[Cross-Community] Proposed Charter for Accountability CCWG

Thu Nov 6 20:57:01 UTC 2014

To view the original announcement, see here:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-05-en

Proposed Charter for Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community Working
Group (CCWG) Submitted for Consideration
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On 3 November 2014, the Drafting Team that was formed by the ICANN community
to develop a charter for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community
Working Group (CCWG) distributed a charter for adoption by chartering
organizations. The charter includes, among other things, a problem
statement, goals & objectives, scope, and proposed areas for work. The CCWG
is expected to organize its activities in two Work Streams, consistent with
the Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en> :
> Work Stream 1: focused on mechanisms enhancing ICANN accountability that must
> be in place or committed to within the time frame of the IANA Stewardship
> Transition; and
> Work Stream 2: focused on addressing accountability topics for which a
> timeline for developing solutions and full implementation may extend beyond
> the IANA Stewardship Transition.
Next Steps
Each ICANN Supporting Organization (SO) and Advisory Committee (AC) is
expected to consider the proposed charter during its upcoming November
meeting(s). Following the adoption of the charter, chartering organizations
are expected to identify their representative members to serve on the CCWG
(each chartering organization will appoint a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5
members to the CCWG). In addition, a call for volunteers to join the CCWG
will be launched, so that anyone interested in this effort may join and
participate. The CCWG is expected to commence its deliberations in late
November or early December.
All members <https://community.icann.org/x/TwHxAg>  of the group formerly
known as the "Cross Community Group" will be added to the CCWG as
participants, unless some are appointed by chartering organizations to serve
as members or decide not to join this effort.
Drafting Team Background
Considering the short timeframe ahead and the relation of part of the
Accountability work to the IANAStewardship Transition process, the Drafting
Team worked on an expedited basis to develop the charter. The publication
date was identified to align with the November meetings of ICANN's SOs and
ACs, to allow for the question of CCWG charter adoption to be discussed. For
details of each of the Drafting Team's meetings, including interim draft
versions of the charter, please see here
<https://community.icann.org/x/kCjxAg> .
The Drafting Team was formed following the ICANN51 meeting and includes
members appointed by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Address
Supporting Organization (ASO), Country Code Supporting Organization (ccNSO),
Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and Generic Names Supporting
Organization (GNSO).1
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-05-en#foot1>  In addition,
one representative from outside the ICANN SO/ACstructure joined the Drafting
Team to ensure that the charter defined an inclusive process for the broader
community. For a full list of Drafting Team members, please see here
<https://community.icann.org/x/jCjxAg> .
Additional Information
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has
requested that ICANN"convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to
transition the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA
Functions and related root zone management. In making its announcement, the
NTIA specified that the transition proposal must have broad community
support and meet the following principles:
* Support and enhance the multistakeholder model
* Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS
* Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the
IANA services
* Maintain the openness of the Internet.
NTIA also specified that it would not accept a proposal that replaces the
NTIA role with a government-led or an intergovernmental organization
solution.
During discussions around the transition process, the community raised the
broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's accountability. The
Enhancing ICANN Accountability process was finalized and posted on 10
October 2014, and can be found here
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en> .
The scope of the Enhancing ICANNAccountability process is defined as
ensuring that ICANN remains accountable in the absence of its historical
contractual relationship with the U.S. Government and the perceived backstop
with regard toICANN's organization-wide accountability provided by that
role, such as the renewal process of theIANA functions contract. It calls
for an examination, from an organizational perspective, of how ICANN's
broader accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to address the
absence of its historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government,
including looking at strengthening existing accountability mechanisms (e.g.,
the ICANN Bylaws and the Affirmation of Commitments
<https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30
sep09-en.htm> ).
Links to additional information:
Proposed Charter 
<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49359098/Enhancing%20ICANN
%20Accountability%20FINAL%20-%20Clean%20-%20Charter%20-%20updated%203%20Nove
mber%202014.docx?api=v2>  [DOC, 67 KB]
Drafting Team Wiki <https://community.icann.org/x/XQHxAg>
Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en>
For further information, please contact accountability-staff at icann.org.

1 <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-05-en#note1>  RSSAC and
SSAC were invited to participate in the Drafting Team, but were unable to
join the effort.

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