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Recommendation 1ICANN should continue to support outreach programmes that engage a broader audience, in order to reinforce participation from all stakeholders.

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Recommendation 2ICANN should increase support (budget, staff) to programmes having brought valuable members to the community.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 3ICANN should continue to shape an accountability model reaching not only Board members but all parts of the ICANN community, in order to develop a more transparent and productive environment.

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colourGreen
titleClosed

Recommendation 4ICANN should study the possibility of enhancing and increasing the role of Liaisons between its different Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations (AC/SOs) to do away with the “silo culture”.

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colourGreen
titleClosed

Recommendation 5ICANN should examine how best to ensure that end-users remain at the heart of the accountability process in all aspects pertaining to the transition of stewardship of the IANA function.

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colourGreen
titleClosed

Recommendation 6ICANN's MSM should serve as the reference in encouraging all participants (individuals or parties) to declare and update existing or potential conflicts-of-interest, each time a vote takes place or consensus is sought.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 7A periodic review of ICANN's MSM should be performed to ensure that the processes and the composition of ICANN's constituent parts adequately address the relevant decision-making requirements in the Corporation.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 8The ALAC has the duty to keep track of action taken on all of the above recommendations.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 9ICANN should open regional offices with a clear strategy, subject to a cost-benefit analysis, focusing on the areas where the access to the Internet is growing, and where such growth is more likely to occur.

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colourGreen
titleClosed

Recommendation 10The next evolution of language services must adopt further extension of live scribing for all meetings and generally extend the current interpretation and translation processes and make translation available in a timely manner.

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colourGreen
titleClosed

Recommendation 11ICANN must implement a range of services to facilitate access according to various criteria (gender; cultural diversity) and user needs (disabilities, etc).

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colourGreen
titleClosed

Recommendation 12In collaboration with At-Large Structures, ICANN should put in place campaigns to raise awareness and extend education programmes across underrepresented regions.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 13ICANN should review the overall balance of stakeholder representation to ensure that appropriate consideration is given to all views, proportionally to their scope and relevance.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 14ICANN should adjust its contractual framework to minimize conflict between its requirements and relevant national laws.

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titleClosed

Recommendation 15ICANN should examine the possibility of modifying its legal structure befitting a truly global organization, and examine appropriate legal and organizational solutions.Closed
Recommendation 16ICANN needs to improve their direct communications regardless of time zones.Closed
Recommendation 17ICANN needs to be sensitive to the fact that social media are blocked in certain countries and, in conjunction with technical bodies, promote credible alternatives.Closed
Recommendation 18Support end-users to take part in policy development.Closed
Recommendation 19Eliminate barriers to participation and engagement with ICANN processes and practices.Closed
Recommendation 20Input the user perspective, wherever necessary, to advance accountability, transparency and policy development within ICANN.Closed
Recommendation 21Encourage public campaigns on using the Internet for education, information, creativity and empowerment.

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titleCanceled

Recommendation 22Members of the general public should be able to participate in ICANN on an issue-by-issue basis. Information on the ICANN website should, where practical, be in clear and non-technical language.Closed
Recommendation 23The roles and jurisdiction of the Ombudsman should be expanded. The ICANN website should provide a clear and simple way for the public to make complaints.Closed
Recommendation 24(a)Both the areas of the (a) Ombudsman and (b) Contractual Compliance should report regularly on the complaints they received, resolved, pending resolution and actions taken to address issues raised by unresolved complaints.Closed
Recommendation 24(b)Both the areas of (a) Ombudsman and (b) Contractual Compliance should report regularly on the complaints they received, resolved, pending resolution and actions taken to address issues raised by unresolved complaints.Closed
Recommendation 25To enhance ICANN's community effort on building a culture of Transparency and Accountability, as called for in the recommendations of ATRT2, oversight of the Board's decisions now requires an effective mechanism of checks and balances, capable of providing true multi-stakeholder oversight and effective remedies.Closed
Recommendation 26Current policy management processes within ICANN are insufficient. ICANN must implement a workable Policy Management Process System, available for use across the SO/ACs, in order to: enhance Knowledge Management, improve the effectiveness of all ICANN volunteer communities, improve cross-community policy-specific activity, enhance policy development metrics,facilitate multilingual engagement, create a taxonomy of policy categories, provide policy development history as an aid for newcomers.Closed
Recommendation 27The Board must implement ATRT2 Recommendation 9.1, regarding Formal Advice from Advisory Committees.Closed
Recommendation 28The ALAC should work with all RALOs and ALSes to map the current expertise and interests in their membership, to identify Subject Matter Experts and facilitate policy communication.Closed
Recommendation 29The ALAC should implement an automated system for tracking topics of interest currently being discussed among the various RALOs, and accessible by everyone.Closed
Recommendation 30For each Public Comment process, SOs and ACs should be adequately resourced to produce impact statements.Closed
Recommendation 31ICANN and the ALAC should investigate the use of simple tools and methods to facilitate participation in public comments, and the use of crowdsourcing.Closed
Recommendation 32ICANN should ensure that all acronyms, terminology in its materials are clearly defined in simpler terms.Closed
Recommendation 33The ALAC should arrange more At-Large Capacity Building Webinars.Closed
Recommendation 34In collaboration with the global Internet user community, the ALAC shall reiterate the link between the fundamental rights of Internet users, and the Public Interest.Closed
Recommendation 35The ICANN Board should hold a minimum of one conference call with the At-Large Community in between ICANN Public Meetings.Closed
Recommendation 36The At-Large Community should envisage conference calls with other ACs and SOs in between ICANN public meetings to improve collaboration and engagement.Closed
Recommendation 37Additional logistical support from ICANN is needed to improve the At-Large wiki.Closed
Recommendation 38ICANN should ensure that its Beginner Guides are easily accessible.Closed
Recommendation 39ICANN should encourage open data best practices that foster re-use of the information by any third party.Closed
Recommendation 40ICANN should offer a process similar to the Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP), but applicable to short lead-time budget requests not related to travel.Closed
Recommendation 41The ALAC should work with the ICANN Board in seeking additional sources of funding for At-Large activities.Closed
Recommendation 42ICANN should enable annual face-to-face RALO assemblies, either at ICANN regional offices or in concert with regional events.Closed
Recommendation 43RALOs should encourage their inactive ALS representatives to comply with ALAC minimum participation requirements.Closed