[CCWG-ACCT] Is it reasonable to avoid new mechanisms?

[Matthew Shears]

Well said Avri!

On 30/09/2015 17:38, Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The  Board's critique rests on a notion that the introduction of
> anything new in the ICANN system will be a destabilizing factor and most
> be avoided.
>
> This ignores the fact that by removing the NTIA backstop we destabilize
> the current system. It might have been possible to find a new balance
> (not that the old worked that well given the amount of discontent that
> existed prior to the CCWG process) by tweaking the system.  The early
> work of the CCWG, however, showed that this was not enough.  So we
> decided to bring back a notion that existed in the early ICANN design,
> the idea of membership.  Membership has always been part of the kit that
> was available to ICANN in the multistakeholder model.  An initial
> experiment met with some issues and instead of fixing that then, they
> threw the notion away without exploring possible tweaks to the system.
> As a result we are living in ICANN 2.0, a system that was  imposed in a
> top down manner and one that was never fully accepted by those at the
> bottom.
>
> Now, albeit in a very different configuration, the CCWG is proposing to
> establish a community consensus based idea of membership. I believe that
> this should be given a fair analysis before rejecting it.  It is also
> important to remember that the NTIA requirements were not a prohibition
> of new mechanisms or structures, but rather evidence that these
> structure did not increase the current risk, or fact, of capture and
> that they could be held to account.
>
> The Board criticism is important to look at for arguments that show the
> areas in which the CCWG plan either does not explain its protections
> against capture and its accountability checks and balances or may have
> gaps in these areas. If we cannot explain what we propose, or cannot
> close the gaps, then it becomes time to consider variations on the model
> or another model altogether. In my opinion, we are not there.
>
> avri
>
>
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