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'''SG''' is the abbreviation for '''Stakeholders Group'''. The Stakeholders Group was primarily created after the Board Governance Committee Working Group recommended the creation of SGs in its GNSO Improvements Report. The Board Governance Committee ([[BGC]]) created the Stakeholder Groups with a view to enhance the creation of new constituencies as well as to add fillip to the growth of the GNSO participants. The main reason behind organizing the SGs was to eliminate the concern that would have otherwise been created due to addition of new interest groups and new constituencies as they would have led to an internal imbalance in the present composition of the GNSO Council.<ref name="link1">[http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/stakeholder-process-en.htm gnso.icann.org]stakeholder process</ref>

'''SG''' stands for '''Stakeholders Group'''. The [[Board Governance Committee Working Group]] recommended the creation of SGs in its [[GNSO]] Improvements Report. The Board Governance Committee ([[BGC]]) created the Stakeholder Groups in order to enhance the creation of new constituencies as well as to add fillip to the growth of the GNSO participants. The main reason behind organizing the SGs was to eliminate any concern that would have otherwise been had due to the addition of new interest groups and new constituencies, as they would have led to an internal imbalance in the composition of the GNSO Council.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/stakeholder-process-en.htm GNSO Stakeholder Process]</ref>

== The different Stakeholder Groups ==

== The different Stakeholder Groups ==

The Board approved the following four SGs<ref name="link1">[http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/stakeholder-process-en.htm gnso.icann.org]stakeholder process</ref>;

The Board approved the following four SGs:<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/stakeholder-process-en.htm GNSO Stakeholder Process]</ref>

# '''Commercial SG (CSG):''' It represents the commercial users and connectivity providers. It ensures that ICANN policies are consistent with the constantly developing Internet and is reliable for B2C and B2B transactions.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/csg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf gnso.icann.org]CSG charter</ref>

# '''Commercial SG ([[CSG]])''', which represents the commercial users and connectivity providers. It ensures that ICANN policies are consistent with the constantly developing Internet and is reliable for B2C and B2B transactions.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/csg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf GNSO CSG Charter]</ref>

# '''Non-Commercial SG ([[NCSG]]):''' It represents the views of those who are involved in non-commercial activities on the internet.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/ncsg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf gnso.icann.org]NCSG charter</ref>

# '''Non-Commercial SG ([[NCSG]])''', It represents the views of those who are involved in non-commercial activities on the internet.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/ncsg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf GNSO NCSG Charter]</ref>

# '''Registrars SG ([[RrSG]]):''' It represents the views of ICANN accredited Registrars in [[ICANN]]’s various supporting organizations and bodies.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/rrsg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf gnso.icann.org]RrSG charter</ref>

# '''Registrars SG ([[RrSG]])''', which represents the views of ICANN accredited Registrars in [[ICANN]]’s various supporting organizations and bodies.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/rrsg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf GNSO RrSG Charter]</ref>

# '''Registry SG ([[RySG]]):''' It represents the interests of [[gTLD]] registries under ICANN and provide them with appropriate services.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/rysg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf gnso.icann.org]RySG charter</ref>  

# '''Registry SG ([[RySG]])''', which represents the interests of [[gTLD]] registries under ICANN and provide them with appropriate services.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/rysg-approved-charter-30jul09.pdf GNSO RySG Charter]</ref>  

== Structure ==

== Structure ==