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ALAC Statement on Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budgets
Penholders: Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ALAC Representative to the IFR and Mohamed El Bashir, Chair of AFRALO
09 December 2018
2 Executive Summary
Page 5, ALAC supports the medium-term approach and planning, in conjunction with the ICANN Strategic Goals, “In FY20, work is expected to principally conclude on a multi-year effort to develop a comprehensive set of systems and tools to support protocol parameter assignment workflows. These systems will enhance the way service is delivered to the Internet standards community. Other areas of activity include continued evolution of the Root Zone Management System, enhancements to the IANA.org website and associated tools to modernize and make information more accessible, and updates to the root zone key management software and facilities.”
Page 5, last sentence makes no sense and needs to be reviewed, “It is anticipated work relating to ICANN initiatives such as variant TLDs and the subs.”
4 PTI Services Financial Overview
Page 7, item 4.1 Budget Overview: in the table, the line entitled ''Depreciation'' gives a constant value (0.3 million USD), and yet predicts a -11% variation. This needs to be clarified, especially as current forecasts for the USD seem to indicate its positive valuation in the near future, instead of its depreciation, see this table from The Economy Forecast Agency (look at 2019 and beyond), https://longforecast.com/euro-to-dollar-eur-usd-forecast-2017-2018-2019-2020.
Page 7, under item 2.1 “Travels and Meetings'' should read “I. Fewer PTI Operations Trips resulting in lower EXPENDITURES (Jean-Jacques' emphasis)'' instead of ''lower costs''. Costs are determined by travel and service providers, whereas expenditures are borne by PTI.
Page 7, under 4, last line should read “... shows a decrease of...” (instead of ''...shows an decrease of...”).
Page 8, under item 7, a clearer definition of “Depreciation” is required, in order to differentiate PTI/ICANN bilateral arrangements from the broader issue of depreciation in the monetary sense (see above remark).
5 PTI Services Overview
- Page 8, item 5, PTI Services Overview ends with this: “PTI, an ICANN affiliate, performs these functions on behalf of the global Internet community.”
- Page 8, item 5.2 IANA Numbering Function, fourth bullet point should spell “Unicast'' with the first letter in upper case, as it is a specific and recognized addressing method, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicast.
6 PTI Services and Operation Plan
- There should an annex or addendum which lists the detailed breakdown of direct and indirect PTI costs, which was carried out by ICANN through different departments (e.g., Communications, Governance support, etc). It is included in the table, total figures, under “Professional services”. For the sake of transparency, the detailed breakdowns should be included in the budget.
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First statement submitted to public comment on 12 Nov 2018:
ALAC Statement on Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budgets
Penholders: Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ALAC Representative to the IFR and Mohamed El Bashir, Chair of AFRALO
12 November 2018
1 Personnel Costs
Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair noted several questions in relation to personnel costs:
- Please elaborate on the activity of PTI staff which merits an increase of $300,000 for 22.8 FTE for merit awards, increases and benefits?
- Please explain which professional services were required for an increase of $400,000 (31.1% over FY19 budget, due to shared services with ICANN)?
- Why are some decreases listed as totals ($ USD), and some as percentages (%) making it more difficult to draw comparisons?
For example:
- A decrease in legal expenses of $400,000;
- Decreased travel and meeting expenditure by 16.9%;
- Decreased administration of $100,000 (7.4%) due to lower rent costs.
2 Executive Summary
Page 5, ALAC supports the medium-term approach and planning, in conjunction with the ICANN Strategic Goals, “In FY20, work is expected to principally conclude on a multi-year effort to develop a comprehensive set of systems and tools to support protocol parameter assignment workflows. These systems will enhance the way service is delivered to the Internet standards community. Other areas of activity include continued evolution of the Root Zone Management System, enhancements to the IANA.org website and associated tools to modernize and make information more accessible, and updates to the root zone key management software and facilities.”
Page 5, last sentence makes no sense and needs to be reviewed, “It is anticipated work relating to ICANN initiatives such as variant TLDs and the subs.”
4 PTI Services Financial Overview
Page 7, item 4.1 Budget Overview: in the table, the line entitled ''Depreciation'' gives a constant value (0.3 million USD), and yet predicts a -11% variation. This needs to be clarified, especially as current forecasts for the USD seem to indicate its positive valuation in the near future, instead of its depreciation, see this table from The Economy Forecast Agency (look at 2019 and beyond), https://longforecast.com/euro-to-dollar-eur-usd-forecast-2017-2018-2019-2020.
