PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW:
On 30 November 2020, the ICANN Board approved recommendation 3.5 issued by the Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3), directing ICANN org to initiate the first Holistic Review as a pilot, “subject to prioritization and available resources” and “pursuant to community-agreed Terms of Reference and relevant elements of the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews.”
The purpose of this review is to:
a) define the inter-dependencies between future Holistic Reviews and other Specific and Organizational Reviews or Continuous Improvement Programs (CIP), and ongoing work streams,
b) address, based upon community input, methods for future Holistic Reviews including the make-up of the review teams and their role,
c) define the roles of the community structures, the Board and ICANN org, and whether, and if so how, external parties should be involved,
d) consider what Bylaws amendments may be necessary to ensure that future Holistic Reviews can be conducted in accordance with the Third Transparency and Accountability Review Team (ATRT3) recommendations and the findings of this review.
WHERE ARE WE IN THE PROCESS?
A Pilot Holistic Review Terms of Reference Development Team was formed to work collaboratively to develop the Terms of Reference for the Holistic Review Pilot. The team includes a subset of former ATRT3 members, of the Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board, facilitated by ICANN org.
The revised version of the ToR, developed by the PHR ToR Development Team, was published for public comment. Report is due on 20 December, 2023.
