[CCWG-ACCT] Board resolution on Enhancing Openness and Transparency – Board Deliberations

[James Gannon]

This is an excellent step Bruce, very happy to see the proactive measure on this.
Kudos to the board.



On 18/05/2016, 13:25, "accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org on behalf of Bruce Tonkin" <accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org on behalf of Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> wrote:

>Hello All,
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>See below.
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>Regards,
>Bruce Tonkin
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>From:   https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-05-15-en 
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>i. Enhancing Openness and Transparency – Board Deliberations
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>Whereas, the Board believes that providing increased access to Board deliberations is important, and that increased openness is an important means of working toward that goal.
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>Whereas, the ICANN Board discussed at its Amsterdam workshop how to improve its functioning and agreed that enhancing the visibility into the Board deliberations and decision-making processes was an important part of becoming more accountable and more transparent.
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>Whereas, the Board noted the call from the community for increased openness and transparency.
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>Whereas, the Board believes that a positive first step towards increased openness is publicly posting transcripts and/or recordings of its deliberative sessions to the extent that such information or dialogue is not subject to confidentiality restrictions or privilege.
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>Resolved (2016.05.15.13), the Board directs the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to work with the Board to develop a proposed plan for the publication of transcripts and/or recordings of Board deliberative sessions, with such plan to include an assessment of possible resources costs and fiscal impact, and draft processes to: 
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>	(i) ensure the accuracy of the transcript; 
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>	and 
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>	(ii) for redaction of portions of the transcript that should be maintained as confidential or privileged.
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>Resolved (2016.05.15.14), the Board expects to evaluate the plan in Helsinki, and if satisfactory to begin testing of the proposed processes relating to publication of transcripts and/or recordings of the Board's deliberative sessions as soon as practicable after Helsinki.
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