revenuesFollowing requests from CIS, ICANN has shared a detailed list of its revenues from domain names for the fiscal year ending June 2014. Such level of detail has, until now, been unavailable. Historical data is still to be made available.
1 Jul 2014
Blog post
ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy – I: DIDP BasicsIn a series of blogposts, Vinayak Mithal analyses ICANN's reactive transparency mechanism, comparing it with freedom of information best practices. In this post, he describes the DIDP and its relevance for the Internet community.