[CCWG-Accountability] Regarding Board treatment of the output of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
Marika Konings
marika.konings at icann.org
Tue Dec 16 08:25:20 UTC 2014
Hi Giovanni,
I note the following point on page 28 under dependencies: ‘1. Community, Board and Executive involvement in the dialogue regarding the public interest definitions and framework to hold as an ICANN standard’ which I presume is what Sam was referring to.
Best regards,
Marika
From: Giovanni Seppia <Giovanni.Seppia at eurid.eu<mailto:Giovanni.Seppia at eurid.eu>>
Date: Tuesday 16 December 2014 08:22
To: Samantha Eisner <Samantha.Eisner at icann.org<mailto:Samantha.Eisner at icann.org>>
Cc: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community at icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
Subject: Re: [CCWG-Accountability] Regarding Board treatment of the output of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
Dear Samantha,
Thanks for this message and for pointing us to the ICANN Strategic and Operating Plan.
As I am coordinating the ccNSO SOP working group comments to the ICANN Operating Plan 2016-2020, I fail to see where on page 28 of the Operating Plan it is stated that “community dialogue is needed for reaching an common consensus based definition of a public interest framework”.
Strategic Objective 5 is “Develop and implement a global public interest framework bounded by ICANN’ mission”. as the Operating Plan translates the Strategic Plan into goals and possibly measurable actions, under the various goals linked to the objective 5 it would be desirable to have a specific action to define “public interest” and “public interest framework”, especially considering that the Plan foresees (immediately in FY16) to “create a framework for ICANN’s SOs and ACs to assist them in assessing how their actions are aligned to the public interest”.
Best,
Giovanni
Giovanni Seppia
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On 16 Dec 2014, at 07:55, Samantha Eisner <Samantha.Eisner at icann.org<mailto:Samantha.Eisner at icann.org>> wrote:
Following on from Bruce¹s comments,
Defining the public interest has been a recurrent topic of conversation
within ICANN. For example, the first ATRT noted that it did not have the
full composition of skills or expertise necessary to develop a definition
of the public interest (Page 63
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/final-recommendations-31dec10-e
n.pdf).
To help full this gap, ICANN included in its Strategic Plan
(https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/strategic-plan-2016-2020-10oct
14-en.pdf) approved item 5.1 ³Act as a steward of the public interest²,
where the first key success factor is that decision and policy making
structures and processes are ³driven by a clear understanding of the
public interest.² (See page 25 of the Strategic Plan). The draft
Operating Plan, currently out for public comment, reiterates this
Strategic Objective and confirms that community dialogue is needed for
reaching an common consensus based definition of a public interest
framework bounded by ICANN¹s mission. See page 28 of
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-opplan-budget-2016-202
0-10nov14-en.pdf.
Best,
Sam
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Samantha Eisner
ICANN Staff Representative
On 12/15/14, 4:55 PM, "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au<mailto:Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au>>
wrote:
Hello Jordan,
Could you please point us to or share with us some thoughts regarding
what the ICANN Board sees as "the public interest"?
There is no separate "Board" position on this topic.
The best guidance for the Board I think comes from the ICANN's articles
of incorporation:
From: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/articles-2012-02-25-en
- This Corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not
organized for the private gain of any person.
- In furtherance of the foregoing purposes, and in recognition of the
fact that the Internet is an international network of networks, owned by
no single nation, individual or organization, the Corporation shall,
except as limited by Article 5 hereof, pursue the charitable and public
purposes of lessening the burdens of government and promoting the global
public interest in the operational stability of the Internet by
(i) coordinating the assignment of Internet technical parameters as
needed to maintain universal connectivity on the Internet;
(ii) performing and overseeing functions related to the coordination of
the Internet Protocol ("IP") address space;
(iii) performing and overseeing functions related to the coordination of
the Internet domain name system ("DNS"), including the development of
policies for determining the circumstances under which new top-level
domains are added to the DNS root system;
(iv) overseeing operation of the authoritative Internet DNS root server
system; and
(v) engaging in any other related lawful activity in furtherance of items
(i) through (iv).
- The Corporation shall operate for the benefit of the Internet community
as a whole, carrying out its activities in conformity with relevant
principles of international law and applicable international conventions
and local law and, to the extent appropriate and consistent with these
Articles and its Bylaws, through open and transparent processes that
enable competition and open entry in Internet-related markets. To this
effect, the Corporation shall cooperate as appropriate with relevant
international organizations.
- No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the
benefit of or be distributable to its members, directors, trustees,
officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation shall be
authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services
rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the
purposes set forth in Article 3 hereof.
In addition one of the criteria for selecting Board Directors of ICANN
is that they have some experience with the public interest:
From: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/bylaws-2012-02-25-en#VI
" Persons who, in the aggregate, have personal familiarity with the
operation of gTLD registries and registrars; with ccTLD registries; with
IP address registries; with Internet technical standards and protocols;
with policy-development procedures, legal traditions, and the public
interest; and with the broad range of business, individual, academic, and
non-commercial users of the Internet; "
Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
ICANN Board Liaison
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