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

[Amr Elsadr]

I?m fine with the list.

Thanks.

Amr

On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:27 PM, Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:

> 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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