• Category: International Agreement
  • Topic: Approval of MoU with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD/NPCA)
  • Board meeting date: 10 December 2010
  • Resolution number: 2010.12.10.10
  • URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm
  • Status: Ongoing

Summary

Direct the President and CEO to enter into the MoU agreement with the NEPAD/NPCA.

Text

Whereas, ICANN has developed a collaborative program with private and intergovernmental parties to conduct outreach to governments and local Internet communities.

Whereas, Memorandums of Understanding help promote joint activities in compliance with ICANN by-laws and assist ICANN staff to engage with respective organizations both globally and locally.

Whereas, the NEPAD/NPCA, an inter-governmental not-for-profit organization, expressed an interest to enter into a non-binding MOU with ICANN to collaborate on the creation of joint projects in support of a common mission to improve Internet Governance.

Whereas, ICANN staff and the NEPAD/NPCA successfully concluded negotiations over the text of a nonbinding MoU and entry into such an agreement would promote the mission and interests of ICANN in the region.

Resolved (2010.12.10.10), the ICANN Board of Directors direct the President and CEO to enter into the MoU agreement with the NEPAD/NPCA.

Implementation Actions

  • Secure signatures on the agreement
    • Responsible entity: CEO, Global Partnerships Staff
    • Due date: None
    • Completion date: Ongoing

Other Related Resolutions

  • To be determined.

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