Second Accountability and Transparency Review: Difference between revisions

==Background==

ICANN's board enshrined these commitments (and the associated reviews) in its [[ICANN Bylaws|Bylaws]] in Article 1 (Mission, Commitments, and Core Values)<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1 ICANN Bylaws, Article 1]</ref> and in Article 4 (Accountability and Review).<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4 ICANN Bylaws, Article 4]</ref> Article 4.6 deals with "Specific Reviews," each of which are tied to one of the commitments in the Affirmation of Commitments.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article4.6 ICANN Bylaws, Article 4.6]</ref>

==Review Process and Findings==

#Reviewing the extent to which assessments and actions undertaken by ICANN have been successful in ensuring that ICANN is acting transparently, is accountable for its decision-making, and acts in the public interest.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/atrt/Work+Streams ATRT2 Workspace - Work Streams], last updated May 30, 2013</ref>  

ICC presented its final report on the GNSO PDP process in November 2013.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-evaluation-21nov13-en.pdf GNSO PDP Evaluation], November 21, 2013</ref> Meanwhile, the review team relied on the research and findings of the various work streams to create its draft report and recommendations. The draft report was published for public comment on October 21, 2013.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/public-comments/atrt2-recommendations-2013-10-21-en ICANN Public Comment Proceeding - ATRT2 Draft Report]</ref> The draft recommendations received over thirty comments from organizations and individuals.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/summary-comments-atrt2-recommendations-03feb14-en.pdf Summary Report of Public Comment Proceeding], February 3, 2014</ref>

==Final Report and Implementation==

# The Board should develop objective measures for determining the quality of ICANN Board members and the success of Board improvement efforts, and analyze those findings over time.

# The Board should develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of the Board’s functioning and improvement efforts, and publish the materials used for training to gauge levels of improvement.

# The Board should continue supporting cross-community engagement aimed at developing an understanding of the distinction between policy development and policy implementation.  

# The Board should review redaction standards for Board documents, Document Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) and any other ICANN documents to create a single published redaction policy. Institute a process to regularly evaluate redacted material to determine if redactions are still required and if not, ensure that redactions are removed.

## Increased transparency of GAC-related activities; and

## Increase support and resource commitments of government to the GAC.

The Board accepted the report and its findings and instructed ICANN staff to propose implementation plans by resolution on March 27, 2014.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-03-27-en#2.b Resolution of the Board], March 27, 2014</ref> On June 26, 2014, the Board adopted a plan for implementation of the recommendations.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-06-26-en#2.d Resolution of the Board], June 26, 2014</ref> Implementation program information was published on the ATRT2 Workspace, and also tracked on the ICANN.org website.<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/atrt/Implementation+Program ATRT2 Workspace - Implementation Program], created June 27, 2014, last updated May 18, 2015</ref>

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