Vint Cerf, the man widely acknowledged as the co-developer of the Internet, is among a slew of supporters backing the new agreement signed Wednesday between ICANN and the U.S. government. For the past 11 years, the U.S. government had oversight of the Internet but also worked with the nonprofit group ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to oversee the Internet Domain Name System (DNS) under The Joint Project Agreement.
On Wednesday, the deal expired. Under a new agreement, the U.S. Department of Commerce will still participate in Internet reviews, but ICANN will now take over the majority of Internet governance decisions with the participation of stakeholders from 100 countries.
“The Affirmation of Commitments by ICANN and DOC fulfills a long-standing objective of the original formation of ICANN: to create an organization that can serve the world’s interest in a robust, reliable and interoperable Internet,” said Cerf, in a statement.
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