The ICANN Matrix
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ICANN
MatrixRSSAC
Root Server System
Advisory Committee

SSAC
Security & Stability
Advisory Committee

GAC
Government Advisory
Committee

ALAC
At-Large Advisory
Committee

SOs&ACs

ICANN Board

ICANN Board
CEO IETF• Adding new gTLDs to root• Name collisions (private use TLDs)• Root Server System Governance• Adding and Removing ccTLDs (andIDN ccTLDs)• Root Server System Governance• Reverse DNS (.in-addr.arpa)• Internationalized Domain Names(IDNs) and IDN variants• Name collisions (private use TLDs)• DNS Abuse• IDN ccTLDs• AfriNIC and RIR Governance• IPv6 deployment••••

Public Interest Commitments
Closed Generic TLDs (e.g. .book)
Applicant Support Program
WHOIS and access to Reg. Data

• .UA (Ukraine) / .RU (Russia)• .SU (Soviet Union)• Deselection of ccTLDs• Adding new gTLDs to root
• Name collisions (private use TLDs)• Root Server System Governance••••

Privacy, WHOIS and DNS Abuse
User confusion in IDN/Collisions/etc.
Applicant Support & Closed Generics
Accountability Reviews &Sustainability• Wider geopolitical and Internet
Governance issues• IDN and Universal Acceptance• AfriNIC and RIR Governance• Wider global Internet Governanceissues

GNSO

ccNSO

ASO

Generic Names Supporting
Organization

Country-Code Names
Supporting Organization

Address Supporting
Organization

e.g. .com / .asia / .kids / .网站

e.g. .kr / .uk / .jp / .澳門

e.g. 123.4.5.6 / 2001:db8::2:1

Narrow Scope of ICANN’s Remit• Stewardship for the Technical Coordination• Of the Internet’s Unique Identifier Systems• To maintain the Security and Stability of• One Standards-Based and Interoperable Internet• Through a Multistakeholder Model• With a Bottom-Up and Consensus-Based Approach• For the Global Public Interest• *My own interpretation combining the “keywords”

Global Public InterestMultilateral Model:

Government

Government

Industry

Industry

Civil Society

Civil Society

Multistakeholder Model

Multistakeholder Model:
YouthAcademia

Technical
Government

Government

IndustryIndustry

Civil Society

Civil SocietyAcademia

TechnicalYouthJan 2009
Jun 2010

Multistakeholder Advisory Group(MAG)• IGF Program development• Bottom up Agenda settingDigital Rights (Balance)• Cybersecurity vs. Privacy• Privacy and WHOIS• Registration Data Access• Human Rights Considerations• Policy Development Processes• Selection of Meeting Places• Trademark Rights vs. Freedom ofExpression• Market Driven vs. Policy
Intervention to Uphold Rights• New gTLDs / Closed Generics

Geopolitics & Internet Fragmentation

Geopolitics (Allocation of Resources)• New gTLD Program• Applicant Support Program• IDN and Languages & Digital Inclusion• WHOIS and Registration Data Access• Extraterritorial effects of legislations (GDPR)• Law enforcement access to data

• Digital Sovereignty & Internet Fragmentation• Areas of Conflict: UA vs. RU / SU / PS vs IL• Multilateral (United Nations) Systems (Gov driven)• WSIS+10, GDC, Summit of the Future, etc.
• Root Server System GovernanceMultistakeholder Model (Continuous Improvement)• Process of processes• Accountability mechanisms andReview (ATRT)• Governance & Decision structures(Stakeholder groups andrepresentation)• Policy Development Processes• WHOIS & Registration Data
• Deadlock and interests• New gTLD Program• Technical challenges• Public Safety Interests

