Bali – October 19, 2026 -- ICANN87, the first ICANN public meeting held in Indonesia, opened with more than 200 working sessions on DNS Abuse mitigation, Domain Name System security and the New gTLD Program.
The six-day meeting is co-hosted by the Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry (PANDI). Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs and the Bali Provincial Government are supporting it. Attendees include government representatives, businesses, technical experts and civil society.
ICANN leadership pushes for tighter links between strategy and execution
ICANN President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist said the organization must connect strategy, prioritization, budgeting and implementation more clearly. He said ICANN org "must turn those solutions into effective action" developed by the community.
Board Chair Tripti Sinha cited the tenth anniversary of the IANA stewardship transition as evidence that the multistakeholder governance model has withstood technological and geopolitical change.
Indonesia ties internet growth to security and trust
Meutya Hafid, Indonesia's Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, told the 19 October Welcome Ceremony that the national goal goes beyond bringing more people online. She said users must be able to take part in a digital environment that is accessible, secure and relevant.
PANDI President Isnawan Aslam described management of the .id country-code domain as a commitment to safeguarding Indonesia's digital identity. PANDI reported 1,431,960 registered .id domain names as of 31 December 2025, making .id the largest country-code top-level domain in Southeast Asia.
ICANN honors Hartmut Glaser with 2026 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award
The ICANN Board gave Hartmut Glaser the 2026 Dr. Tarek Kamel Award for Capacity Building. It cited his founding and leadership of the Brazilian School on Internet Governance and his role in establishing the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC). Sinha presented the award while Glaser joined remotely.
The program also includes capacity-building and leadership development discussions. New members of the ICANN Board of Directors will take their seats during the meeting.