DOMAIN NAME DAY + Helsinki; 14 th February; 2014 + Nigel Hickson, ICANN 1
AGENDA + gtlds and all that + The European and global debate on Internet Governance 2
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) + Dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable + Formed in 1998 as a not-forprofit public-benefit corporation + Follows multistakeholder model 4
A Changing World The Challenges New gtlds Address Internet of Things IPV6 Regionalization Localization Volume of Digital Data New generic Top-Level Domains + Change the Internet as we know it + Protect rights holders and companies + Enhance competition, innovation and choice
What is the New gtld Program? largest-ever expansion of the Domain Name System global restructuring Internationalized Domain Names and non Latin-based characters innovation Managed by ICANN = multistakeholder input security & stability
What are the benefits? Choice Innovation Competition + Enhance competition, innovation and choice in the domain name space + Increase competition among current Registries, Registrars + Allow new companies to enter the market + Greater diversity in global regions participating + Enhanced security 7
How will ICANN protect the security & stability of New gtlds? New safeguards built into the new gtld Program: Rights Protection Mechanisms: Trademark Clearinghouse, Uniform Rapid Suspension, Post- Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures Emergency Back- End Registry Operator (EBERO) Scan of the TLD Zone for Malware Data Escrow Service Level Agreement (SLA) Monitoring Pre-Delegation Testing Abuse Contact DNS Security (DNSSEC) Reserved Names Malicious Use of Orphan Glue Records Wildcard Protection Business Continuity Internal Name Issue Mitigation Name Collision Occurrence Mitigation
1930 total number of applications received 911 North America 24 South America * Applied-for strings revealed in 2012 675 Europe 17 Africa 303 Asia Pacific
New gtld Program status 1,789 Active applications 271 Contracts signed (Registry Agreements) 122 New gtlds delegated into Internet * Statistics as of 31 January 2014
شبكة..BIKE.CEO 100+ New gtlds Delegated.MONASH.RECIPE S.WIEN
What s next for new gtlds? + Onward, responsibly - The Global Domains Division of ICANN continues to move applicants through the New gtld Program, while ensuring new Registries meet their commitments to trademark holders + Singapore - The next ICANN meeting will be held in Singapore, 23-27 March 2014. Join us! Meeting Website: http://singapore49.icann.org Travel Support Available: http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/travel-support 15
Internet Governance European and Global Debate + European Commission Communication Internet Policy and Governance Europe s role in shaping the the future of Internet Governance (2014) 72/4 + Brazil High Level Meeting on Internet Governance Brazil; 23/24 April; 2014 16 + ITU; Plenipotentiary; South Korea; Bussan; October / November; 2014
European Commission Communication Internet Policy and Governance Europe s role in shaping the the future of Internet Governance (2014) 72/4 (1) + Adopted on Wednesday; + Sets out vision for IG in next 2 years + Advocates single, open and on-fragmented Internet; + Government in a true multi-stakeholder process + ICANN timetable re globalization; + End of US IANA relationship + View of Council? 17
European Commission Communication Internet Policy and Governance Europe s role in shaping the the future of Internet Governance (2014) 72/4 (2) + It is a Communication + View of member States critical; + EP debate called for + Commission input to Brazil + Have your say! 18
Brazil High Level Meeting on Internet Governance; 23/24 April; 2014 + Genesis of UN Speech; + Real opportunity for new IG Agenda; + 700/800 multi-stakeholders; + Agenda simple; Principles for IG and new IG Ecosystem Roadmap + Register your interest! (netmundial.br) 19
ITU Plenipotentiary Meeting (PP-14); Bussan, Korea; October / November 2014; + Debate on IG may follow on from WCIT (Dec; 2012); + Key divide; multi-lateral or multi-stakeholder + Opportunity for ITU to change Constitution (Scope of activities); + Revisiting of ITU relationship to IG Bodies (Resolution 102); + New leadership elected 20
Thank You Questions? Nigel.hickson@icann.org