The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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Registration as it was on 20 Sep 2024
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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Sep 2023 - Aug 2024

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.35 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

4

High-level Commission meetings

2

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers   (ICANN)

    EU Transparency Register

    644565946733-23 First registered on 31 May 2022

    Goals / Remit

    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.

    Main EU files targeted

    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.

    Address

    Head Office
    12025 Waterfront Dr
    Los Angeles 90094
    UNITED STATES
    EU Office
    Rond-point Robert Schuman 6/1040
    Bruxelles 1040
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%2
    25%1
    10%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.35

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Dec 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Maeva Devoto 13 May 2024 13 May 2026
    Christopher MONDINI 29 May 2024 29 May 2026
    Nora Mari Mari 09 Apr 2024 09 Apr 2026
    Dimitrios Zacharias 10 Apr 2024 10 Apr 2026
    Christopher MONDINI 27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2024
    Ms Elena PLEXIDA 22 Mar 2023 22 Mar 2024
    Ms Nora Mari 21 Mar 2023 21 Mar 2024

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    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/

    Member organisations

    Answer: 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

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Sep 2023 - Aug 2024

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    130,000,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Other

    Funding types "other" information

    The main sources of ICANN's revenue come from: Registries fees: 89M $ Registrars fees: 54M $

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Other financial info

    https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-fy25-budget-2024-en.pdf

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    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

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    2 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

    • Date 27 Apr 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital topics, NGI
      DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology
      Attending
      • Roberto Viola (Director-General)
    • Date 17 Mar 2022 Location VTC
      Subject Exchange of views on CSA file
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
      Portfolio Home Affairs
      Attending
      • Monika Maglione (Cabinet member)
      • Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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