[PC-NCSG] Board Risk Committee Request for Feedback on Top 5 ICANN Enterprise Risks

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi everyone,

since there was no "additional" risk or rewording here, can I send the list
since the deadline is today?

Best,

Rafik

2015-03-14 17:31 GMT+09:00 William Drake <wjdrake at gmail.com>:

> Hi
>
> David Olive has written again to chairs asking for input on ?enterprise
> risks? by 1 April.  At
> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/summary-risk-management-process-23jan15-en.pdf you
> will find the staff?s own construction of what these risks entail.  There
> are some areas of connection to things we?ve said here and some
> disjunctures.  Why staff should be doing this rather than the community is
> a whole other question.
>
> We are supposed to provide 5.  If we come to agreement on just 5 then
> Rafik can submit them on behalf of NCSG.  If we identify more than 5 we
> want to highlight than NCUC and NPOC can provide additional listings.
> Either way, the process needs coordination.
>
> In our prior conversation, people listed the following points.
>
> 1.  The first, overarching risk is if staff and leadership think of ICANN
> as an corporation with ?enterprise risks? rather than a community-driven
> global governance mechanism with global public responsibilities and
> associated risks.
>
> 2.  There?s a risk that once the tie to the US government is severed ICANN
> will be found guilty of being a monopoly under antitrust/competition law in
> California (Cartwright Ace), the USA (Sherman), the EU (TFEU 101-109) or in
> some other jurisdiction.
>
> 3.  There?s a risk of a  lack of confidence in the domain name system as
> adequately protecting consumer security and privacy leading to widespread
> adoption of alternative mechanisms.
>
> 4. There?s a risk of over reliance on commercial gTLD profits as driving
> ICANNs planning and growth, leading to planning that is not focussed on
> ICANNs core mission.
>
> 5.  There?s a risk of alternative, external, policy discussion outside
> ICANN community due to lack of engagement - for example, ICANNs fate being
> part of US congressional politics is an example of this form of risk.
>
>
> Please compare these to the staff list, see if there?s tweaks/additions to
> suggest, and we can go from there.  We have two weeks.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
>
>
>
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