The proposed agenda for this session is as follows:
- Introductions
Finalise / sign off on work plan (see below)
Discussion of questions:
- A Sub-Team has been formed to look into the following definitions; do you have any suggestions as to possible wording, language or sources that could help in their work? Are there any other terms related to P&I that you think should be defined as well as any suggestions for wording?
- POLICY
- POLICY DEVELOPMENT
- IMPLEMENTATION
- IMPLEMENT
- PRINCIPLES
- CONSENSUS (for reference, see current GNSO Consensus Levels as defined in the GNSO WG Guidelines: http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf)
- CONSENSUS POLICY (for reference, see definition from the 2013 RAA: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.htm#consensus-temporary)
- POLICY GUIDANCE
2. Do you know any experts in the area of Policy and/or Implementation from other organizations? In addition to what is in the WG Charter, do you know of other resources that would be useful to this WG?
3. Can you identify any particularly successful or unsuccessful examples of ICANN or GNSO Policy Development or Policy Implementation? What reasons may have accounted for their success (or lack thereof)?
4. This question relates to the role of each of the following ICANN groups in implementing policy:
- The GNSO
- The other ICANN Supporting Organizations (SOs)
- The GAC
- The other ICANN Advisory Committees (ACs)
- The ICANN Board
- ICANN staff
- The Working Groups that produced the initial policy recommendations being implemented
QUESTION: What role should each of the above-listed groups have in the following phases of policy implementation?
- PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION
- ACTUAL IMPLEMENTION OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
- REVIEW OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
- ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HOW POLICY IMPLEMENTATION WAS DONE
- REVISION OF POLICY RESULTING FROM ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING IMPLEMENTATION
- REVISION OF ORIGINAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AS A RESULT OF ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING IMPLEMENTATION
For review:
Proposed PI Workplan - PI Workplan 13 November 2013.xls