Submitted to ATRT2 by David Olive on 25 February 2014
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Public Comment Process 7.1. The Board should explore mechanisms to improve Public Comment through adjusted time allotments, forward planning regarding the number of consultations given anticipated growth in participation, and new tools that facilitate participation. | The recommendation is aligned with ongoing ICANN commitments and plans. Additional preparation and assessment work will be needed to implement the recommendations as presented.
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7.2. The Board should establish a process under the Public Comment Process where those who commented or replied during the Public Comment and/or Reply Comment period(s) can request changes to the synthesis reports in cases where they believe the staff incorrectly summarized their comment(s) | 7.2 Staff is currently investigating this recommendation to determine how best to implement it.
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Staff will approach these public comment improvement recommendations in a phased manner: Phase I: Short-Term Actions/Improvements Phase II: Longer-Term Actions/Improvements Phase I - Staff intends to complete an outline of Phase I improvement tasks/activities before the London Public Meeting –including the possibility of conducting a Community survey (or Focus Group) to gather additional feedback on earlier improvements that could not be quantified/qualified by studying the Forums themselves. As part of separately orchestrated re-engineering effort inspired by the ICANN Labs initiative, some immediate design changes are already being made to the ICANN Public Comments pages on ICANN.org. Any potential survey work will likely be coordinated with an assessment of the success of the impending web site changes. |