WT A drafts of suggested ALAC public comment on ATRT draft recommendations
Yrjo, 15 Nov 2010 -- Draft 1
The ATRT has done a commendable job in assessing the role and effectiveness of the GAC and its interaction with the Board, putting on the record, among other things, that there is no agreement on what constitutes the advice of the GAC to the Board, and suggesting that there should be a more formal, documented process in asking for and giving that advice.
That there should be need for improvement in this regard concerning the GAC, whose status and role are already enshrined in the Bylaws, raises an obvious question about the role of the other Advisory Committees. If their advisory role in the ICANN structure is meant to be taken seriously, they too would benefit from improvements like those suggested by the ATRT for the GAC. As a minimum, there should be provisions about the modalities of their advisory processes, including what happens if the advice is not taken.
The ALAC Improvements work team A is going to suggest Bylaw changes along these lines as far as the ALAC is concerned.
Yrjo notes:
- Of course, the ATRT was specifically asked to discuss the role and effectiveness of the GAC only, not those of other AC's. However, their finding that there is no consensus even about what constitutes GAC advice, could be used to highlight the even less satisfactory situation in connection with other AC's.
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