<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thank you, Ed & Stephanie for this terrific action plan!!<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Robin</div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 26, 2014, at 7:09 AM, Edward Morris wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>Thanks for the mark up Stephanie. Helpful suggestions all!</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">- I could become a real enthusiast of
this process!!! </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Welcome to the world of the DIPD, a.k.a
Documents ICANN Doesn't Produce. I'm actually hoping for a different
result this time because I can't believe surrendering more power to the
GAC is something everyone in ICANN corporate is happy about.</span></div>
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<div>- I think we need, on a separate note, to be pushing for independent
oversight of such requests, through the Ombudsman. You don't have
that in the US, but in Canada we have independent Information Commissioners
who review exemption decisions (among many other things).</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I've lived a lot of my life in the
Nordic region where such things are common. A restructuring of the
Ombudsman's role, particularly in terms of insulating the office from Board
pressure, needs to be a part of any accountability reform. For the moment,
Chris has a relatively short term contract and serves at the sole discretion
of the Board. That needs to be changed.</span></div>
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<div>- That would be a good thing, as the Board appears to have some
accountability issues, possibly statutory in nature, that make their review
of staff decisions on these matters problematic.</div>
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<div>I actually think the basic accountability framework is fairly good. The
problem is in its implementation. I don't see the good faith needed for
this model to work. Sadly we'll need more rules to limit staff
discretion in this area.</div>
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<div>- Great job!<br>
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<div>Thanks. You too.</div>
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