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

[Seun Ojedeji]

Great news! This is good to know and thanks for sharing; It is an important
step forward as ICANN move towards being independent.

Regards
Sent from my LG G4
Kindly excuse brevity and typos
On 18 May 2016 13:38, "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au>
wrote:

> 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.
>
>
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