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2013: 2.7 billion Internet users !!!Next billion over the next 5 years  

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ICANN coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS)!

This means management and administration of the system of unique identifiers that let us reach another person, website, or information. This system keeps the Internet growing, united and interoperable

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+  Every Stakeholder has an interest in how the internet develops

+  No single

stakeholder is more important than any other

+  Innovations and policies are generated from the bottom up

Multi Stakeholder model!

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+  Business needs are one of the reasons for Internet growth

+  Today: 2.7 billion

users & 6.8 billion mobile subscribers

+  Success of ICANN

and success of business are interconnected

Business is a key stakeholder!

7.06  

 2.7    

 6.8    

0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  

2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013  

In  billions  

Popula3on  

Individuals  using  the  Internet  

Mobile  cellular  subscrip3ons  

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Of interest to business: New gTLDs and IDNs!

+  Business opportunity

+  Brand and trademark protection issues

+  Technical requirements !!

New generic Top-Level Domains and Internationalized Domain Names  

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Information Sources for Business!

+  myICANN www.myicann.org

+  The Business Constituency

www.bizconst.org

+  The IP Constituency http://www.ipconstituency.org

+  The ISP Constituency http://www.ispcp.info

+  ICC Basis http://www.iccwbo.org/BASIS

@ICANN4biz

ICANN for Business

Thank You!! !!!!!!