Page 7, under item 2.1 “Travels and Meetings'' should read “I. Fewer PTI Operations Trips resulting in lower EXPENDITURES (Jean-Jacques' emphasis)'' instead of ''lower costs''. Costs are determined by travel and service providers, whereas expenditures are borne by PTI.
Page 7, under 4, last line should read “... shows a decrease of...” (instead of ''...shows an decrease of...”).
Page 8, under item 7, a clearer definition of “Depreciation” is required, in order to differentiate PTI/ICANN bilateral arrangements from the broader issue of depreciation in the monetary sense (see above remark).
5 PTI Services Overview
Page 8, item 5, PTI Services Overview ends with this: “PTI, an ICANN affiliate, performs these functions on behalf of the global Internet community.” This important point could be usefully quoted in the message from the ALAC Chair when she/he sends our comments on the current draft. (Staff suggestion: "This important point has been emphasized by the ALAC Chair on the cover letter of this statement.")
Page 8, item 5.2 IANA Numbering Function, fourth bullet point should spell “Unicast'' with the first letter in upper case, as it is a specific and recognized addressing method, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicast.6 PTI Services and Operation Plan
There should an annex or addendum which lists the detailed breakdown of direct and indirect PTI costs, which was carried out by ICANN through different departments (e.g., Communications, Governance support, etc). It is included in the table, total figures, under “Professional services”. For the sake of transparency, the detailed breakdowns should be included in the budget.
Draft PTI FY20 Operating Plan and Budget
Comments by Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ALAC Representative to the IFR
10 October 2018
SUGGESTED COMMENTS BY THE ALAC
2 Executive Summary
Page 5, ALAC supports the medium-term approach and planning, in conjunction with the ICANN Strategic Goals, “In FY20, work is expected to principally conclude on a multi-year effort to develop a comprehensive set of systems and tools to support protocol parameter assignment workflows. These systems will enhance the way service is delivered to the Internet standards community. Other areas of activity include continued evolution of the Root Zone Management System, enhancements to the IANA.org website and associated tools to modernize and make information more accessible, and updates to the root zone key management software and facilities.”
Page 5, last sentence makes no sense and needs to be reviewed, “It is anticipated work relating to ICANN initiatives such as variant TLDs and the subs.”
4 PTI Services Financial Overview
Page 7, item 4.1 Budget Overview: in the table, the line entitled ''Depreciation'' gives a constant value (0.3 million USD), and yet predicts a -11% variation. This needs to be clarified, especially as current forecasts for the USD seem to indicate its positive valuation in the near future, instead of its depreciation, see this table from The Economy Forecast Agency (look at 2019 and beyond), https://longforecast.com/euro-to-dollar-eur-usd-forecast-2017-2018-2019-2020.
Page 7, under item 2.1 “Travels and Meetings'' should read “I. Fewer PTI Operations Trips resulting in lower EXPENDITURES (my emphasis)'' instead of ''lower costs''. Costs are determined by travel and service providers, whereas expenditures are borne by PTI.
Page 7, under 4, last line should read “... shows a decrease of...” (instead of ''...shows an decrease of...”).
Page 8, under item 7, a clearer definition of “Depreciation” is required, in order to differentiate PTI/ICANN bilateral arrangements from the broader issue of depreciation in the monetary sense (see above remark).
5 PTI Services Overview
Page 8, item 5, PTI Services Overview ends with this: “PTI, an ICANN affiliate, performs these functions on behalf of the global Internet community.” This important point could be usefully quoted in the message from the ALAC Chair when she/he sends our comments on the current draft.
Page 8, item 5.2 IANA Numbering Function, fourth bullet point should spell “Unicast'' with the first letter in upper case, as it is a specific and recognized addressing method, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicast.
2 Comments
Eranga Samararathna
Document : Draft PTI FY20 Operating Plan and Budget
Section 6.1.1 Operational Activities Page 11
Table calculations are wrong. ex: Direct costs / Dedicated resources need to correct as $2.5
Similarly total also wrong.
Alfredo Calderon