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This is also know as the Joint Project Agreement ([[JPA]]). This memorandum was formulated on 25th November 1998 with the aim of privatizing the management of Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). DOC determined that managing the DNS fell in line with the goals set out by ICANN, according to the policy it had published on 5 June 1998, pledging to perform all functions related to the management and organization of names and addresses on the Internet.

This is also know as the Joint Project Agreement ([[JPA]]). This memorandum was formulated on 25th November 1998 with the aim of privatizing the management of Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). DOC determined that managing the DNS fell in line with the goals set out by ICANN, according to the policy it had published on 5 June 1998, pledging to perform all functions related to the management and organization of names and addresses on the Internet.

The agreement was aimed to design, develop and test different organizing processes in a way that could be easily modified according to the requirements of rapidly changing internet and its users. It has so far been modified seven times to date, with the first amendment being on 10th November 1999, the sixth on 17th September 2003 and the seventh on 29th September 2006. This agreement was also aimed to encourage private sector management in this area of development. This agreement encourages the technical management of the DNS which deals with variety of global and operational diversity of internet users and their requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/agreements.htm icann.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm icann.org]</ref>

The agreement was aimed to design, develop and test different organizing processes in a way that could be easily modified according to the requirements of rapidly changing internet and its users. It has so far been modified seven times to date, with the first amendment being on 10th November 1999, the sixth on 17th September 2003 and the seventh on 29th September 2006. This agreement was also aimed to encourage private sector management in the area of DNS development, which deals with the global and operational diversity of the Internet's users and their requirements.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/agreements.htm icann.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/icann-mou-25nov98.htm icann.org]</ref>

====Other ICANN-related MoUs====

====Other ICANN-related MoUs====