6,681
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 88:
Line 88: + + + + + + + + + + + + +
no edit summary
===NTIA Accepts ICANN Bid===
===NTIA Accepts ICANN Bid===
On June 2, 2012, outgoing CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]] made signing the new IANA contract his last act as CEO. The new contract included additional requirements on "separation between the policy development associated with the IANA services, and implementation by the IANA functions contractor; a robust company-wide conflict of interest policy; a heightened respect for local national law; and a series of consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability."<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/icann-awarded-new-contract-to-continue-performing-iana-functions.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter ICANN awarded contract to continue Performing IANA functions, DomainNews.com]</ref>
On June 2, 2012, outgoing CEO [[Rod Beckstrom]] made signing the new IANA contract his last act as CEO. The new contract included additional requirements on "separation between the policy development associated with the IANA services, and implementation by the IANA functions contractor; a robust company-wide conflict of interest policy; a heightened respect for local national law; and a series of consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability."<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/icann-awarded-new-contract-to-continue-performing-iana-functions.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter ICANN awarded contract to continue Performing IANA functions, DomainNews.com]</ref>
==NTIA Transition Announcement==
In March 2014 [[NTIA]] released a statement that they are intent on transitioning their part of the IANA functions away from NTIA and to the global stakeholder community. The first step in this process is for ICANN to convene stakeholders and create a proposal for how the IANA functions will remain secure and unwavering. The press release outlined a number of principles which the ICANN-community drafted proposal must meet:
* Must Support and enhance the multistakeholder model;
* Must Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS;
* Must Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and,
* Must Maintain the openness of the Internet.
The current NTIA contract with ICANN expires on 30 September, 2014, and members of the ICANN community took that date as a deadline for drafting and agreeing on a proposal.<ref>[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions Press Release: NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions] ''NTIA.doc.gov''; Retrieved 09 July 2014</ref>
ICANN subsequently published their own press release that applauded NTIA's announcement and called it a recognition of the U.S. government to ICANN's "maturation in becoming an effective multistakeholder organization".<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-03-14-en Press Release March 14, 2014</ref>
Global media outlets picked up on the NTIA press release, with many United States media reporting that the United States Government was "giving up control of the Internet".
==References==
==References==