<div>These are embarrassingly meaningless metrics. I have just reviewed them (which takes more time than it should, given the clunky interface) and they tell me very little about ICANN. For instance, you measure "community activity in policy development" by measuring the number of opportunities for formal public comments to be submitted? (Not the number of people who submit comments, but the number of times you open an issue up to comment?) And many of the goals are insufficiently unambitious. The target (which, incidentally, was not met), was 300 people using the ICANN Learn platform in Q2? How does ICANN justify having two or more full-time staff managing this tool then, given how little it is utilised? The tool is also inaccurate; look at the world map on indicator 5.3. It does not reflect ICANN's own geographic regions framework. These "accountability indicators" are window dressing, and I think we should reject them.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block "><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user "><div>—Ayden <br></div></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: [info] Introducing the New Accountability Indicators - ICANN Blog<br></div><div>Local Time: 8 September 2017 2:46 AM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 8 September 2017 01:46<br></div><div>From: rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM<br></div><div>To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div name="messageSignatureSection">Hi all,<br></div><div name="messageSignatureSection"><br></div><div name="messageSignatureSection">please find below an blog post explaining about ICANN accountability indicators.<br></div><div name="messageSignatureSection"><br></div><div name="messageSignatureSection">Best,<br></div><div name="messageSignatureSection"><br></div><div name="messageSignatureSection">Rafik<br></div><div name="messageReplySection"><div><br></div><div>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br></div><div><br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="m_-1802877331363292098WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/introducing-the-new-accountability-indicators">https://www.icann.org/news/<wbr>blog/introducing-the-new-<wbr>accountability-indicators</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Have you ever wondered how many events ICANN participates in by region and how many people we engage with? Or what is the state of ICANN's financials? Or how much is being spent on travel and meetings? Now you can find all of these answers
and more on the beta version of our new <a href="https://www.icann.org/accountability-indicators"> Accountability Indicators page</a>. It's a place where you can keep track of progress made against ICANN's strategic and operating plans.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is an evolution from our previous Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Dashboard. Based on feedback from the ICANN community, organization, and Board over the last couple of years, we have transformed the KPI Dashboard to better demonstrate
the organization's accountability and transparency to the community. We recognize that ICANN is a unique organization, so market trends and industry benchmarks do not always apply. Other measures better demonstrate our progress, including perception measures
such as satisfaction surveys and non-performance measures such as Board composition.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will update these indicators monthly. Initially, the page is in English, as we want to get your feedback right away. In the coming months, we will make the page available in the six U.N. languages.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>What's New?</b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We've made several improvements to the data itself and are introducing a new interactive platform that makes the data easier to work with and understand. You can drill down to see data in more detail. For example, if you click a column
in a chart, you'll see a cross-section of data, so you can hone in on what matters most to you. You can also download the underlying data.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Your Feedback Is Important</b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">This page serves provides a central place where you can clearly see progress made against the goals and objectives you set in ICANN's strategic and operating plans. We will continue to improve it, and your feedback is important. Please
email questions or comments to <a href="mailto:accountabililty-indicators-feedback@icann.org"> accountabililty-indicators-<wbr>feedback@icann.org</a>.<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Author: Susanna Bennett, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, ICANN<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>