[ALAC] ICANN President's Globalization Advisory Groups

[Rinalia Abdul Rahim]

Dear ALAC,

FYI on recent board resolution below.

Urgent work on Globalization of ICANN has just been mandated by the board,
which is timely given the increased international scrunity and pressure for
change.  The work is critical and will likely require community input.  I
hope there is sufficient energy left to go around (there are so many
initiatives running in parallel, all drawing from the same pool).

Best regards,

Rinalia

> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-17feb14-en.htm
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> Approved Board Resolutions | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board
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> 17 February 2014
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> President's Globalization Advisory Groups
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> Whereas, the multistakeholder model has matured in response to the many
challenges of exponential growth in the Internet, so ICANN must continue to
evolve and grow in response to those challenges.
>
> Whereas, ICANN's mission and responsibilities are to the global community
and stakeholders worldwide.
>
> Whereas, as a multistakeholder organization ICANN must evolve to fully
execute its narrow mission, which is to coordinate, at the overall level,
the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and be in a position
to meet new challenges whether operational, policy, political or technical.
>
> Whereas, in order for ICANN to fully execute its mission as a
multistakeholder organization and be in a position to meet operational,
policy, political, or technical challenges, there must be an evolution of
the globalization of ICANN.
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> Whereas, the globalization of ICANN includes, among other things:
strengthening and continuing to evolve and improve ICANN as a
multistakeholder organization; and contributing as a partner in the
Internet eco-system to strengthen awareness and the evolution of
multistakeholder Internet governance and cooperation in a manner that
ensures the continued flexibility to adapt to emerging issues.
>
> Whereas, on 28 September 2013, the ICANN Board authorized the CEO to,
among other things, "work with other key organizations and leaders to
establish a coalition towards the formation of a movement or initiative"
("Coalition"), in order to address increasing concerns regarding the
effectiveness of a "global, open, multi-stakeholder Internet governance
system."
>
>
> Whereas, the President and CEO has executed the mandate of the 28
September 2013 Board resolution and has helped facilitate a number of
activities, including:
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> (i) the expansion and launch of a previously announced strategy panel now
entitled "Panel on the Future of Internet Governance;"
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> (ii) development of and participation in the "1net initiative"; and
>
> (iii) encouraging the establishment of and support for a meeting on
multistakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take place in
Brazil in April 2014.
>
>
> Whereas, on 17 November 2013, the Board approved
Resolution2013.11.17.01 directing the President and CEO to continue
supporting the three emerging and evolving initiatives and recognizing that
ICANN, as part of the Internet ecosystem, is just one of the many
participants providing resources and support to the following three
initiatives:
>
> (i) the expansion and launch of a previously announced strategy panel now
entitled "Panel on the Future of Internet Governance";
>
> (ii) development and participation in the "1net initiative"; and
>
> (iii) encouraging the establishment of and support for a meeting on
multistakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take place in
Brazil in April 2014.
>
> Whereas, in Resolution 2013.11.17.01, the Board noted that "without
strengthening a global, coherent approach to Internet governance, ongoing
and emerging issues will not be properly addressed in a collective,
collaborate way, which may inadvertently affect the operational unity of
the Internet, consistent with ICANN's mandate."
>
> Whereas, the continued globalization of ICANN must evolve in several
ways, including: partnerships in the broader Internet eco-system to
strengthen multistakeholder Internet governance frameworks; strengthening
ICANN itself, including affirmations of commitments and relationships among
the stakeholders; evolving the policy structures to serve and scale to the
needs of the global community, and identify opportunities for the future
legal structures and IANA globalization.
>
> Whereas, given the nature and breadth of issues involved with the
continued globalization efforts, ICANN has recognized the importance of the
timely establishment of groups of Board members to focus on given topic
areas, and then report and make recommendations to the President and CEO,
and the full Board, for consideration.
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> Whereas, as part of its continued globalization efforts, ICANN should
establish certain "President's Globalization Advisory Groups" composed of
Board members to address the following areas: Affirmation of Commitments
("AOC"), policy structures, legal structure, root server system, the IANA
multistakeholder accountability, and Internet governance.
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> Resolved (2014.02.17.01), the Board approves the creation of several
President's Globalization Advisory Groups in order to support further ICANN
globalization. These Advisory Groups of Board members are being set up to
provide guidance to the full Board in support of ICANN's globalization work
led by the President and CEO. The President's Globalization Advisory Groups
will meet with the community during ICANN 49 Singapore Meeting, and around
IETF 89, and other community meetings to discuss the ICANN globalization
issues. The President's Globalization Advisory Groups will then make
recommendations to the Board, which the Board will report during ICANN 50
London Meeting.
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> These Advisory Groups will deal with the following topics:
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> Affirmation of Commitments ("AOC");
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> policy structures;
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> legal structure;
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> root server system;
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> the IANA multistakeholder accountability; and,
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> Internet governance.
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> The President and CEO will announce the composition of these Advisory
Groups within two days following the posting of this resolution at
http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/globalization-19feb14-en.pdf [see
attached]; the President and CEO shall have the authority to change the
Advisory Groups and their composition from time to time, without requiring
a further resolution.
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> RATIONALE FOR RESOLUTION 2014.02.17.01
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> This resolution is a continuation of the Board's 28 September 2013 and 17
November resolutions providing ICANN's President and CEO with a mandate to
explore how ICANN could coordinate with stakeholders from across the globe
to address the pressing issue of the future of Internet governance. On 28
September 2013, the Board directed the President and CEO to work towards
the establishment of a coalition to start an effort to form an Internet
cooperation agenda, and to do so in a manner consistent with ICANN's
mission. Following the September meeting, the President and CEO executed
the mandate of the 28 September 2013 Board resolution and helped facilitate
a number of activities, including: (i) the expansion and launch of a
previously announced strategy panel now entitled "Panel on the Future of
Internet Governance;" (ii) development of and participation in the "1net
initiative"; and (iii) encouraging the establishment of and support for a
meeting on multi-stakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take
place in Brazil in April 2014.
>
> On 17 November 2013, the Board approved Resolution2013.11.17.01 directing
the CEO to continue supporting the three emerging and evolving initiatives
and recognizes that ICANN, as part of the Internet ecosystem, is just one
of the many participants providing resources and support to the following
initiatives: (i) the expansion and launch of a previously announced
strategy panel now entitled "Panel on the Future of Internet Governance";
(ii) development and participation in the "1net initiative"; and (iii)
encouraging the establishment of and support for a meeting on
multi-stakeholder Internet governance that is now likely to take place in
Brazil in April 2014. The Board also noted in Resolution 2013.11.17.01 that
"without strengthening a global, coherent approach to Internet governance,
ongoing and emerging issues will not be properly addressed in a collective,
collaborate way, which may inadvertently affect the operational unity of
the Internet, consistent with ICANN's mandate."
>
> ICANN and the multistakeholder model have been exposed to many
challenges, and ICANN must evolve to face the challenges. ICANN's mission
and responsibilities are to the global community and stakeholders
worldwide. To remain accountable to ICANN's mission and community, the
Board recognizes that as a multistakeholder organization ICANN must evolve
to fully execute on its mission, and be in a position to meet the
challenges whether operational, political or technical.
>
> The continued globalization of ICANN must evolve in several ways,
including: partnerships in the broader Internet eco-system to strengthen
multistakeholder Internet governance frameworks; strengthening ICANN
itself, including affirmations of commitments and relationships among the
stakeholders; evolving the policy structures to serve and scale to the
needs of the global community, and identify opportunities for the future
legal structures and IANA globalization.
>
> This is an Organizational Administrative Function for which public
comment is not required.
>
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