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Invitation to Provide Feedback on the ICANN Board’s Proposed Public Interest Framework
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Status
- Phase 1. Develop First Draft
Ended: 7 Oct 2019
- Phase 2. Open for Comment
Ended: 14 Oct 2019
- Phase 3. Finalize Final Draft
Ended: 16 Oct 2019
- Phase 4. ALAC Vote
Ended: 18 Oct 2019
- Phase 5. Submission
Submitted: 18 Oct 2019
Submitted a Statement
Submission due: 18 Oct 2019 23:59 UTC
Background
The global public interest (GPI) is central to many of ICANN’s primary governance documents - the Affirmation of CommitmentsOpens a new window, BylawsOpens a new window. and Articles of IncorporationOpens a new window. Operationalizing the concept of the GPI remains a challenge, despite years of attempts to understand and define it within ICANN. The ICANN Board identified the GPI as one of its 2019 operational priorities. In September 2019, the Board published a discussion paper on a proposed GPI frameworkOpens a new window, which marked the beginning of a longer process to develop a framework as a toolkit for the ICANN community to consider the global public interest. These considerations would not
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ALAC Statement
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Activity
1 Oct 2019 | Wiki workspace created |
7 Oct 2019 | First draft posted in the wiki workspace |
7 Oct 2019 | Community started commenting on the first draft |
16 Oct 2019 | Final draft posted in the wiki workspace |
18 Oct 2019 | ALAC ratified the Statement |
18 Oct 2019 | Statement submitted to Public Comment |