[bc-gnso] ATRT

[Benedetta Rossi <secretariat-bc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear BC Members,
FYI regarding Accountability and Transparency Review as found on the following 
link: http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/overview-en.htm Please see the 3 
links below the main paragraph.
Kindest Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat

ICANN Accountability & Transparency**Looking for the status of the 
Accountability & Transparency Review Team's recommendations? Click 
here.****Looking for information on implementation of ICANN's Affirmation of 
Commitments obligations? Click here.**In order for ICANN's international, 
bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model to operate effectively, frameworks and 
mechanisms for accountability and transparency were built into ICANN and have 
been improved upon over time. ICANN's commitment to transparency and 
accountability is emphasized in its foundational documents, such as its Bylaws, 
and delineated in the "Accountability and Transparency Frameworks and 
Principles" adopted by ICANN's Board in 2008. Our commitment also is regularly 
reinforced in ICANN's strategic and operational plans and in targeted efforts 
to periodically review and improveICANN's structures and processes.Affirmation 
of CommitmentsICANN's accountability to the global community was permanently 
reinforced in September 2009 when ICANN's President & CEO signed, on behalf of 
ICANN, the Affirmation of Commitments with the U.S. Department of Commerce. It 
affirms ICANN's independence and commitment to making decisions in the public 
interest that are accountable and transparent. The Affirmation also commits 
ICANN to reviews performed by the community — including the recently completed 
Accountability and Transparency review. ICANN intends to fulfill, and where 
possible exceed, our obligations under the Affirmation.ICANN's commitment to 
fulfilling its Affirmation obligations and advancing its transparency and 
accountability is demonstrated in a multitude of ways throughout ICANN. ICANN's 
President & CEO, for example, regularly publishes a metrics "dashboard" that 
provides the public with detailed information on internal operations, including 
performance indicators in areas such as Registrant Protection, Global 
Participation, Finance and IDNs, to name but a few. To advance the Board's 
transparency and accountability, a public wiki was launched to track and 
document action on every Board resolution, briefing materials for Board 
meetings are publicly posted along with Board meeting minutes and resolutions, 
the rationale for each new Boardresolution is publicly archived, and new 
resolutions are translated into five languages, to name just a few 
activities.The ICANN community also has been at the forefront of increasing 
transparency and accountability. For example, ICANN Supporting Organizations 
and Advisory Committees publicly post detailed information on their activities, 
along with resources for participating in their deliberations.A more exhaustive 
list of ICANN activities that contribute to accountability and transparency and 
support the Affirmation's objectives can be found on our website.Accountability 
& Transparency ReviewRecent ATRT implementation activities are summarized 
here.In January 2011, the Board acknowledged receipt of the final report, 
encouraged input on the recommendations, and asked ICANN staff to propose 
initial work plans and budgets for the recommendations. From 31 December 2010 
to 14 February 2011 the ATRT Report was posted for public comment. The Board 
subsequently found that "all 27 of the recommendations have the potential to 
advance ICANN's transparency and accountability objectives and may be 
implemented by ICANN following careful and transparent consideration, and with 
the necessary support and resources." The Board also acknowledged that "some of 
the ATRT recommendations relate to operations that staff has already changed, 
or is in the process of changing, thanks to ATRT guidance, and some 
recommendations will require additional time, resources, and consultations to 
implement."At its March 2011 Board meeting, the Board asked staff to provide 
the Board with: proposed plans for the implementation of the ATRT 
recommendations and input on implementation costs; proposed metrics to quantify 
and track activities called for in the Affirmation and ATRT report; and 
proposed benchmarks that will enable ICANN to compare its accountability and 
transparency-related efforts to international entities' best practices. The 
Board also asked the Governmental Advisory Committee and the Nominating 
Committee to work with the Board on implementation of recommendations involving 
their organizations. In addition, the Board also tasked [PDF, 60 KB] Board 
Committees and the Board-GAC Joint Working Group (JWG) to address specified 
ATRT recommendations [PDF, 60 KB] and asked the Board Finance Committee to 
consider proposed FY2012 ATRT implementation funding.Board Committees and the 
JWG considered the ATRT recommendations and corresponding, proposed 
implementation plans and provided advice to the Board. The ATRT Report and 
budget is scheduled for Board action on 24 June 2011 at ICANN's Singapore 
meeting. The latest updates on ATRT recommendations are provided below:ATRT 
recommendations implementation summary, June 2011ATRT recommendations projects 
list, updated 19 June 2011 [PDF, 334 KB]ATRT recommendations implementation 
plans, June 2011 [PDF, 750 KB]Previous material provided to the Board in March 
2011 includes:Board Paper [PDF, 121 KB] and Annex [PDF, 216 KB] recommending 
ATRT implementationATRT project list [PDF, 131 KB] detailing proposed 
implementation schedules and resources.Initial proposed implementation plans 
for ATRT recommendations [PDF, 424 KB]ATRT-related activities as of 9 March 
2011 [PDF, 75 KB]Reconsideration & Independent Review of ICANN 
ActionsInformation on ICANN processes for reconsideration and independent 
review of ICANN actions, including the Office of the Ombudsman, can be found 
here.