Commerce Department: Headed Toward ICANN 3.0?

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Commerce Department: Headed Toward ICANN 3.0?

	By Brenden Kuerbis Internet Governance Researcher & Policy Analyst at Georgia Tech
	April 24, 2009 Views: 9,907 Add Comment

The NTIA has published a Notice of Inquiry, Assessment of the Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System, in advance of the expiration of the Joint Project Agreement in September 2009. The document outlines the history and evolution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Commerce (DoC) and ICANN, and the questions posed cover fairly standard territory. However, the following might be worth paying attention to:

2. The goal of the JPA process has been to transition the coordination of DNS responsibilities, previously performed by the U.S.Government or on behalf of the U.S. Government, to the private sector so as to enable industry leadership and bottom-up policy making. Is this still the most appropriate model to increase competition and facilitate international participation in the coordination and management of the DNS, bearing in mind the need to maintain the security and stability of the DNS? If yes, are the processes and structures currently in place at ICANN sufficient to enable industry leadership and bottom-up policy making? If not, what is the most appropriate model…?

Is the door opening for ICANN 3.0?

Comments are due on or before June 8, 2009 and may be submitted to [email protected]

By Brenden Kuerbis, Internet Governance Researcher & Policy Analyst at Georgia Tech

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