Cross Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds
The Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (CCWG-AP) was created to identify processes and mechanisms for allocating the proceeds of last-resort auctions of new gTLD strings where applicants in competition for a common string could not otherwise resolve ownership of the domain among themselves.[1] The group's final report was submitted to the ACs and SOs for approval in May 2020.[2] After approval from the ACs and SOs, the report was submitted to the ICANN Board on September 14, 2020[3] Maarten Botterman responded to the working group on behalf of the board on September 18, 2020, acknowledging the working group's efforts and describing the board's intended process.[4]
Objectives and Recommendations
The working group's final report specified that the objectives of the program disbursing auction proceeds should be to:
- Benefit the development, distribution, evolution and structures/projects that support the Internet's unique identifier systems;
- Benefit capacity building and underserved populations, or;
- Benefit the open and interoperable Internet.[5]
References
- ↑ ICANN.org Workspace - Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds
- ↑ Letter from CCWG-AP Co-Chairs to Chartering Organizations, May 20, 2020
- ↑ Letter from CCWG-AP Co-Chairs to the Board, September 14, 2020
- ↑ Letter from Maarten Botterman to CCWG-AP Co-Chairs, September 18, 2020
- ↑ Final Report on New gTLD Auction Proceeds, May 20, 2020