The GAC’s new public policy grab

I have done a story for The Register on what the GAC is due to announce in its communique to the ICANN Board later this week.

It forms part of the “enhanced co-operation” process underway and effectively it says that communication across ICANN needs to improve and that means making information available faster and earlier and giving the GAC more time.

The most important element however is an attempt by the GAC to become the lead in all future “public policy” issues.

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