[CCWG-Accountability] Regarding Board treatment of the output of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability

Tue Dec 16 08:28:18 UTC 2014

Hi Matthew, colleagues,

You raise a very fundamental question my humble opinion is accountability
should be tied to the organizations core mission and vision. The bylaws are
written to support the achievement of the core mission and vision. It is
also critical to consider the boards view on whatever suggestions we make
since they are our duly elected wise men whom we expect to agree when they
cant agree.
On Dec 16, 2014 10:23 AM, "Giovanni Seppia" <Giovanni.Seppia at eurid.eu>
wrote:

>  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
>
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>  On 16 Dec 2014, at 07:55, Samantha Eisner <Samantha.Eisner at icann.org>
> wrote:
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> 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
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> On 12/15/14, 4:55 PM, "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au>
> wrote:
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> 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
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> (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
>
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