Founded in 1998, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for coordinating the maintenance and methodologies of several databases, with unique identifiers, related to the namespaces of the Internet-and thereby, ensuring the network's stable and secure operation.
Egypt is an active member in ICANN, being a member in the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), affiliated to ICANN.
Egyptian expert and senior official Manal Ismail has been elected as chair of the government advisory committee of ICANN for the second time.