Workshop - Developing a Consumer Agenda for ICANN

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 – see page 3ff for more details

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

At present the GNSO’s Non Commercial Stakeholder Group is developing a Charter and the Board is considering a proposal to from a Consumers Constituency. ALAC provides advice to ICANN on the interests on individual Internet users. GAC works to ensure public policy principles are factored into the work of ICANN constituencies.

Many groups in ICANN share an interest in public interest, public policy and consumer issues.

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
**
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**