Affirmation of Commitments

A 2009 agreement between ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN and the United States Department of Commerce. In it, ICANN promised to stay accountable and to hold regular community reviews of its work. After the 2016 IANA stewardship transition (glossary)IANA stewardship transition The 2016 handover of IANA oversight from the United States government to the internet community. Full definition of IANA stewardship transition, those reviews moved into the ICANN Bylaws (glossary)ICANN Bylaws ICANN's main rulebook, which sets its mission, structure and accountability rules. Full definition of ICANN Bylaws. ICANN and the NTIA (glossary)NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration The United States government agency for internet policy, which oversaw IANA until 2016. Full definition of NTIA formally ended the agreement in January 2017.