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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below the resolutio<span lang="EN-US">n</span> from the GNSO Council meeting on
<span lang="EN-US">Wednesday 16 June 2021</span> which will be posted shortly on the
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions_2020&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=PDd_FX3f4MVgkEIi9GHvVoUhbecsvLhgsyXrxgtbL10DTBs0i1jYiBM_uTSDzgqG&m=ZSgASD1EuH-U7lIp4Tv5rZ7qbpaQd30Zx7zYM0-pUk0&s=fX9ASCG1j6_lmUZBaZPCSK8a5HGDv7G_X0ZM7ChsG_k&e=">
<span style="color:windowtext">GNSO resolutions</span></a> page.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">20210616</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Motion to initiate the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot Project</span></strong><span style="color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Submitted by Tatiana Tropina</span></strong><span style="color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#172B4D">Seconded by Kurt Pritz</span></strong><span style="color:#172B4D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#172B4D">Whereas,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#172B4D"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Council leadership started conversations with the GNSO Council and GNSO community, via Stakeholder Group and Constituency Chairs, on how to address several items on the Council’s Action Decision Radar (ADR) 0-1 month timeframe dealing with process and procedural
improvements such as Accountability Work Stream 2, Accountability and Transparency Review Team 3 and PDP 3.0.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
This resulted in a proposed GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Oversight and Implementation. Following the circulation of an initial proposal in January 2021, Council leadership solicited feedback via email as well as a dedicated call with SG/C Chairs
as well as Council. Taking into account the input received, an updated proposal was circulated to the Council and SG/C Chairs on 26 May 2021 (see <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-May/024730.html"><span style="color:#0052CC">https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2021-May/024730.html</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
This updated proposal includes a proposed pilot which allows for a more limited roll out of the Framework from which lessons can be drawn and possible updates can be made, should the Council and GNSO community decide that it is worthwhile to continue.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
The Council and SG/C Chairs reviewed this updated proposal.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<span style="color:#172B4D">Resolved,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The GNSO Council initiates the GNSO Framework for Continuous Improvement Pilot as outlined in section 4 of <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/attachments/20210526/8995c911/GNSOFrameworkforContinuousImprovement-clean-updated17May2021-0001.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">this
document</span></a> where step 4 of Section 4 is replaced with the third resolved clause below.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
The GNSO Council requests the GNSO Secretariat to circulate the call for volunteers to form the Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
Once formed, the GNSO Council expects regular updates from the Chair of the Council Committee to the Council as well as SG/Cs in relation to progress made.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
Once the pilot completes, the Council, in close collaboration with SG/Cs as well as the Council Committee and Pilot Task Force, will review the functioning of the Framework and decide whether to continue with the other assignments as outlined in the updated
proposal (see <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/attachments/20210526/8995c911/GNSOFrameworkforContinuousImprovement-clean-updated17May2021-0001.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">section 3</span></a>), make modifications to the framework and continue
with the other assignments, or, identify another path through which the assignments identified are to be addressed.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#172B4D;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;background:white">
For the time being, the items that are expected to be addressed as part of the Framework (inlc. WS2, Policy & Implementation, PDP 3.0, Empowered Community, ATRT3, GNSO Review) will be moved to a section in the ADR with no timeframe associated with them as the
timing will be determined as a result of the pilot. However, this does not prevent the Council from determining if one or more of these items need to be addressed in a different manner before the pilot concludes, for example, as a result of external factors
or changes in the dependencies that were identified (see <a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/attachments/20210526/8995c911/GNSOFrameworkforContinuousImprovement-clean-updated17May2021-0001.pdf"><span style="color:#0052CC">section 5</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#172B4D"><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2021/presentation/GNSO-Council-Motion-Recorder-16june21.en_.pdf">Vote results</a>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Thank you,</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Kind regards,</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Nathalie</span></p>
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