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Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs
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The proposed governance document is a significant step forward but has open issues and needs further discussion.
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Please find attached (PDF) the ALAC Statement on Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs. Ratification information is included on the cover page.
Kind Regards,
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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The CTU recognizes that transparent and efficient management of IP numbering is essential for the continued growth and stability of the internet. The RIR Governance Document should therefore provide clear policies in order to foster robust oversight. Notwithstanding that the draft document represents a a positive step towards formalising improved RIR oversight, our review identified multiple instances where the text can be enhanced by the incl...
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The Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) supports the proposed Governance Document and offers comments based on its experience with governance matters within the ICANN context, with the intention of helping the ASO AC to further improve the document.
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The Government of India (GoI) welcomes the initiative to consolidate RIR governance under a new framework, but emphasizes that the core intent must be rooted in inclusive and decentralized resource management and supportive of capacity-building that empowers underserved regions, especially across the Global South. GoI underscores the need to embed multistakeholderism, fairness, and transparency in all procedural aspects.
The preamble sho...
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The Russian Federation welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed “Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (“RIR Governance Document”)”.
While the Russian Federation supports the overarching goals of the ICP-2, we would like to highlight several serious concerns. Unfortunately, the “RIR Governance Document” has changed the wording of a number of important p...
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The RSSAC has no specific comments on the content of the document.
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The Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the “RIR Governance Document” and applauds the work of the volunteers that have contributed to this draft.
The RrSG believes this policy has the potential to improve the stability of the Domain Name System by enhancing the framework for Regional Internet Registry (RIR) governance. We support the additional clarity around existing obligations of RIRs and t...
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The Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) Constituency welcomes the update to the revised “Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs” Principles and thanks the ASO AC for the changes made to the initial 2024 revision following the
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Google thanks the volunteers that worked on the revised draft of the Internet Coordination Policy - 2. It is a good first step towards more mature Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) governance.
We fully support issuance of a governance that provides clarity to the obligations of RIRs and adds a mechanism for auditing whether those obligations are being met. Further, the addition of guidelines for the derecognition of non-compliant RIRs ...
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Verisign appreciates the opportunity to comment on the “Governance Document for the Recognition,
Maintenance, and Derecognition of RIRs” and commends its overarching goal of enhancing the resiliency
and accountability of the Regional Internet Registry system through an updated Governance Document.
As the Registry Operator of .com, .net, and other gTLDs, Verisign depends on the secure, stable, and
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This work represents an important step forward in RIR governance.
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The Government of Egypt (GoE) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) – “the RIR Governance Document”, intended to update ICP-2.
The GoE appreciates NRO/ASO efforts in compiling this proposed draft, taking into consideration comments expressed by the community during the consultation process, and would like ...
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Concerns About the Requirement for Unanimous RIR Support for New RIR Recognition
Observation:
Section 2.3(c) implies that unanimous support from all existing RIRs is necessary before forwarding a Candidate RIR proposal to ICANN for final approval.
Impact:
Requiring unanimous agreement effectively grants any single RIR the power to veto the recognition of a new RIR, regardless of demonstrated region...
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Overall Position: Supports the adoption of the "RIR Governance Document" as it provides a significantly more structured, comprehensive, and transparent framework for the recognition, maintenance, and derecognition of Regional Internet Registries compared to the existing ICP-2.
High-Level Observations and Recommendations: The proposed document offers clearer definitions, more detailed procedures for RIR status changes, and formalized oper...
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Several places, the Document says "ICANN may not ...". The intent will be more clear is the Document said :ICANN shall not ...".