<p dir="ltr">Yes I agree and think public interest requires further definition and more importantly, formal adoption, by ICANN.<br>
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Rudi Daniel<br>
ICT consulting & lighting products<br>
784 430 9235</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 16, 2014 7:48 AM, "Bruce Tonkin" <<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello All,<br>
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The origin of the strategic work on public interest comes from the strategy panel on Public Responsibility Framework.<br>
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<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/prf-report-15may14-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/prf-report-15may14-en.pdf</a> <br>
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That panel recommended the following definition:<br>
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"Panel Definitions Submitted to ICANN:<br>
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As an independent, global organization, ICANN is one of the organizations charged<br>
with responsibility for an increasingly important shared global resource: The Internet.<br>
As one of the stewards of this resource, ICANN recognizes it has a responsibility to<br>
protect and promote the global public interest, both throughout its work, and in<br>
collaboration with other entities. ICANN's public responsibility permeates all areas of<br>
its work and is at the core of its operations.<br>
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ICANN defines the global public interest in relation to the Internet as ensuring the<br>
Internet becomes, and continues to be, stable, inclusive, and accessible across the<br>
globe so that all may enjoy the benefits of a single and open Internet. In addressing its<br>
public responsibility, ICANN must build trust in the Internet and its governance<br>
ecosystem."<br>
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This definition though has not been formally adopted.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Bruce Tonkin<br>
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