The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2025 | Fabrizia Benini Head of Unit | WSIS+20, IGF e Universal Acceptance | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Fabrizia Benini Head of Unit | WSIS+20, IGF e Universal Acceptance | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Xavier Coget Cabinet member | Internet Governance | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Xavier Coget Cabinet member | Internet Governance | SRC |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Internet Governance | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Internet Governance | SRC |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Xavier Coget Cabinet member | Internet Governance | SRC |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Xavier Coget Cabinet member | Internet Governance | — |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Roberto Viola Director-General | Digital issues | SRC |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Roberto Viola Director-General | Digital issues | — |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thibaut Kleiner Director | Internet Governance | SRC |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Thibaut Kleiner Director | Internet Governance | — |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Xavier Coget Cabinet member | Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds + Internet governance | SRC |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Xavier Coget Cabinet member | Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds + Internet governance | — |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Roberto Viola Director-General | Digital topics, NGI | SRC |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Roberto Viola Director-General | Digital topics, NGI | — |
| 17 Mar 2022 | Monika Maglione Cabinet member | Exchange of views on CSA file | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2022 | Monika Maglione Cabinet member | Exchange of views on CSA file | — |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Presentation of the organisation, TTC | — |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Presentation of the organisation, TTC | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Christiane Canenbley Cabinet member | Presentation of the organisation, TTC | — |
| 09 Dec 2021 | Christiane Canenbley Cabinet member | Presentation of the organisation, TTC | SRC |
| 02 Dec 2021 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | Maintaining a secure, stable, and interoperable global Internet | — |
| 02 Dec 2021 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | Maintaining a secure, stable, and interoperable global Internet | SRC |
| 01 Dec 2021 | Mariya Gabriel Commissioner | Domain name system (DNS) | — |
Mission & Goals
ICANN, a nonprofit public-benefit entity, created in 1998, is the organization coordinating domain names and numbers across the world, ensuring the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems and especially the Domain Name System (DNS); and playing an important role in maintaining the Internet’s stability and security. ICANN, through its multistakeholder governance model, brings together governments, non-commercial and commercial stakeholder groups, civil society, and individuals. Each group represents a different interest on the Internet. Collectively, they make up the ICANN community, which develops policies for the DNS through a consensus-driven bottom-up process.
EU Legislative Interests
ICANN follows policies and initiatives of the EU that may have a direct or indirect effect on the stability and security of the Internet and the Domain Names System (DNS); or that may affect the bottom-up multistakeholder model of governance for the Internet. Policies that ICANN may follow include: AI Act, Cybersecurity Act, DSA, DMA, eID, GDPR, GIs, NIS2, Virtual Worlds initiative.
Communication Activities
ICANN routinely organizes events related to Internet governance and publishes technical documents on technological advancements that are relevant for the DNS. Position Papers E.g.: DSA - https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/government-engagement-ge/ge-004-15jul20-en.pdf GDPR - https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/government-engagement-ge/ge-003-07may20-en.pdf Contributions to consultations E.g.: NIS2 - https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14241-Cybersecurity-risk-management-reporting-obligations-for-digital-infrastructure-providers-and-ICT-service-managers/F3475175_en Toolbox Against Counterfeiting - https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/government-engagement-ge/icann-evidence-eu-toolbox-against-counterfeiting-06-04-2022-en.pdf
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
ICANN collaborates with and participates in an advisory capacity in several organizations. Ex: founding member of OECD's Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) - https://www.internetac.org/ ICANN has a special consultative status at ECOSOC - https://ecosoc.un.org/en ICANN is a member of the European Internet Forum (EIF) - https://www.internetforum.eu/ and of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) - https://www.apt.int/ ICANN is also an ITU-D member - https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Pages/default.aspx a member of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) - https://www.iicom.org/ and a member of the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) - https://www.ceps.eu/about-ceps/
Organisation Members
ICANN doesn’t have “members” per se but closely works with various stakeholders through Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs). More information here: https://www.icann.org/community
Additional Information
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-fy25-budget-2024-en.pdf
Connected Legislation