The '''Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)''' is an organization that was formed during the [[IANA Transition|IANA Stewardship Transition]] process to to perform the naming-related IANA functions after the transition.<ref> [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-08-11-en ICANN Announces Incorporation of Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)]</ref>
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The '''Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)''' is an organization that was formed during the [[IANA Transition|IANA Stewardship Transition]] process to to perform the naming-related IANA functions post-transition. The PTI is a nonprofit corporation and controlled affiliate of ICANN in the State of California.<ref> [https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-08-11-en ICANN Announces Incorporation of Public Technical Identifiers (PTI)]</ref> It was created as part of the implementation of the Stewardship Transition track of the [[ICG]]'s proposal, where they recommended the creation of a post-IANA entity.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation Stewardship Implementation]</ref>