Internet Governance

ICANN takes one step forward in its human rights and accountability commitments

The article was first published on Article 19 on December 16, 2019 ICANN is the international non-profit organization that brings...

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CIS Response to ICANNs proposed renewal of .org Registry

Presumption of Renewal CIS has, in the past, questioned the need for a presumption of renewal in registry contracts and...

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If the DIDP Did Its Job

Over the course of two years, the Centre for Internet and Society sent 28 requests to ICANN under its Documentary...

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IANA Transition: A Case of the Emperor’s New Clothes?

The post was published by Digital Asia Hub on October 6, 2016. In March 2014, the US Government committed to...

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Internet Democratisation: IANA Transition Leaves Much to be Desired

The article was published in the Hindustan Times on October 6, 2016. Many suspect Washington’s 2014 announcement of handing over...

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Jurisdiction: The Taboo Topic at ICANN

In March 2014, the US government announced that they were going to end the contract they have with ICANN to...

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Do we need a Unified Post Transition IANA?

The Internet Architecture Board, in a submission to the NTIA in 2011 claims that splitting the IANA functions would not...

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Response by the Centre for Internet and Society to the Draft Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration

For more than a year now, the customers and operational communities performing key internet functions related to domain names, numbers...

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IANA Transition Stewardship & ICANN Accountability (I)

In developing these papers we have been guided by Kieren McCarthys writings in The Register, Milton Mueller writings on the...

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CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN Accountability

Introduction: On March 14, 2014, the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced its intent to transition key Internet domain...

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