Final Recommendations - Feasibility & Prioritization

Rec #	Language	Cost/Benefit (ease of implementation and impact)	GNSO Capacity?	Alignment with Strategic Direction?	Dependence and impact on other groups/work?	Need for additional information?
1	That the GNSO develop and monitor metrics to evaluate the ongoing effectiveness of current outreach strategies and pilot programmes with regard to GNSO Working Groups (WGs) (as noted in the WG participation recommendations under section 5.4.5).	Easy Medium Hard	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No If yes, please indicate:
2	That the GNSO develop and fund more targeted programmes to recruit volunteers and broaden participation in PDP WGs, given the vital role volunteers play in Working Groups and policy development.	Easy Medium Hard	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No If yes, please indicate:
3	That the GNSO Council reduce or remove cost barriers to volunteer participation in WGs.	Easy Medium Hard	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No If yes, please indicate:
4	That the GNSO Council introduce non-financial rewards and recognition for volunteers.	Easy Medium Hard	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No	Yes No If yes, please indicate:
5	That, during each WG self-assessment, new members be asked how their input has been solicited and considered.
6	That the GNSO record and regularly publish statistics on WG participation (including diversity statistics).
7	That Stakeholder Groups (SGs) and Constituencies (Cs) engage more deeply with community members whose first language is other than English, as a means to overcoming language barriers.
8	That WGs should have an explicit role in responding to implementation issues related to policy they have developed.
9	That a formal Working Group leadership assessment programme be developed as part of the overall training and development programme.
10	That the GNSO Council develop criteria for WGs to engage a professional facilitator/moderator in certain situations.
11	That the face-to-face PDP WG pilot project be assessed when completed. If the results are beneficial, guidelines should be developed and support funding made available.
12	That ICANN assess the feasibility of providing a real-time transcripting service in audio conferences for WG meetings.
13	That the GNSO Council evaluate and, if appropriate, pilot a technology solution (such as Loomio or similar) to facilitate wider participation in WG consensus-based decision making.
14	That the GNSO further explores PDP ‘chunking’ and examines each potential PDP as to its feasibility for breaking into discrete stages.
15	That the GNSO continues current PDP Improvements Project initiatives to address timeliness of the PDP.
16	That a policy impact assessment (PIA) be included as a standard part of any policy process.
17	That the practice of Working Group self-evaluation be incorporated into the policy development process; and that these evaluations should be published and used as a basis for continual process improvement in the PDP.
18	That the GNSO Council evaluate post implementation policy effectiveness on an ongoing basis (rather than periodically as stated in the current GNSO Operating Procedures); and that these evaluations are analysed by the GNSO Council to monitor and improve the drafting and scope of future PDP Charters and facilitate the effectiveness of GNSO policy outcomes over time.
19	As strategic manager rather than a policy body the GNSO Council should continue to focus on ensuring that a WG has been properly constituted, has thoroughly fulfilled the terms of its charter and has followed due process.
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