- DAAR Activity Project: Now Providing Personalized Monthly Reports for ccTLDs
In order to expand the effectiveness of Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) for the community, in November 2019, country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) were invited to participate in the DAAR system designed by ICANN's Office of the Chief Technol…
- 7 days ago, 20 Jan 21, 8:00am -
- Continuing Focus on Human Rights
ICANN org continues to evolve operational policies and practices that have an impact on the human rights of its staff and vendors. Since my last update, ICANN org has introduced training in the areas of bias and anti-harassment, launched several COVI…
- 8 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 8:00am -
- Chair’s Blog: The Year Ahead and a Preview of the January Workshop
On behalf of the ICANN Board, I wish you good health and happiness, and for those facing difficult times, please know that our thoughts are with you. The ICANN Board stands ready to work together with the org and community to achieve the goals we've…
- 8 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 8:00am -
- Update on ICANN Public Meeting Innovation
At a special meeting of the ICANN Board on Thursday 14 January, the Board decided that ICANN70 will be the fourth Public Meeting to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to Thursday’s Board meeting, ICANN org staff presented the B…
- 12 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 8:00am -
- Welcome 2021 from the ICANN Asia Pacific Office
Happy New Year! As we look ahead into the new year, I would like to take the opportunity to say that I am proud to be part of the Internet community, working with you through what has been a most challenging 2020.As we are not out of the woods yet…
- 13 days ago, 14 Jan 21, 8:00am -
- Congress Urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to Expedite Access to Domain Name Registration Information
On 21 December, the U.S. Congress passed a bill providing a $900 billion stimulus package for COVID-19 relief and to fund government operations (the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021). In an accompanying set of instructions, Congress directs th…
- 35 days ago, 23 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- An Update on ICANN's GDPR-Related Efforts
With the year coming to an end, I would like to take a moment to provide an overview of ICANN's efforts regarding the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and what to expect in 2021.EPDP Phase 2 RecommendationsAs I wrote…
- 35 days ago, 23 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Saying Farewell to 2020
To say that 2020 has been an extraordinary year would be an understatement. As a global community, we have experienced unprecedented challenges that have and will continue to impact our daily lives. As this year comes to an end, what stands out is ho…
- 36 days ago, 22 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Board Consideration of the Auction Proceeds Report
The Cross-Community Working Group on New gTLD Auction Proceeds (CCWG-AP), formed in January 2017, was tasked with developing a proposal on the mechanism to allocate the proceeds generated from auctions of last resort used to resolve string contention…
- 36 days ago, 22 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Board Keeps ICANN Strategic Plan in Force and Unchanged
Designed to shape ICANN's priorities, the Five-Year Strategic Plan establishes a vision and a set of objectives and goals in service of ICANN's mission. Every year, new trends or shifts in existing trends have the potential to impact our plans. The p…
- 36 days ago, 22 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- ICANN Board Approves the Risk Appetite Statement
I am pleased to announce that the ICANN Board has approved ICANN organization's first Risk Appetite Statement. The Risk Appetite Statement articulates the level of risk that the org is willing to take and retain in order to fulfill its mission. The B…
- 36 days ago, 22 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- ICANN and the National, Regional, Subregional, and Youth Internet Governance Forums
National, Regional, Subregional, and Youth Internet Governance Forums (NRIs) have emerged organically around the world. Similar to our recent evaluation of the Schools on Internet Governance, the ICANN organization (org) has conducted a review of NRI…
- 36 days ago, 22 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Engaging A Community in Lockdown: GSE Africa 2020 Engagement Roundup
The year 2020 started like any other year with normal face-to-face activities. First on our calendar was Praia (Cabo Verde) followed by Bujumbura (Burundi). This quickly changed dramatically with the onset of COVID-19.Like the rest of the global com…
- 37 days ago, 21 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Attack Vectors: Domain Name System Security Facilitation Initiative Technical Study Group Update
Over the past few months, the Domain Name System Security Facilitation Initiative Technical Study Group (DSFI-TSG) has progressed its work by discussing various past breaches and attack campaigns that either utilized or directly impacted the Domain N…
- 40 days ago, 18 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- European Commission Unveils Important Initiatives Relevant to the DNS and DNS Service Providers
This week, the European Commission published important initiatives relevant to the Domain Name System (DNS) including domain name registration data and DNS services providers. ICANN org would like to bring this to the attention of the community.The…
- 42 days ago, 16 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Chair’s Blog: Key Takeaways from the 2020 Board Self-Evaluation
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, the ICANN Board of Directors conducts a self-evaluation every two years to assess our effectiveness and ability to work together in support of ICANN's mission. Through the evaluation, we identify a…
- 43 days ago, 15 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- ICANN Issues Breach Notice to Net 4 India Limited; Continues Support for Registrants
As noted in the previous blog, ICANN organization (org) has been taking action to protect registrants during insolvency proceedings involving the registrar Net 4 India Limited. I want to give the community an update on recent ICANN contractual compli…
- 43 days ago, 15 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Board Activity on the Third Accountability and Transparency Review
ICANN's Bylaws-mandated reviews are an important accountability mechanism that enable us to maintain a healthy multistakeholder model. The Accountability and Transparency Review is one of four Specific Reviews anchored in the ICANN Bylaws. It is a th…
- 54 days ago, 4 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- ICANN’s Evolving Engagement and Support in European Regional Internet Governance Initiatives
As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted physical events across Europe in early 2020, the Internet community quickly came together to explore new ways of engaging. Key engagement events, such as those organized by the National and Regional Initiatives (NRI…
- 56 days ago, 2 Dec 20, 8:00am -
- Improving Our Public Meetings: Timelines and Milestones
In an October 2020 blog post, ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby outlined the steps that the ICANN Board and the organization (org) are taking, at the community’s request, to help facilitate a dialogue on improving our support for ICANN Public Me…
- 64 days ago, 24 Nov 20, 8:00am -
- Join An ITI Webinar and Get a Preview of the Changes Coming to icann.org
In September 2020, the ICANN org's Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team announced that we had added new content and improved previously released content to https://preview.icann.org. We also announced that we would hold two webinars on Tues…
- 64 days ago, 24 Nov 20, 8:00am -
- New Resources Available to Domain Name Holders (Registrants)
This week, the ICANN organization's Registrant Program published Volume 4 of the ongoing 'Issues and Challenges Impacting Domain Name Registrants' report series, which contains updated data collected by the ICANN org's Global Support Center (GSC) and…
- 70 days ago, 18 Nov 20, 8:00am -
- ICANN Support for Registrants and Those Impacted by Net 4 India Limited
In April 2019, the ICANN organization (org) became aware of the insolvency proceedings commenced against the registrar Net 4 India Limited (IANA 1007), located in India. In response, ICANN org has been taking actions to protect registrants. These act…
- 71 days ago, 17 Nov 20, 8:00am -
- Chair’s Blog: ICANN69 Virtual Annual General Meeting
Last month, the ICANN community convened its Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was also our third virtual ICANN Public Meeting. We continue to make the best of the circumstances, and I want to thank you for joining and working together constructive…
- 78 days ago, 10 Nov 20, 8:00am -
- A Peek into the ICANN Org Engineering “Factory” and an Update on CZDS