Experts from the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ are actively participating in the working meetings of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) at the ICANN84 conference.
A session with ICANN’s Finance & Planning team was co-moderated by Andreas Musielak of .DE, Chair of the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Standing Committee (SOPC), and Irina Danelia, Deputy Director of the Coordination Center and Vice Chair of the ccNSO SOPC. Participants discussed opportunities to expand collaboration and integrate SOPC’s input into the strategic, operational, and budgetary processes at ICANN and PTI.
The session covered changes to the annual operating plan and budget made in response to public comment, provided updates on the project to develop criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of ICANN’s strategic initiatives, and outlined the approaches and priorities for preparing the FY2027 budget and operating plan.
The meeting concluded with a discussion of the next steps, including the format and schedule for the SOPC teams working across its three key areas.
At the ccNSO: ccTLD News Session, representatives of national registries shared their insights on managing and promoting their domain zones. The discussion highlighted several successful practices, including the rapid growth of the .CO domain after transferring its management to an external operator, the .DK registry’s transition to a new registrar engagement model, and a creative marketing strategy from Armenia aimed at boosting visibility of the .AM domain.
During the session WSIS+20 and Beyond: A Future Built by ccTLDs, participants discussed the role of national registries in the global WSIS+20 process, the extension of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) mandate, and strategies to address its underfunding. A broad debate emerged regarding the IGF’s potential role as a forum for addressing new technological challenges: while some participants supported this idea, others cautioned against overextending the IGF’s mandate. The topic of new technologies also generated considerable interest. A key point raised during the session was the rapid growth of quantum computing and the development of a quantum internet (“qubits, not bits”), with presenters mentioning approximately 200 quantum computers in operation worldwide. This led to a discussion on whether to adopt the term “quantum governance” or to retain the broader “internet governance” one as the overarching framework.
Furthermore, a joint session was held between ccNSO members and the ICANN Board, where representatives of national registries presented their proposals for improving the ICANN review system.
The ICANN Annual General Meeting continues – stay tuned for our updates.
