Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2010-12-10 Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation

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2010-12-10 Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation


Resolution of the ICANN Board
Topic: 
Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation
Summary: 

Seeking advice from ICANN's Sponsoring Organizations and Advisory Committees to establish definitions and measures to review the introduction of new gTLDs

Category: 
gTLDs
Meeting Date: 
Fri, 10 Dec 2010
Resolution Number: 
2010.12.10.30
Status: 
Ongoing
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Resolution Text: 

Whereas, the area of consumer choice, competition and innovation is one of the strategic areas for ICANN in the 2010 to 2013 strategy plan <http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-2010-2013-19feb10-en.pdf> [PDF, 491 KB].

Whereas, ICANN has committed to promoting competition, consumer trust and consumer choice in the Affirmation of Commitments <http://www.icann.org/en/documents/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm>.

Whereas, if and when new gTLDs (whether in ASCII or other language character sets) have been in operation for one year, ICANN has committed to organize a review that will examine the extent to which the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice.

Resolved (2010.12.10.30), the ICANN Board requests advice from the ALAC, GAC, GNSO and ccNSO on establishing the definition, measures, and three year targets for those measures, for competition, consumer trust and consumer choice in the context of the domain name system, such advice to be provided for discussion at the ICANN International Public meeting in San Francisco from 13-18 March 2011.

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  • The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.