<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><span apple-content-name="body" style="display: block;" class="" apple-content-edited="true" applecontenteditable="true"><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="16994C93-F9DF-4BC8-BF2B-F840ADFD497F" height="144" width="750" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:98070146-EBF9-4353-937D-4145724C203B/PastedGraphic-2.tiff"></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: EuphemiaUCAS;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div class="l-container"><div class="l-main-with-rail" dir="ltr"><h1 class="">Plan to Transition Stewardship of Key Internet Functions Sent to the U.S. Government</h1><h2 class="subtitle">Culmination of a Two-Year Effort by the Global Internet Community</h2><div class="Document--translations"><h3 class="">This page is available in:</h3><ul class=""><li class="current"><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-pt" class="">Português</a></li><li class="current"><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-zh" class="">中文</a></li><li class="current"><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-ru" class="">Pусский</a></li><li class="current"><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-fr" class="">Français</a></li><li class="current"><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-es" class="">Español</a></li><li class="current"><a href="http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-ar" class="">العربية</a></li><li class="">English</li></ul></div><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style u-text-xxxl addthis_32x32_style"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-en#" title="LinkedIn" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean addthis_button_linkedin u-colorGrey at300b"><i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-en#" title="Facebook" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b addthis_button_facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-en#" title="Tweet" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey addthis_button_twitter at300b"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-en#" title="Sina Weibo" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey at300b addthis_button_sinaweibo"><i class="fa fa-weibo"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-en#" title="Email" target="_blank" class="u-linkClean u-colorGrey addthis_button_email at300b"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i></a><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-10-en#" class="u-linkClean addthis_button_compact u-colorGrey at300m"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></a><div class="atclear"></div></div><div class="EmbeddedHTML"><p class=""><strong class=""><em class="">Marrakech, Morocco…</em></strong> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>) Board Chair Dr. Stephen D. Crocker today submitted to the U.S. Government a plan developed by the international Internet community that, if approved, will lead to global stewardship of some key technical Internet functions.</p><p class="">"This plan is a testament to the hard work of the global Internet community and the strength of the multistakeholder model," said Crocker, who transmitted the plan on behalf of the global community. "The plan has now been sent to the U.S. Government for its review, and assuming it meets the necessary criteria, we will have reached an historic moment in the history of the Internet."</p><p class="">The plan provides a comprehensive package to transition the U.S. Government's stewardship of these technical functions, called the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="">IANA</abbr> (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which are critical to the Internet's smooth operation. It also proposes ways to enhance <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s accountability as a fully independent organization. The transition is the final step in the long-anticipated privatization of the Internet's <abbr class="" title="Domain Name">Domain Name</abbr> System (<abbr title="Domain Name System" class="">DNS</abbr>), first outlined when <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> was incorporated in 1998.</p><p class="">The <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> Board received the package from the community during its 55th public meeting in Morocco, and today transmitted it to the U.S. National Telecommunication and Information Administration (<abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="">NTIA</abbr>). </p><p class="">On 14 March 2014, <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="">NTIA</abbr> announced its desire to transition its stewardship of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="">IANA</abbr> functions to the global multistakeholder community. The package is the result of an inclusive, global discussion amongst representatives from government, large and small business, technical experts, civil society, researchers, academics and end users.</p><p class="">"The Internet community has exhibited remarkable dedication to the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="">IANA</abbr> stewardship transition because we know just how important it is to complete," said Alissa Cooper, Chair of the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (<abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" class="">ICG</abbr>) that coordinated the development of the transition proposal. "Internet users the world over stand to benefit from its stability, security, and accountability enhancements to Internet governance once the proposal takes effect."</p><p class="">The global Internet community has worked tirelessly to develop a plan that meets <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="">NTIA</abbr>'s criteria, logging more than 600 meetings and calls, more than 32,000 mailing list exchanges and more than 800 working hours.</p><p class="">The package combines the technical requirements of a transition coordinated by the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Group (<abbr title="IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group" class="">ICG</abbr>) and enhancements to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr>'s accountability identified by the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> Accountability (CCWG-Accountability). The two groups were composed of volunteers representing a broad range of interests from the wider multistakeholder Internet community.</p><p class="">"This plan enjoys the broadest possible support from this very diverse community and I'm confident it will meet <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="">NTIA</abbr>'s criteria," said Thomas Rickert, one of the CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs. "The work of this group shows just how well the inclusive multistakeholder approach is working."</p><p class="">The U.S. Government will now review the package to ensure that it meets <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="">NTIA</abbr>'s criteria. If approved, implementation of the plan is expected to be completed prior to the expiration of the contract between <abbr title="US National Telecommunications and Information Agency" class="">NTIA</abbr> and <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> in September 2016.</p><p class="floatcenter">##</p><p class="">To see further comments (quotes) on the transmission of the package go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-quotes" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-quotes</a> [PDF, 46 KB]</p><p class="">To access the media contacts of Internet organizations involved, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-press-contacts" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-final-package-press-contacts</a> [PDF, 284 KB]</p><p class="">To read the <abbr title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority" class="">IANA</abbr> Stewardship Transition Proposal, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-10mar16-en.pdf" class="">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-stewardship-transition-proposal-10mar16-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 2.32 MB]</p><p class="">To read the Enhancing <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="">ICANN</abbr> Accountability Final Report, go here: <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-accountability-supp-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-23feb16-en.pdf" class="">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-accountability-supp-proposal-work-stream-1-recs-23feb16-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 6.03 MB]</p></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="">
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