Re: [gnso-policyimpl-dt] Updated version of Policy & Implementation WG Charter - Holly's comments

[Holly Raiche <h.raiche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks everyone for the comments, particularly Marika for turning the document 
around so quickly.

As we agreed at the last meeting, what we need to lock in by the next meeting 
is the Mission and Scope.  Once that is done, we can move on to the objectives 
and goals (noting how little time we have for both).

With that in mind, I'd like to clarify the  suggested Mission and Scope 
statement, reflecting where we got to at the last meeting. 

And my recollection is that there was still discussion on what is 'policy' - 
not that this DT will define it, but that it is an issues.  Specifically, there 
was discussion arising from the 'Framework" document on policy - anything from 
the more formal 'policy' decisions made through a PDP process to the less 
formal 'policy' as procedure.

AS Chuck has said in his most recent comments, 'all processes, policy and 
implementation and the framework for interaction between the two need to be 
multi-stakeholder.  so our scope is clearly beyond just policy as PDP.

So may I suggest the following as a revised Mission and Scope:

Key Assumptions:
Processes for the development of a formal policy through the PDP process are 
well understood
Processes for determining whether the development of a policy should be 
undertaken through a PDP process or a less formal process are not well 
understood
The process for determining when a policy has been decided and the remaining 
task is to implement the policy is not well defined
All processes, policy and implementation and the framework for interaction 
between the two need to be multi-stakeholder

Mission for the WG:
The Policy & Implementation Working Group is tasked to provide the GNSO Council 
with a recommendations on:
1.     Principles that underpin any GNSO policy / implementation related 
discussions;
2.     Recommendations on  how to determine whe a policy should only be 
finalised through a PDP process and when it can be determined by a less formal 
process;
3.     A framework for determining when an issue is about 'policy' and when the 
issue has progressed to the implementation of policy, and;
4.     Further guidance on how GNSO Implementation Review Teams are expected to 
function and operate. 


I realise that the text will take discussion, but my fear is that, unless we 
put the issues into the Mission and Scope section, they will be lost.

Holly