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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This is good news; we seem to have finally beaten some sense into ICANN management’s heads, and they have admitted that the absence of the NTIA contract is
related to ICANN’s accountability. They still want to keep the process “separate” but are forced to admit that it is “separate – but interdependent and interrelated,” and that the “process is expected to be completed on the same timeframe as the stewardship
transition work.” We need to ensure that it IS not just “completed on the same timeframe as the stewardship transition work” but that any plan to give ICANN the IANA is _<i>preceded</i>_ by strong accountability mechanisms. (These weasel words still give
cause for concern.) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> NCSG-Discuss [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rafik Dammak<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 6, 2014 9:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCSG-Discuss] "Enhancing ICANN Accountability" process starting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Please read carefully about the details of the process here
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm">
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Rafik<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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From: <b>Glen de Saint Géry</b> <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org">Glen@icann.org</a>><br>
Date: 2014-05-07 6:45 GMT+09:00<br>
Subject: [liaison6c] Request for Comments:Enhancing ICANN Accountability<br>
To: liaison6c <<a href="mailto:liaison6c@gnso.icann.org">liaison6c@gnso.icann.org</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/enhancing-accountability-06may14-en.htm</a></span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Enhancing ICANN Accountability</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Comment / Reply Periods (*)</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Comment Open Date: 6 May 2014</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Comment Close Date: 27 May 2014 - 23:59 UTC</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Reply Open Date: 28 May 2014</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Reply Close Date: 18 June 2014 - 23:59 UTC</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Comment Announcement</span></a></span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:comments-enhancing-accountability-06may14@icann.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">To Submit Your Comments
(Forum)</span></a></span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Comments Submitted</span></a></span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Brief Overview</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Originating Organization: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Categories/Tags: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Transparency/Accountability</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Purpose (Brief): </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Current Status: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ICANN is initiating the community discussion on enhancement of ICANN's accountability through the posting of a background document and questions for input.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Next Steps: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Staff Contact: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Strategy</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:theresa.swinehart@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Enhancing%20ICANN%20Accountability%20public%20comment%20period" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Email
Staff Contact</span></a></span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Detailed Information</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.
</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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 </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Affirmation
of Commitments</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. This process is additive, not a duplication of any of the reviews called for under the Affirmation of Commitments.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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:</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Internet Technical Operations</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">International Organizational Reviews</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Global Accountability Tools and Metrics</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jurisprudence / Accountability Mechanism</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Internet Consumer Protection</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Economics (Marketplace and Competition)</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Global Ethics Frameworks</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Operational, Finance and Process</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Board Governance</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Transparency</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Risk Management</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Enhancing ICANN
Accountability</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For ease of reference, the questions posed are:</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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?</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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?</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Do the Affirmation of Commitments and the values expressed therein need to evolve to support global acceptance of ICANN's accountability and so, how?</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What are the means by which the Community is assured that ICANN is meeting its accountability commitments?</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Are there other mechanisms that would better ensure that ICANN lives up to its commitments?</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What additional comments would you like to share that could be of use to the ICANN Accountability Working Group?</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section II: Background: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/enhancing-accountability" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Enhancing ICANN
Accountability</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 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.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section III: Document and Resource Links: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Community input is sought on the Enhancing ICANN Accountability proposal.<br>
Further background on the IANA Stewardship Transition is available at </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/transition" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/transition</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.</span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section IV: Additional Information: </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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