[Gnso-sc-budget] Personal observations on ICANN org response to SCBO letter on the FY19 Budget

[Ayden Férdeline]

These are my personal observations on the comments received from ICANN org in response to our letter on the FY19 Budget.

On personnel costs, I take objection with how our comments about headcount were mischacterised, and do not believe the response has addressed the concerns that we, and far as I am aware, everyone, in the community raised.

I am not satisfied that ICANN org has committed to evaluating the success (or lack thereof) of its capacity building programmes like the fellowship or NextGen. The response received I would describe as 'tone deaf' to our concerns.

On our request that ICANN document the effectiveness and efficiency of its activities, ICANN is claiming to be special ("ICANN is a unique organization, so market trends and industry benchmarks do not always apply"). I disagree. ICANN sees its peers, in terms of how it targets its compensation levels, as industry, so it should set similar accountability levels. I think this is an obvious positioning for low scores in future Accountability Indicator indexes, because ICANN org is neither effective nor efficient.

—Ayden
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