In 2019, the ICANN Board initiated a project aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of ICANN's multistakeholder model – one of the strategic objectives outlined in ICANN's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2021-2025. This effort is critical to ensuring that the multistakeholder model is able to evolve and meet the ever-changing needs of ICANN's global community.
Following the launch of the project, the Board began soliciting input from the community, as part of larger discussions regarding the draft ICANN Operating and Financial Plan for FY 2021-2025. The discussion, facilitated by Brian Cute, Chair of the first and second Accountability and Transparency Review Teams (ATRT), identified six priority topics that the community believes to be hampering the effective and efficient functioning of ICANN's multistakeholder model, such as the prioritization of work and efficient use of resources.
In June 2020, the Board posted its paper, "Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps," for Public Comment. The paper lays out a comprehensive plan for continuous improvement of the multistakeholder model. Following the close of the Public Comment period in August, the Board worked to incorporate the community's input into an updated version of the paper, which is available here.
