Internet Coordination Policy-2
Internet Coordination Policy-2
ICP-2 was developed through ICANN’s Address Supporting Organization (ASO) assisted by APNIC, ARIN, and RIPE NCC.
The ASO Address Council (AC) endorsed this document, and on 4 June 2001, it was accepted by the ICANN Board of Directors as a statement of the essential fundamental principles required for recognizing and evaluating new Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
ICP-2: Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries
Note, the ASO AC also functions as the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC), and oversees the process of global IP address policy development. It also advises the ICANN Board on policy issues relating to the operation, assignment and management of IP addresses and appoints two members to the ICANN Board of Directors.
Request to update ICP-2
In October 2023, the NRO Executive Council (EC) asked the ASO AC to establish and manage a process to update the ICP-2 document. This update will be conducted in consultation with each of the RIR and ICANN communities to enhance the RIR system’s accountability to the broader Internet community.
The update sets forth the core principles the ASO AC believes should be reflected in the next version of ICP-2. In addition to principles on governance, ecosystem, lifecycle, recognition and operation of RIRs, it also outlines principles for the potential ‘derecognition’ of an RIR if it fails to adhere to the criteria established in ICP-2.
This draft represents the first major step in the ASO AC’s work of revising ICP-2.
View the PROPOSED ICP-2 (v2) PRINCIPLES document.
Request for feedback
Please provide your feedback on the principles outlined. You will be asked to rate each principle from ‘Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree with room to provide comments on each principle and at the end of the document. Please note, the questionnaire is not anonymous. Your name, email address, affiliation and responses will be published in a report.
Provide your feedback by 6 December 2024:
https://ripe-ncc.typeform.com/icp-2
At this stage, comments are solicited on the principles themselves, rather than specific amendments to the text of the document.
The ASO AC will incorporate the comments received to draft a revised version of the ICP-2 document to present to stakeholders for further feedback.
Timeline
The questionnaire will be open for input from Tuesday, 8 October to Friday, 6 December 2024. It will take around 7 to 10 minutes to complete.
Members of the ASO AC will be participating at upcoming RIR meetings to further discuss the community consultation and answer any questions you may have.
Upcoming RIR Sessions
| RIR Meeting/ Webinar | Date | Session |
| LACNIC 42- LACNOG 2024 | Tuesday, 8 October 14.30 UTC | ASO Update Session |
| ARIN 54 | Friday, 25 October | TBC |
| RIPE 89 | Thursday, 31 October 16:00-17:30 (UTC +1) | RIPE Community Plenary Session |
| AFRINIC Webinar | Wednesday 23rd October 9:00 AM UTC | AFRINIC Webinar series |
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Last modified on 18/11/2024