[ALAC] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report

[Maureen Hilyard]

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*Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/q1EC0d08P90N0G02R0g4002>*

17 June 2020

*Open Date:* 16 June 2020 *Close Date:* 31 July 2020
*Originating Organization:* ICANN Organization – Multistakeholder Strategy
and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI)
*Categories/Tags:* Reviews/Improvements, Accountability/Transparency
*Brief Overview:*

On 1 June 2020, the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team
(ATRT3) submitted its final report
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/F18RP00sv0C0g2E2000EdN0> to the ICANN Board.

The report is now issued for Public Comment to inform Board action on the
ATRT3's final recommendations.

Per the Bylaws (Section 4.6(a)(vii)(C))
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/a0200P012C0800wEtRNE0gd> the Board shall
consider the final report
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/F18RP00sv0C0g2E2000EdN0> within six months of
receipt, i.e. by 1 December 2020. The Board will consider a feasibility
analysis and impact assessment of the implementation of recommendations,
which will take into account initial cost and resource estimates and
dependencies with other ongoing efforts within the community, and the
report of the Public Comment submissions received. The Board will then
direct implementation of the recommendations that were approved and provide
written rationale for the decision if any recommendations are not approved.

The ATRT3 Final Report
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/F18RP00sv0C0g2E2000EdN0> contains five
recommendations with regard to ICANN accountability and transparency in the
following areas:

   - Prioritization of review and Cross-Community Working Group on
   Enhancing ICANN Accountability, Work Stream 2 (WS2) recommendations
   - Amending Specific and Organizational Reviews
   - Accountability and transparency relating to Strategic and Operational
   Plans, including accountability indicators
   - Public input
   - Assessment of the implementation of ATRT2 recommendations

The ATRT3 makes a further suggestion in its 1 June 2020 letter
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/DCu000x0ER800E01PN2g0d2> to the ICANN Board,
on which the Board welcomes community feedback during this Public Comment
proceeding:

*"Given the recommendation in Section 8 of its report ATRT3 is proposing
significant changes to Organizational Reviews and Specific Reviews. ATRT3
strongly suggests that the ICANN Board implement a moratorium on launching
any new Organizational and Specific Reviews until it has made a decision on
this recommendation."*

The Accountability and Transparency Review is mandated by ICANN's
Bylaws (Article
4, Section 4.6 <https://newsalerts.icann.org/a0200P012C0800wEtRNE0gd>),
which require the review of *"ICANN's execution of its commitment to
maintain and improve robust mechanisms for public input, accountability,
and transparency so as to ensure that the outcomes of its decision-making
reflect the public interest and are accountable to the Internet community."*
*Link:*
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/atrt3-final-report-2020-06-16-en
<https://newsalerts.icann.org/v0080NHH0dPECgN1R022000>



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