[CCWG-Accountability] Related work on ICANN's Public Interest

[Bruce Tonkin]

Hello All,

The origin of the strategic work on public interest comes from the strategy panel on Public Responsibility Framework.

	
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/prf-report-15may14-en.pdf  

That panel recommended the following definition:

"Panel Definitions Submitted to ICANN:

As an independent, global organization, ICANN is one of the organizations charged
with responsibility for an increasingly important shared global resource: The Internet.
As one of the stewards of this resource, ICANN recognizes it has a responsibility to
protect and promote the global public interest, both throughout its work, and in
collaboration with other entities. ICANN's public responsibility permeates all areas of
its work and is at the core of its operations.

ICANN defines the global public interest in relation to the Internet as ensuring the
Internet becomes, and continues to be, stable, inclusive, and accessible across the
globe so that all may enjoy the benefits of a single and open Internet. In addressing its
public responsibility, ICANN must build trust in the Internet and its governance
ecosystem."

This definition though has not been formally adopted.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin