[CCWG-Accountability] Work Area 2: inventory of accountability mechanisms, draft 4

[Castro, Daniel]

Steve/All,

Great work compiling these items. As part of the list of mechanisms, I'd like to propose for consideration adding "Establish an open data policy and develop an open data action plan" as part of the efforts to increase ICANN's transparency and accountability (WS2).

There has been a growing movement to adopt open data among nations (see G8 Open Data Charter), non-governmental organizations (World Bank, UN, etc.), and nonprofits/universities. This takes freedom of information policies to the next level by establishing an "open by default" rule for an organization (rather than requiring individuals to request information). Developing an open data action plan for ICANN, could allow stakeholders the ability to prioritize high-value data sets for release, ensure data sets are released in a timely and complete manner, and ensure machine-readability so that data sets can be analyzed and visualized. All of these efforts can be used to improve the transparency of ICANN operations, and bring ICANN's transparency efforts in line with other leading global organizations.

Daniel Castro
Director | Center for Data Innovation
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