CASE STUDY: ICANN/ Internet Governance

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Basim IshtiaqOmaima Al Senan

Professor Mohammad IbahrineMCM 354

ICANNICANN

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Names and Numbers).

    It is a non -profit partnership of people     It is a non -profit partnership of people from all over the world from all over the world     dedicated to keeping the Internet     dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable secure, stable and interoperable

What does ICANN’s do?What does ICANN’s do?

    “    “universal resolvability”: oversees the universal resolvability”: oversees the complex interconnected networks of complex interconnected networks of identifiers that allow computers on the identifiers that allow computers on the Internet to find one another.Internet to find one another.

Governance and Governments Governance and Governments

Role of ICANN in GovernanceRole of ICANN in Governance

Role of Governments in ICANN Role of Governments in ICANN

To what extent can ICANN extract itself from policy issues, To what extent can ICANN extract itself from policy issues,

limiting itself instead to administrative technical functions?limiting itself instead to administrative technical functions?

ICANN is fundamentally technical in natureICANN is fundamentally technical in nature

the organization's mission demands a limited role in non-the organization's mission demands a limited role in non-technical policy-making.technical policy-making.

policy-making responsibilities can't be eliminated policy-making responsibilities can't be eliminated completely; but they can be shifted to some other completely; but they can be shifted to some other

institution.institution.

Cont’dCont’d

ICANN creates policies through participatory processes ICANN creates policies through participatory processes based on community involvement. based on community involvement.

ICANN is required to operate  within a policy-making ICANN is required to operate  within a policy-making

environment.environment.

Policy-Making Is Inherent in ICANN's Policy-Making Is Inherent in ICANN's ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

a. IP addresses and AS numbers. IP addresses and AS numbers

b. Internet Domain Names b. Internet Domain Names

c. Protocol Numbersc. Protocol Numbers

d. DNS Root Name Server Systemd. DNS Root Name Server System

Can ICANN be held accountable?Can ICANN be held accountable?

ExternalExternal

InternalInternal

Thanks for listeningThanks for listening