Plan for ICANN's Future Urgently Needed - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the private, non-profit steward of the global domain name system, does not have a mechanism to protect itself against governmental interference, CDT warned in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce. While ICANN has made major strides in improving the transparency of its procedures, there is urgent need for a plan to guarantee its independence when its current contracts with the U.S. government are ended. Absent such such protections, CDT reluctantly opposed ICANN's request for early termination of one of its contracts. January 28, 2008
Share this articleCDT Warns of Risk in Debate on "Critical Internet Resources" - Confusion over the concepts of "Internet governance" and "critical Internet resources" threatens to divert attention from key barriers to Internet development and could fuel calls for government intervention that would undermine the Internet's openness, CDT said in paper released today at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Rio de Janeiro. While the term CIR has become a code name in some circles for the Domain Name System, the CDT paper identifies a broader range of concerns and warns against wholesale change in the structure of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. November 14, 2007
Share this articleImproving ICANN Transparency Will Take Time - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) should devote significant time and resources to the challenge of improving the transparency and accountability of its decision-making processes. In preliminary comments this week, CDT praised ICANN for launching an inquiry into how to build greater transparency and accountability into its operations, but urged the organization not to rush a process designed to fix one of its longest-standing problems. ICANN had initially sought to implement new procedures by December 2006, and is now targeting March 2007, which may leave insufficient time to fully study the problem and develop a satisfactory solution. CDT's preliminary comments offer several recommendations for shining more daylight on ICANN's activities. November 01, 2006
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