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

[Bruce Tonkin]

Hello All,

See below.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin


From:   https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2016-05-15-en 


i. Enhancing Openness and Transparency – Board Deliberations

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.

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.

Whereas, the Board noted the call from the community for increased openness and transparency.

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.

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: 

	(i) ensure the accuracy of the transcript; 

	and 

	(ii) for redaction of portions of the transcript that should be maintained as confidential or privileged.

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.