Partnership of Governments, Businesses and Civil Society: the ICANN example in coordinating resources and policy making Dr. Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ocl@gih.com ISOC England Chapter Delegate ALAC Chairman at ICANN Presentation at 2nd Ukraine Internet Governance Forum Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 September 2011

The Internet Technology developed since the 1960s Technical specifications: Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Multi-stakeholder development Distributed system Network of networks No single owner of the Internet Dynamic Naming System (DNS) since 1980s A hierarchy of name servers with one single Root Fully distributed around the world

What is Multi-stakeholder An environment where decisions are taken in concertation with: Governments Businesses Civil Society Technical community Individual users Any other stakeholder not covered by the above

Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf

Multi-stakeholder standards Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf

Multi-stakeholder policy Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf

Multi-stakeholder naming Source: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/docs/internetmodel.pdf

ICANN International Corporation for Addresses, Names and Numbers Founded in 1998 Not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers: Domain Names IP Addresses Took over these functions from the US Government Policy Making

ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model Ombudsman Board of Directors Chair GAC Governmental Advisory Committee President and CEO 16 9 10 13 14 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 L L L L L ICANN Staff MDR – 68 SV – 11 DC – 9 Sydney - 5 Brussels - 5 Other US - 11 Other non-US - 14 Nominating Committee Technical Liaison Group TLG Internet Engineering Task Force Per ICANN Bylaws, Article VII, section 2 IETF ASO GNSO ccNSO At-Large Security & Stability Advisory Committee Root Server System Advisory Committee Regional Internet Registries ARIN RIPE NCC LACNIC APNIC AfriNIC gTLD Registries gTLD Registrars IP interests ISPs Businesses Universities Consumers ccTLD registries (.us, .uk, .au, .it, .be, .nl, etc.) Internet Users (At-Large Advisory Committee, in conjunction with RALOs) ALAC SSAC RSSAC Source: http://www.icann.org/en/about/

ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model President and CEO ICANN Staff MDR – 68 SV – 11 DC – 9 Sydney - 5 Brussels - 5 Other US - 11 Other non-US - 14 Ombudsman Staff Country Code Operators Governments GAC Internet Users Governmental Advisory Committee Another Multi- Stakeholder Model Technical Liaison Group TLG Internet Engineering Task Force Multi- Stakeholder Model IETF Other Advisory Committees ASO GNSO ccNSO At-Large Security & Stability Advisory Committee Root Server System Advisory Committee Regional Internet Registries ARIN RIPE NCC LACNIC APNIC AfriNIC gTLD Registries gTLD Registrars IP interests ISPs Businesses Universities Consumers ccTLD registries (.us, .uk, .au, .it, .be, .nl, etc.) Internet Users (At-Large Advisory Committee, in conjunction with RALOs) ALAC SSAC RSSAC Source: http://www.icann.org/en/about/

Source: http://gnso. icann

Source: http://www.atlarge.icann.org/orgchart

What is At-Large? Community of individual Internet users who participate in the policy development work of ICANN. 130+ At-Large Structures groups representing the views of individual Internet users who are active throughout the world. Most of the work the ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) does is: Issue comments in response to ICANN public comment requests. Issue comments on any subject, process, structure, policy or topic which it deems important to comment on in ICANN. Issue comments about any external process linked to ICANN in one way or other and which affects Internet users. Takes part in cross-community working groups (CWGs) within ICANN.

New gTLDs gTLD = Generic Top Level Domain Currently only: .net .org .com .info etc. New applications for several hundred gTLDs Voted at the ICANN meeting in Singapore Applications will be accepted from early 2012

At-Large Bottom-up to the ALAC

CROSS-RALO DISCUSSION Example of At-Large Structure Input Bottom-up process RALO DISCUSSION CROSS-RALO DISCUSSION SEND TO ALAC 16

Bottom-up process ALAC VOTE STATEMENT RELEASED ALAC DISCUSSION 17

Example of At-Large Structure Input Response to Public Comment Request Bottom-up process

GAC: Government Advisory Committee Government input in ICANN 107 Government representatives and growing Provides advice to ICANN on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements.

GAC: Government Advisory Committee GAC = Government input in ICANN 107 Government representatives and growing Provides advice to ICANN on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. GAC: Government Advisory Committee Source: https://charts.icann.org/public/index-gp-main.html

Cross-community Statements The ALAC and the GAC recently released a joint statement about applicant support in the new gTLD process The methods of work were different in each Committee, but the result was a joint statement ratified by The GAC on one side The ALAC on the other side

Conclusions Methods of work are different in each stakeholder group: government, businesses, civil society Consensus building is a long and hard process but it is possible A partnership between all stakeholders makes decisions very legitimate and stronger for everybody

Thank you ! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com>