The
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has accredited the 200th organization as an At-Large Structure
(ALS), reports ITRealms.
Director at
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Policy unit for
At-Large Community, Ms Heidi Ullrich, said history was made with this record on
Thursday, June 23, 2016.
“On 23
June 2016, we celebrate an exciting milestone in history of At-Large Community,” she said.
According
to Ullrich from the Arctic to the Cook Islands,
ALSes form the basis of the At-Large community, which represents the best
interests of Internet users in ICANN’s multistakeholder model.
“Across
the world’s five geographic regions, 92 countries and territories now have
ALSes, with 42 ALSes in Africa, 44 in Asia Pacific, 37 in Europe, 50 in Latin
America and the Caribbean Islands, and 27 in North America,” she said.
ITRealms
reports that since September 2003 when the first ALS, the Internet Society
Italy Chapter, was accredited, the At-Large Community has seen a steady
increase of ALSes.
“In the
past five years, the At-Large Community has gained approximately 14 ALSes each
year,” she disclosed emphasizing that an ALS is a wholly independent
organization from ICANN, whether it is an Internet-related consumer rights
groups or an academic organization, ALSes share the passion in furthering the
development of Information and Communication Technologies and contributing to
policy activities that influence the technical coordination of the Domain Name
Systems.
“In fact,
about 33% ALSes are Internet Society Chapters,” she declared.
Further,
she pointed out that the ALS accreditation process recognizes that these groups
meet ICANN’s criteria for involving individual Internet users at the local or
issue level, as well as for promoting individuals’ understanding of and
participation in ICANN.
“Within
ICANN, they actively contribute to policy advice development activities and
play a key role in ICANN’s regional outreach strategies and civil society
engagement. They work to ensure that the Internet continues to serve the global
public interest,” the director said.
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