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ICANN's mission is to ensure the '''stable''' and '''secure''' operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1 Section 1.1, ICANN Bylaws]</ref> Its core values are to reflect the functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making; ensure a bottom-up, multistakeholder policy development process is used to ascertain the [[Global Public Interest]]; and make its processes accountable and transparent.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1 Section 1.2, ICANN Bylaws]</ref> Its '''mission- and value-driven initatives''' include policies, organizational additions, operational improvements, and other initiatives designed to ensure that ICANN's strategic commitment to its mission and core values is realized in its policies and actions.

ICANN's mission is to ensure the '''stable''' and '''secure''' operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1 Section 1.1, ICANN Bylaws]</ref> Its core values are to reflect the functional, geographic, and cultural '''diversity''' of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making; ensure a bottom-up, '''multistakeholder''' policy development process is used to ascertain the [[Global Public Interest]]; and make its processes '''accountable''' and '''transparent'''. ICANN's technical commitment is to maintain a single, global authoriative Root.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1 Section 1.2, ICANN Bylaws]</ref>  

 

Its '''mission- and value-driven initatives''' include policies, organizational additions, operational improvements, and other initiatives designed to ensure that ICANN's strategic commitment to its mission and core values is realized in its policies and actions.

==A Stable Internet==

==A Stable Internet==

History of efforts toward stability  

History of efforts toward stability