MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers today released a final draft of a key accountability document
that has been amended to incorporate additional community input, including
that of the Governmental Advisory Committee.
The Frameworks and Principles
on Accountability and Transparency document
has been in development since late 2006. The process began with a consultation
that asked the community for their views on improvements to accountability
and transparency at ICANN. An issues
paper summarizing these comments was
posted in January 2007.
Based on the feedback received and the input from the
One World Trust report on accountability and transparency,
a draft set of Frameworks and Principles was released for comment in June
2007.
A panel
discussion and consultation session was conducted at the San Juan
meeting and a public comment forum was opened on the website.
A summary
of the all comments received was posted.
ICANN held a further comment
session at its Los Angeles meeting and the Governmental Advisory Committee
provided helpful advice on structuring the Draft Frameworks
and Principles to better reflect ICANN's mix of accountabilities. This
is reflected in the draft published today.
The Frameworks
and Principles on Accountability and Transparency document [PDF,
425K] has been posted for public notice prior to final consideration by
the Board.
About ICANN:
ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system
of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes
like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help
computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources
is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly
to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability.
ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company. For
more information please visit: www.icann.org.
Media Contacts:
Jason Keenan
Media Adviser, ICANN (USA)
Ph: +1 310 382 4004
E: jason.keenan@icann.org
International: Andrew Robertson
Edelman (London)
Ph: +44 7921 588 770
E: andrew.robertson@edelman.com | 
