icann gnso review 2006

The LSE Public Policy Group has been commissioned by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to carry out an independent review of the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO). GNSO is the specific part of ICANN responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board policies relating to generic Top Level Domains (gTLD). During March and April 2006 we will be using this website to collect comments and views from as wide a range of global stakeholders as possible on the performance of GNSO in developing policy recommendations for ICANN. We would like to get your views in particular: How well the GNSO represents Internet users worldwide; How effectively the GNSO translates global views into policies; How transparent and open is the GNSO in its work; and What are the main challenges for the GNSO in the next few years? We offer three main ways for you or your organisation to have your say on GNSO: Online surveys for different groups of Internet users or service providers; Web discussion forum; and Email posting facility. In order to increase international feedback, we have provided as much information as possible in different world languages. Our surveys however are in English only due to limited resources. Please see the Glossary and Terms of Reference for information on the scope and objectives of this Review.   Surveys GNSO Constituencies: Registries Registrars ISPs and Connectivity Providers Commercial and Business Users Non-commercial users Intellectual property organisations (IP) Individuals Non-member organisations On the left there are links to short surveys aimed at getting the views of different groups of Internet users. If your organisation is a member of a GNSO Constituency, then please click of the relevant survey, and enter the Username and Password provided. If your organisation is not a member of a GNSO Constituency and you would like to complete one of these surveys, please click on the link below, and send us an email with the name and type of your organisation. We will send you directly a username and password by return email. Request a username and password   Send us an email We have provided an email facility for you to send your comments and views. Click here to send us an email

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