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Workshop – Developing a Consumer Agenda for ICANN

ICANN 38

Brussels, 23 June 2010

Introduction:

ICANN’s Affirmation of Commitments refers to the wide policy accountability of ICANN to public interest, global Internet users and consumers. A number of community members within ICANN are working to reflect the interests of Internet users and consumers in the policy decisions and ongoing work of ICANN. The workshop will provide a forum for a cross-community discussion on how best to further develop a Consumer Agenda for ICANN.

Aim:

To begin a dialogue to develop an appropriate and shared Consumer Agenda for ICANN.

Background

ICANN’s Affirmation of Commitments includes commitments to “decisions… in the public interest” and to “promote competition, consumer trust and consumer choice”

While there are several efforts to start a consumer group in the GNSO, the consumer issue is not really discussed within ICANn except as an afterthought or the excuse for some other action. While ALAC provides advice to ICANN on the interests on individual Internet users and GAC works to ensure public policy principles are factored into the work of ICANN constituencies, thee has been no direct effort to understand the consumer isues as they related to ICANN various activities.

Many groups in ICANN share an interest in public interest, public policy and consumer issues, ad the point of this workshop is to bring those groups together for a discussion.
The workshop provides a forum for a shared discussion about how ICANN’s Affirmation of Commitments can inform the ongoing work of the ICANN community
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Format

A 90 minute discussion comprising a moderator, contributions from participants and discussion on issues of interest in regard to a Consumer Agenda for ICANN

Topics

  • Public Interest – Consumer Trust – Consumer Choice –what do these terms mean to participants?
  • Comments from ICANN Community members – GNSO NCSG, Consumer Constituency, ALAC, GAC, ccNSO…
  • Experiences in other organisations – ISOC, OECD, Government, BEUC, ACCAN, Consumers International
  • What might be possible for ICANN?
  • Next steps

Outcome

A summary of the discussion to be made available to the ICANN Board and Community**

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