CIAO DATE: 04/2015
April 2015
Centre for International Governance Innovation
This paper addresses the proposed transfer of IANA oversight away from the US government, explores how the technical architecture of critical Internet resources has certain governance implications, and introduces ICANN and its relationship with the US government through the IANA function and the Affirmation of Commitments.
Resource link: ICANN: Bridging the Trust Gap [PDF] - 3.5M