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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