ICANN
MatrixICANN Board

RSSAC
Root Server System
Advisory Committee

SSAC
Security & Stability
Advisory Committee

GAC
Government Advisory
Committee

ALAC
At-Large Advisory
Committee

SOs&ACs

GNSO

ccNSO

ASO

Generic Names Supporting
Organization

Country-Code Names
Supporting Organization

Address Supporting
Organization

e.g. .com / .asia / .kids / .网站

e.g. .kr / .uk / .jp / .澳門

e.g. 123.4.5.6 / 2001:db8::2:1

ICANN
MatrixICANN BoardICANN
CEO IETF Board

RSSACRoot Server System
Advisory Committee

SSAC
Security & Stability
Advisory Committee

GAC
Government AdvisoryCommittee

ALAC
At-Large Advisory
Committee

SOs&ACs

GNSO

ccNSO

ASO

Generic Names SupportingOrganization

Country-Code Names
Supporting Organization

Address Supporting
Organization

e.g. .com / .asia / .kids / .网站

e.g. .kr / .uk / .jp / .澳門

e.g. 123.4.5.6 / 2001:db8::2:1

The future
depends on
what you
do today.
MAHATMA GANDHI

Global Multistakeholder
Internet Governance Model

The Internet lives
where anyone canaccess it.
VINT CERF
Father ofthe Internet

Multistakeholder in Substance
Bottom Up & Consensus Based

Internet Fragmentation
National Legislation on Higher Layers threaten Interoperability of Technical Layer

Continuous Improvement
Requires Participation

Internet Governance
PROCESSOF PROCESSPROCESSISSUESEvery .Asia Domain
Contributes to Internet
Development in Asia
Thank You! | info@dot.asia

Internet
Infrastructure

DNS Industry Map
InternetCommunity…

IPR /Business

ISOC /
NGOs
Gov’s /
IGOs

Others…

ICANN
Community
ICANN

Registries

IETF

Registrars

Registrants

IAB

Standards /PolicyCoordination …

DomainRegistration
Industry& Providers

ETSIIEEEISOISPs

DNS Community

W3C
ITU-TOthers…

RootServer
Operators

Resellers &Agents

SecondaryMarket &Providers

HostingProviders

DNS
Software &Services
RIRs
NIRs & LIRs
DNSResolverOperators

Protocol/TechnologyDevelopers

TelcosOthers…

Backend / Tech Providers
Front-End /Consultants

Registrar
Resellers
Agents

CONSUMER

Registrants are consumers in the Domain Registration
Industry. Registrants often provide content and services
to Internet users through their registered domainnames. Some registrants offer their domain names forsale in the secondary market. Registrants have anagreement with the registrar or reseller/agent (including
if they acquired the domain in the secondary market).

SERVICEPROVIDER

Hosting and Internet Service Providers maintain thecontent and services offered by Registrants. While they
are not in the Domain Registration Industries, someregistrars also provide hosting services.

Hosting (DNS, Web, Email etc.) & ISP

END USERThe Internet User accesses information (e.g. website) &services (e.g. email) online through their ISP to Internet
hosts utilizing domain names (e.g. www.example.tld).

Internet UserRegistrant
Secondary Market /Trading Domain Names

DNS Community / Internet Infrastructure

Registry

Domain Registration Industry

DISTRIBUTOR

Registrars act as distributors in theDomain Registration Industry. Some
Registrars operate as retailers, some
operate as wholesalers and offer
domain registration services throughresellers and agents. Registrars operate
under an agreement with ICANN
and/or local authorities as well as withthe Registry. Resellers/Agents haveagreements with Registrars.

IANA

PRODUCER

Registries operate as producers (ormanufacturers) in the Domain
Registration Industry. Registries
operate under an agreement withICANN and/or local authorities, andare responsible for maintaining theauthoritative list of domain names(e.g. example.tld) within the TLD
they operate.

Root DNSccTLDs

The Root DNS as a shared global
resource. The Root DNS is a masterlist of all Top-Level Domains (TLD).

(local gov / authority)

RESOURCEICANN

ICANN Domain
Registration Industry

ICANN is the global policy coordination body for the Internet’s root DNS. All generic TLD
Policy(gTLD) Registries and Registrars have an agreement with ICANN. Some Country Code TLD
Registries also have an agreement with ICANN, some ccTLDs are governed by localCoordination (ccTLD)
authorities. All TLDs maintain a relationship with IANA who administers the root DNS.

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Ask not what the Internet can do for you,

Ask what TOGETHER we can dofor the Internet.