[CCWG-ACCT] Internet Principles by ICANN in Strategic Plan

[Drazek, Keith]

I think the questions for the CCWG are as follows.

[Note this is not a question on the substance of the NetMundial Principles, NetMundial Initiative, or anything else; it’s a question of process and decision-making.]

If we look back to the Montevideo Statement, the NetMundial Principles, and the multitude of MOUs signed by ICANN with various governments and organizations…


1.       Should the ICANN CEO have the ability to unilaterally enter into agreements or Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with governments or governmental bodies?

2.       Should the ICANN CEO have the ability to unilaterally enter into agreements or Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with industry groups and organizations (such as the so-called I* organizations)?

3.       Should the ICANN community have the ability to participate in, or comment on, any such deliberations before the CEO commits the organization (and the community) to a new agreement or obligations?

4.       Should the community be the driver of any such external engagement, or do we want future CEOs leading the charge?

5.       How do we ensure the results we want and expect?

Obviously a CEO has certain responsibilities for running the organization and creating an environment within which the community can do our bottom-up, consensus-based policy development work. Those responsibilities will require a certain degree of latitude in operational agreements, service contracts, etc.  I’m thinking more about external-facing / political agreements (such as the NetMundial Initiative) where ICANN’s staff resources, financial resources and “brand” are committed to an external effort without the concurrence or direction of the ICANN community.

Regards,
Keith

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Generally speaking, "staff driven" means to the community "thoroughly discredited", never mind that aspirations from staff are just that, asprirations.

I do not wonder how this slipped past the Board, it probably probably was part of the consent agenda, but the sheer audacity of it makes it belong to CCWG-Accountability, by default.

Substance can of course be discussed at IG or wherever, as well.

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On Mar 30, 2015, at 15:37, Marilyn Cade <marilynscade at hotmail.com<mailto:marilynscade at hotmail.com>> wrote:
Adding the endorsement of NetMundial principles to the Strat Plan is staff driven, not yet fully supported by the ICANN community. this should be referred to the CCWG-IG, not debated in either IANA or Accountability WGs.  We should consider this aspirational on the part of ICANN staff.

I appreciate your pointing this out, Rahul.



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On Mar 29, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Rahul Sharma <wisdom.stoic at gmail.com<mailto:wisdom.stoic at gmail.com>> wrote:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/strategic-plan-2016-2020-10oct14-en.pdf

Page 22, Section 4.3  Participate in the evolution of a global, trusted, inclusive multistakeholder Internet governance ecosystem that addresses Internet issues.

One of the key success factors says:

Demonstrate leadership by implementing best practices in multistakeholder mechanisms within the distributed Internet governance ecosystem while encouraging all stakeholders to implement the principles endorsed at NETmundial.

Related questions:


  1.  Should a body like ICANN define and adopt Internet Principles it believes in, for its policy, strategy and operations?
  2.  Are group members aware whether endorsement of NETmundial principles is through a public consultation process involving community or an internal ICANN decision? Is this a matter that this group working on ICANN Accountability should discuss?
Kind Regards,
Rahul Sharma
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