ALAC Statement

Invitation to Provide Feedback on the ICANN Board’s Proposed Public Interest Framework

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Submission due: 18 Oct 2019 23:59 UTC

The global public interest (GPI) is central to many of ICANN’s primary governance documents - the Affirmation of CommitmentsOpens a new windowOpens a new window, BylawsOpens a new windowOpens a new window. and Articles of IncorporationOpens a new windowOpens 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 windowOpens 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

1 Oct 2019	Wiki workspace createdOpens a new window
7 Oct 2019	First draft posted in the wiki workspaceOpens a new window
7 Oct 2019	Community started commenting on the first draftOpens a new window
16 Oct 2019	Final draft posted in the wiki workspaceOpens a new window
18 Oct 2019	ALAC ratified the StatementOpens a new window
18 Oct 2019	Statement submitted to Public CommentOpens a new window