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

[Stephanie Perrin]

I was grumpy about the entire risk framework, so I will abstain (or 
rather say given what we had to work with, this is fine).
Steph
On 15-04-01 9:30 AM, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
> As some who occasionally bashes ICANN, and especially the Board, for 
> ignoring the consequences of its actions, or lack thereof, and getting 
> a few brick bats in return, I think this is about as good a list as we 
> could come up with and I support sending this list as it is. Of 
> course, if they had asked for 50 rather than 5 :-)
>
> Sam L.
>
> On 01/04/2015 8:28 AM, Rafik Dammak wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> since there was no "additional" risk or rewording here, can I send 
>> the list since the deadline is today?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>>
>>     *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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