Comment Close Date | Statement Name | Status | Assignee(s) | Call for Comments Open | Call for Comments Close | Vote Announcement | Vote Open | Vote Reminder | Vote Close | Date of Submission | Staff Contact and Email | Statement Number |
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n/a | Public Interest Commitments | 14Y, 0N, 0A | 14.10.2014 | 16.10.2014 14:00 UTC | n/a | ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-Up Meeting, Part 2 | n/a | ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-Up Meeting, Part 2 | 16.10.2014 | n/a | AL-ALAC-ST-1014-01-00-EN |
Relevant Public Comment Request on Public Interest Commitments: |
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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:
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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: