Glen de Saint GéryICANN GNSO Secretariat

for

Theresa SwinehartCounsel for International Legal Affairs

Domain DayMilan

Overview

• ICANN post reform• Future goals• Challenges

ICANN has a limited mission

• Ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. In particular, ICANN:

• 1. Coordinates the allocation and assignment of the three sets of unique identifiers for the Internet, which area. Domain names (forming a system referred to as "DNS");b. Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomous system ("AS")

numbers; andc. Protocol port and parameter numbers.

• 2. Coordinates the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system.

• 3. Coordinates very limited policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these technical functions.

What we don’t do:

• Content on the internet• SPAM• Financial transactions online• Consumer protection law• Privacy law• Data protection law• Intellectual Property law• E-commerce, e-education, e-government etc.

The various interest groups competing for influence over the Domain Name and Addressing systems put the previous administrative process under breaking strain

RegistriesISPs

Root Server

Operators

Security Issues

IAB

FCC

FTC

Registrars

UNDPIETF

ForeignBusiness

US Business

ITU(ITU-T)WIPO

OECD

Intellectual Propertyinterests

Consumers

Developing World

Governments

ccTLD registries

Civil Society Groups

US Military

NATO

NSI/Verisign

Regional Internet

Registries

Universities

OECDgovernments

Jon Postel / IANA

ETSI W3C

ICANN post reform• ICANN post reform

– New CEO, staff reorganization, new staff– 3 year MoU, as last one before full independence of organization– Globalization

• Staff from over 8 countries, international board, supporting orgnazations full geographic diversity, GAC with over 80 members

• ICANN as a non-governmental, public/private partnership has accomplished much since its inception

• No longer an ‘experiment’ – it is an existing and viable organization in the new economic environment.

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50

100

150

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Registrars 1 98 157 157 162

Dec '98 Dec '99 Dec '00 Dec '01 Dec '02

ICANN has introduced robust competition into the market for domain registration services.

ICANN-Accredited Registrars: 1998-2002Unit: ICANN-Accredited Registrars

627000 1,541,0003,362,000

10,717,000

28,200,000

32,142,00029,866,000

1,029,000837,00092,000

As at Dec 96 As at Dec 97 As at Dec 98 As at Dec 99 As at Dec 00 As at Dec 01 As at Dec 02

.name

.biz

.info

.com/.net/.org

Demand for gTLD domains has been strong.

Domain name registrations in the Generic Top Level Domains: 1996-2002Unit: Number of Registrations

ccTLDs11,009,000

28%

gTLDs28,200,000

72%

An increasingly global internet has contributed to ccTLDs having grown as a proportion of total registrations.

gTLDs31,824,000

62%

ccTLDs19,711,000

38%

as of 1-Jan-01 as of 1-Jan-03

ccTLD vs. gTLD registration share: 2001-2003Unit: Percent of total registrations

Future goals

• Continued globalization Currently have a staff from over 8 countries An Australian CEO Presence in regions. Recently announced opening of office in Brussels Translation of materials Each supporting organization has geographic diversity Governmental Advisory Committee – over 80 members Completing the MoU with the US Government

Final Steps

Challenges

• Govt efforts to take over domain name and IP addressing space– WSIS debate

• Risk of negative impact on public/private partnership

– Risks alienating technical, business, and Internet community

– Internet grew as partnership of technical, business. Don’t break it.