http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/
The Affirmation of Commitments signed on September 30th 2009 between ICANN and the US Department of Commerce (Affirmation) contains specific provisions for periodic review of four key ICANN objectives. These reviews provide a mechanism to assess and report on ICANN's progress toward fundamental organizational objectives; they are:
- Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users;
- Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS;
- Promoting competition, consumer trust and consumer choice;
- WHOIS policy.
Approved by the GNSO Council on 23 June 2010
All volunteers will be required to provide additional GNSO requested information after the GNSO Council meeting on 18 February 2010.
