I am somewhat overwhelmed by the magnitude and
overall tone of these comments. Just a few comments to start:
- Given the magnitude and the overall negative tone (negative in
the sense of "don't issue this Rec.")to many of the comments, I
find it had to understand why this assessment is coming at this
time and not a lot earlier, given that the current time-table is
to have the report all wrapped up in about two weeks.
- Although I understand the attractiveness of a small number of
focused recommendations, in my mind, there has been a clear
message from the community that this is not (solely) what we need
now).
- I am particularly disturbed by the suggestion that we withdraw a
large number of recommendations on the grounds that work is
already started in similar area. Replacing these recommendations
with observations provides none of the tracking and accountability
to actually follow-through that a recommendation does. If work is
already underway and likely to succeed, then these are easy wins
as recommendations and will not entail significant additional
staff effort. On the other hand, if the work that is currently
going on is insufficient or does not achieve the desired results,
the recommendations are warranted. From a personal point of view
on the Cross-community collaboration recommendations, this is too
important an issue from the perspective of ICANN credibility to
rely on the current discussions all bearing fruit.
Alan
At 05/12/2013 09:21 PM, Denise Michel wrote:
Dear ATRT2 Members,
Staff appreciates the opportunity to engage with the Review Team
in our ongoing information sharing and discussions focused on
our mutual goal – a Final Report that makes a significant and
valuable contribution to ICANN’s accountability and transparency
by offering recommendations that are necessary, feasible and
implementable.
Having reviewed and considered the Draft ATRT2 Report and
Recommendations, staff from numerous departments have prepared
the attached document as initial feedback and to support further
interactions with ATRT2. Staff welcomes the opportunity for
follow-up discussions within the next few days, recognizing the
compressed timeline under which the ATRT2 is working. Larisa and
Charla have already arranged conference calls on some topics and
look forward to supporting additional calls and email inquiries.
Staff is pleased to observe that there is a significant
alignment between ATRT2 findings and draft
recommendations, and work that is underway at ICANN. This
alignment represents a positive development in the evolution of
the AoC Reviews and staff suggests that it be noted in the
ATRT2’s observations, and that ongoing work be factored into
future reviews. For recommendations where work is already
underway, staff proposes, for the ATRT2’s consideration, that
such recommendations be replaced with observations acknowledging
the work currently being performed. ICANN commits to providing
public status reports, milestones and deliverables to keep the
community informed about this work. Such reporting is well
aligned with the concept of an annual Accountability Report,
requested by the ATRT2. Annual Accountability Reporting also is
anticipated to be an important vehicle for communicating ICANN’s
continuous improvement efforts in accountability and the
implementation of the Accountability Framework for measuring
ICANN’s progress through benchmarks and metrics, which will be
informed by the work of One World Trust. In addition, at the
beginning of the ATRT2 process, Fadi had expressed his
enthusiasm for the work of the ATRT2 along with his overarching
request that the work of the Review Team would result in a small
number of focused, high impact recommendations that staff, Board
and the community could implement.
Based on experience to date, we know that the large number of
ATRT2 potential recommendations and sub-recommendations would
require a significant amount of resources from staff, Board and
community – public consultations, tracking, reporting, and
ultimately assessment by the subsequent Review Team (for
recommendations that address work underway; for new
recommendations resources also will be required to develop and
execute implementation plans). In considering staff proposals
to replace certain recommendations with observations, the Review
Team may wish to consider several factors, such as the concern
about “review fatigue,” challenges faced by the Review Team in
getting substantive feedback from a diverse cross-section of the
ICANN community, as well as requests for simplification of
information to make it more accessible to a wider audience, not
just those with deep knowledge and experience at ICANN.
We hope you find staff’s initial input on each of the draft
recommendations and sub-recommendations useful and staff
welcomes the opportunity to elaborate. Again, we would like to
acknowledge the value of ATRT2’s work and its importance to the
legitimacy of ICANN. We also wish to thank all the members of
the ATRT2 for their dedication and hard work. Staff is
committed to supporting and assisting the work of the Review
Team during these final few weeks of your work.
Regards,
Denise
Denise Michel
VP Strategic Initiatives
ICANN
denise.michel@icann.org
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