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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From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 2014-05-07 6:45 GMT+09:00
Subject: [liaison6c] Request for Comments:Enhancing ICANN Accountability
To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]>
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm
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
Important Information Links
Public Comment Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-06may14-en.htm>
To Submit Your Comments
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View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14/>
Brief Overview
Originating Organization:
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<[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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(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed
to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or
decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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