Dear Rafik,
Thanks for flagging this. we will set up a pad and work on a draft
comment which we'll then present to the list.
Please let me know if other people want to join as well.
Best,
Niels
Niels ten Oever
Acting Head of Digital
Article 19
www.article19.org
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On 05/07/2014 03:28 AM, Rafik Dammak wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> during NCSG policy call this tuesday, there was mention of the ICANN
> accountability track which should go along the IANA transition since
> they are interrelated.
>
> ICANN just published the public comment and details about this track. As
> NCSG , we have to cover this since the accountability issue matter a lot
> for us and we had members in the two Accountability and Transparency
> Review Teams.
>
> Please read carefully about the details of the process here
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm
>
> to be effective and efficient, I suggest to have a group of volunteers
> to draft comment and follow this track : to be able to respond in time .
> With such group, we can ensure having some members leading the process
> and guarantee that our input will be brought into the discussion.
>
> I propose Avri, Brenden and Niels since they already worked either on
> accountability or/and IANA transition. the group is aimed to extended
> of course and include more volunteers from NCSG. the group can
> coordinate together through shared space like etherpad and wiki in
> confluence space to draft something to share with NCSG Policy Committee
> and NCSG membership and give updates in regular basis.
>
> we have many things to do and I hope that with some division of labor
> and coordination we can cope with the ongoing policies and other ICANN
> matters.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rafik
>
>
>
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> Date: 2014-05-07 6:45 GMT+09:00
> Subject: [liaison6c] Request for Comments:Enhancing ICANN Accountability
> To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
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> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm____
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>
> Enhancing ICANN Accountability____
>
> Comment / Reply Periods (*)____
>
> Comment Open Date: 6 May 2014____
>
> Comment Close Date: 27 May 2014 - 23:59 UTC____
>
> Reply Open Date: 28 May 2014____
>
> Reply Close Date: 18 June 2014 - 23:59 UTC____
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> Important Information Links____
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> Public Comment Announcement
> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-06may14-en.htm>____
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> To Submit Your Comments (Forum)
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> View Comments Submitted
> <http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14/>____
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> Brief Overview____
>
> Originating Organization: ____
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> ICANN____
>
> Categories/Tags: ____
>
> * Transparency/Accountability____
>
> Purpose (Brief): ____
>
> As announced at ICANN's March 2014 Public Meeting in Singapore, ICANN is
> initiating a discussion on Enhancing ICANN Accountability. This
> discussion will look at how ICANN remains accountable in the absence of
> its historical contractual relationship to the U.S. Government and the
> perceived backstop with regard to ICANN's organization-wide
> accountability provided by that role. While related to the ongoing
> discussions around the IANA Stewardship Transition, this is a separate
> process, though the output of this process is expected to be completed
> on the same timeframe as the stewardship transition work.____
>
> Current Status: ____
>
> ICANN is initiating the community discussion on enhancement of ICANN's
> accountability through the posting of a background document and
> questions for input.____
>
> Next Steps: ____
>
> The responses received will be compiled and analyzed. Prior to ICANN's
> June 2014 Public Meeting in London, ICANN's Supporting Organizations and
> Advisory Committees will be requested to start identifying Working Group
> participants, so that the work can start in earnest at ICANN 50 after
> community input is received.____
>
> Staff Contact: ____
>
> Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Strategy____
>
> Email Staff Contact
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>____
>
> Detailed Information____
>
> Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: ____
>
> On March 14, 2014, the US National Telecommunications and Information
> Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition its stewardship
> over key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder
> community. NTIA asked ICANN, as the IANA functions contractor and the
> global coordinator for the DNS, to convene a multistakeholder process to
> develop a proposal for the transition. ____
>
> During discussions around the IANA stewardship transition, the community
> has also raised the broader topic of the impact of the transition on
> ICANN accountability. While the community develops a proposal for the
> transition of NTIA's stewardship role, it is important that the
> community also address the separate – but interdependent and
> interrelated – issue of ICANN's accountability. As a result, ICANN is
> launching a separate process, the scope of which is to look at ICANN
> remaining accountable in the absence of its historical contractual
> relationship to the U.S. Government and the perceived backstop with
> regard to ICANN's organization-wide accountability provided by that
> role, such as the renewal process of the IANA Functions Contract. This
> second process will examine from an organizational perspective how
> ICANN's broader accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to
> address the absence of its historical contractual relationship to the
> U.S. Government. This includes looking at strengthening existing
> accountability mechanisms like the Affirmation of Commitments
> <http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm>.
> This process is additive, not a duplication of any of the reviews called
> for under the Affirmation of Commitments.____
>
> This Accountability Process is envisioned to be coordinated by the ICANN
> Accountability Working Group, comprised of community members as well
> subject-matter experts in a range of areas, including:____
>
> * Internet Technical Operations____
> * International Organizational Reviews____
> * Global Accountability Tools and Metrics____
> * Jurisprudence / Accountability Mechanism____
> * Internet Consumer Protection____
> * Economics (Marketplace and Competition)____
> * Global Ethics Frameworks____
> * Operational, Finance and Process____
> * Board Governance____
> * Transparency____
> * Risk Management____
>
> The Enhancing ICANN Accountability
> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability>page
> sets out the detail of the proposed terms of reference for the process
> as well as setting forth questions designed to provide input to the
> ICANN Accountability Working Group. For ease of reference, the questions
> posed are:____
>
> * What issues does the community identify as being core to
> strengthening ICANN's overall accountability in the absence of its
> historical contractual relationship to the U.S. Government?____
> * What should be the guiding principles to ensure that the notion of
> accountability is understood and accepted globally? What are the
> consequences if the ICANN Board is not being accountable to the
> community? Is there anything that should be added to the Working
> Group's mandate?____
> * Do the Affirmation of Commitments and the values expressed therein
> need to evolve to support global acceptance of ICANN's
> accountability and so, how?____
> * What are the means by which the Community is assured that ICANN is
> meeting its accountability commitments?____
> * Are there other mechanisms that would better ensure that ICANN lives
> up to its commitments?____
> * What additional comments would you like to share that could be of
> use to the ICANN Accountability Working Group?____
>
> As the public comment period is underway, ICANN will be reaching out to
> the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees regarding the
> identification of Working Group members. ICANN anticipates that the
> Working Group will commence its work, including consideration of
> community input, during ICANN 50 in June 2014. It's expected that
> sub-working groups on specialized subject areas will be useful and open
> to all.____
>
> Section II: Background: ____
>
> The Enhancing ICANN Accountability
> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability>page
> sets forth detail on the community consultation that led to the creation
> of this ICANN Accountability Process, as well as an inventory of ICANN's
> current accountability efforts.____
>
> Section III: Document and Resource Links: ____
>
> Community input is sought on the Enhancing ICANN Accountability proposal.
> Further background on the IANA Stewardship Transition is available at
> http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/transition.____
>
> Section IV: Additional Information: ____
>
> N/A____
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