FW: [gnso-ppsc] GNSO Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) working teams
Forwarded from Liz Gasster : Konstantinos and all, We will work on resolving the wiki posting challenges, but in the interim I attach a Word file of the text of the three charters we are considering, and I've also copied them below for your reference. Perhaps for now it would be easier to communicate in email and edit in "track changes". In the interim, I will update the wiki with revised language as needed. Hope this helps. Thanks, Liz Description of GNSO Process Steering Committee (from 16 October Implementation Plan) The GNSO Process Steering Committee will be responsible for recommending and reviewing any processes used within the GNSO and its council for developing policy recommendations. Recommendations are made in the BGC WG report as approved by the Board for substantial changes to the processes used by the GNSO council for developing policy. The immediate goal of this Steering Committee is to develop recommendations for all process changes needed to meet the requirements of the BGC WG report as approved by the Board. Once the first set of changes has been implemented, the charter of the GNSO Process Steering Committee could be expanded to include the responsibility for reviewing the functioning of the new processes and for recommending any further changes, should they be required. One example of such continuing work could involve the review of the post delivery reports of working groups that has been suggested in the BGC WG report. The GNSO Process Steering committee could, if so tasked, also take on new tasks related to processes within the GNSO. Another set of tasks, for example, might involve setting up formal procedures, guidelines and mechanisms to be used within the GNSO for policy initiation and policy deliberation. Future work could also include establishing guidelines for the practice of drafting teams as used in the GNSO council and other ad-hoc mechanisms that are used by the council from time to time. Another area that may involve future work items for this committee includes establishing guidelines for the interactions between the ICANN volunteers of the GNSO and its council and the ICANN policy staff. This steering committee will also be responsible for recommending any changes in the structure of standing committees to the full council. Two initial work items are clearly delineated in the BGC WG Report: * Establishing new rules for the Policy Development Process (PDP) that are based on an open community Working Group model for the deliberative process * Establishing procedures and guidelines for the functioning of the policy Working Groups. The steering committee will be responsible for identifying any other process work items that would be required to implement the BGC WG recommendations as approved by the Board and for coordinating work on those items. Initial PPSC Work Teams: (page references are to BGC Working Group Report of 3 February 2008 as approved by the ICANN Board) PDP Work Team <https://st.icann.org/gnso_transition/index.cgi?pdp_team> This team will be responsible for reviewing the existing PDP in the bylaws and recommending changes to the bylaws to the community and council based on an open community WG model for the deliberative process. Draft charter concepts for PDP work team for group discussion and consideration: Develop and implement a proposal for a new policy development process for Board review and approval that: Is more flexible (Report, p. 21) with timelines that are consistent with the task (p. 24); Is better aligned with ICANN's consensus policies as defined in its contracts with registries and registrars (Report, p. 22) and clearly distinguishes the development of "consensus policies" from general policy advice the GNSO Council may wish to provide to the Board (Report, p. 23); Provides for periodic assessment to determine the effectiveness of revised rules, processes, procedures and Is better aligned with ICANN's strategic plan and operations plan (p. 24); and Contains rules, processes and procedures that are more effective and efficient as detailed further in the Report (pp. 24-25). The BGC WG Report recommends that the current policy development process defined in the ICANN bylaws be revised to incorporate a working group approach and to make it more effective and responsive to ICANN's policy development needs. The GNSO Council's policy development work is a critical part of ICANN's function so it is particularly important that steps be taken that will make the process more flexible and helpful for successful policy development. The BGC WG Report recommends that a new policy development process emphasize the importance of the work that must be done before launching a working group or other policy development activity, including fact-finding specific policy development goal (p. 25). The Report also recommends that a new PDP specify certain policy activities that should be done ("including research, consultation with constituencies, periods for public comment"), timelines consistent with the complexity of the task; regular reporting to the Council as established in the scoping phase; and a final report and public comment period as in the current PDP (p. 24). Working Group Work Team <https://st.icann.org/gnso_transition/index.cgi?working_group_team> This team will be responsible for making recommendations concerning, processes and methods involved for the new WG model, including suggestions for transition to the new model. Draft charter concepts for Working Group work team for group discussion and consideration: Develop and implement a new GNSO Working Groups Model that Improves inclusiveness Improves effectiveness, and Improves efficiency According to the ICANN Board Governance Committee Working Group (BGC-WG) in its 3 February 2008 Report to the ICANN Board of Directors (see GNSO Improvements Report<http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03feb08.pdf> ), a new working group model should become the focal point for future GNSO policy development activities. The new model should enhance the policy development process by making it more inclusive and representative, and -ultimately - more effective and efficient (see Report at 3). The BGC-WG believes this approach can be a more constructive way of establishing areas of agreement than task forces, where membership is limited and discussion can become polarized along constituency lines. It also enables key parties to become involved from the beginning and to work together to address complex and/or controversial issues. According to the BGC-WG, appointing skilled chairs and drafters, as well as proper scoping of the WG's objectives, will be integral parts in development of a successful working group model. The BGC-WG recommended that steps be taken immediately to move to a working group model for future policy development work in the GNSO, developing appropriate operating principles, rules and procedures and suggests drawing upon expertise gained from policy development in the IETF, W3C, RIRs and other organizations. Primary tasks would be to develop: 1. Appropriate operating principles, rules and procedures 2. Implementation plan From: owner-gnso-ppsc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-ppsc@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Konstantinos Komaitis Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:25 AM To: Glen de Saint Géry; Gnso-ppsc@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [gnso-ppsc] GNSO Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) working teams Dear all, I have a question: are we meant to put our comments for the amendments we propose to our teams' charter in the wiki or just make notes and discuss them during the meeting? If the first, I seem to have a difficulty in doing it through the wiki - I can do this to the main PPSC page but not on the working group (WG) wiki page. Thanks and apologies for this. Konstantinos On 25/11/2008 19:39, "Glen de Saint Géry" <Glen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Dear All, Please note that on page: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/ the GNSO Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-ppsc/ has created two working teams with separate mailing lists and public archives: 1. Policy Development Process (PDP) Team (Gnso-ppsc-pdp@xxxxxxxxx) With public archives at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-ppsc-pdp/ Current subscribers: Mike Rodenbaugh - CBUC Jeff Neuman - Registry constituency. Alan Greenberg - ALAC 2. Working Group (WG) Team (gnso-ppsc-wg@xxxxxxxxx) With public archives at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-ppsc-wg/ Current subscribers: Avri Doria - NCA, GNSO Chair Konstantinos Komaitis - NCUC J. Scott Evans - IPC Please let me know who else would like to be subscribed to the lists. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://gnso.icann.org -- Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, Lecturer in Law, GigaNet Membership Chair, University of Strathclyde, The Lord Hope Building, 141 St. James Road, Glasgow, G4 0LT, UK tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 email: k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Attachment:
PPSC charter and draft PDP and WG work team charters.doc |