Yesterday, the ICANN Policy Forum (ICANN83) began at the Prague Congress Center, a largest European complex that has been hosting various thematic events and exhibitions for over 15 years.
Representatives of the ICANN community gathered there to discuss such issues as regulating the domain space and preparing for the second phase of the new gTLD program, as well as internet security and stability, and introduction of universal acceptance.
Experts of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ are actively participating. Coordination Center Director Andrey Vorobyev and his deputy Irina Danelia will take part in the sessions of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) at the event venue; Coordination Center Infrastructure Consultant Vadim Mikhailov takes part online in sessions on technical issues and domain space security; and Chief Analyst Maria Kolesnikova will speak at the session of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) on June 11, where the results of ten years of work, community development prospects, and future areas of work will be discussed.
Changes in ICANN’s meeting policy were among discussion topics at the ccNSO sessions. In late May, the public comment period for proposed changes to ICANN’s meeting policy concluded. These proposals are now under review during the ICANN83 sessions. One of the key suggestions brought forward at the ccNSO Council meeting was to shorten the duration of ICANN’s largest annual public meeting in the autumn by one day, reducing it to five days. Additionally, there are proposals to shift some ICANN meetings to an exclusively online format.
Another important topic at the forum is the upcoming 20th anniversary of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), a United Nations-backed initiative, under which the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is annually held. Within the framework of ICANN meetings, particular attention is given to how global digital cooperation will evolve over the next decade. ICANN calls for preserving the things that kept the internet open and workable for over two decades: close cooperation between countries, sectors, institutes, and structures that have upheld the continuous, safe, and transparent internet.
The discussions and debates taking place at ICANN83 can significantly shape the future direction of the IGF and the broader landscape of global internet governance.
We will continue covering ICANN83, so follow our updates.
