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n/aPublic Interest Commitments 14Y, 0N, 0A

Evan Leibovitch

Rafid Fatani

14.10.201416.10.2014 14:00 UTCn/aALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-Up Meeting, Part 2n/aALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-Up Meeting, Part 216.10.2014n/aAL-ALAC-ST-1014-01-00-EN

Relevant Public Comment Request on Public Interest Commitments:

FINAL VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED IF RATIFIED

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FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC

The final draft version to be voted upon by the ALAC will be placed here before the vote is to begin.

 

WHEREAS the At-Large Community of ICANN is deeply concerned about numerous identified problems with procedures related to Public Interest Commitments (PICs) in the current round of Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) applications;

WHEREAS these concerns have been expressed previously and repeatedly, having also been supported by comments previously made by ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), including its Communiqué of ICANN 51. 

WHEREAS a subset of new gTLD applications -- notably in the fields of health, education, finance, charities and gambling -- have been  identified by the GAC as particularly sensitive, requiring enhanced safeguards to build public trust; 

WHEREAS the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has held a Public Comment Process, that has attracted a number of comments from the broader community that have been critical of (and raised concerns regarding) the PIC safeguard processes; and

WHEREAS ICANN has proceeded to sign contracts regarding some of these highly-sensitive TLD strings, despite the repeated concerns expressed by the ALAC, GAC and other organizations regarding the urgency of enhancing their public interest protections;

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the ALAC:

 


 

FIRST DRAFT SUBMITTED

WHEREAS the At-Large Community of ICANN is extremely concerned about numerous identified problems with the procedures related to upholding the Public Interest Commitments (PICs) in the current round of gTLD applications;

WHEREAS these concerns have been expressed previously and repeatedly, having also been supported by comments previously made by ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC);

WHEREAS a subset of new gTLD applications -- notably in the fields of gambling, health, education, finance and charities -- have been identified by the GAC as particularly sensitive, requiring enhanced public safeguards; 

WHEREAS the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has held a Public Comment Process, that has attracted a number of comments from the broader community that have been critical {and raised concerns regarding} of the PIC safeguard process;

And WHEREAS ICANN has proceeded to sign contracts regarding some of these highly-sensitive TLD strings, despite the repeated concerns expressed by the ALAC, GAC and other organizations regarding the urgency of enhancing their public interest protections;

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the ALAC: