[lac-discuss-en] [lac-discuss-es] Fwd: [Internet Policy] ISOC Board's CoI Policy

Thu Feb 4 19:14:00 UTC 2021

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Lion,

 Thank you very much for making the community aware of this important
 notice. It guides us a lot to understand how far it can go, and where
 no, the compatibility between our very diverse activities and interests.

 In this case, without a doubt, the criteria applied by the Audit Committee
 of the ISOC Board has a relevant echo for LACRALO, all the more so since
 outlines ISOC's own old and recent experience. The promotion of
 A commercial interest or in business development does generate a
 structural confrontation with the representation of users and clients
 of those businesses.

 Also relevant is a set of learning acquired by the
 societies in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in their stubborn and
 top fight against corruption. In particular I highlight that in Mexico -
 where corruption seems an endemic evil impossible to eradicate -
 conflicts of interest of the type described in the previous paragraph disable
 not only to the person directly involved, but to their associates of
 businesses and close relatives (in Mexico at this time they discuss
 rules that oblige to declare family interests up to the third
 degree, and relationships not formalized through legal instruments but which
 may or may not produce a conscious limitation to the independence of
 action). It is also true that there are scandalous cases of civil servants
 indicted for corruption and released from prosecution by the authorities
 but they are, what has been said, scandalous.

 Let us take the necessary precautions to keep our
 community on this topic.

 Alexander Pisanty

 On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 1:00 PM León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <
 leonfelipe at sanchez.mx> wrote: 

> Estimados compañeros de LACRALO, considero que el correo abajo citado
> puede ser de interés por tratarse de un destacado personaje de nuestra
> región a quien, sin duda, procede agradecer por su trabajo en diferentes
> capacidades y organizaciones.
>
> Es una pérdida para ISOC pero una ganancia para la GNSO e ICANN.
>
> Saludos,
>
>
> León
>
> Inicio del mensaje reenviado:
>
> *De: *Gonzalo Camarillo via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org
> >
> *Asunto: **[Internet Policy] ISOC Board's CoI Policy*
> *Fecha: *4 de febrero de 2021, 2:47:00 GMT-6
> *Para: *ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>
> *Responder a: *Gonzalo Camarillo <gonzalo.camarillo at ericsson.com>
>
> Hi,
>
> as my fellow Trustee Heather West communicated to you last November in her
> note below, the Board would conduct a review of the “Independent Policy
> Review” section of the Conflict of Interest Policy (CoI).  Upon evaluation
> by the Governance Committee and discussion amongst the Board, a resolution
> was passed on January 26th, 2021, to approve clarifications to the Conflict
> of Interest Policy for Trustees and Board-designated Officers.
>
> The clarified policy
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ISOC-Conflict-of-Interest-Policy-and-Disclosure-Form-Jan-26-2021.pdf>
>  states that *“individuals who sit on a board or hold other leadership
> positions in organizations that operate in ISOC's areas of engagement shall
> not serve as trustees, unless their participation is on behalf of or at the
> request of ISOC's Board. Such organizations include any organization that
> by its nature or purpose makes policies or engages in advocacy for changes
> to laws, regulations, or rules that might adversely impact ISOC or its
> financial stability, or that might conflict with ISOC’s own advocacy
> positions or the accomplishment of its mission. *
>
> *In addition, individuals who are appointed or elected to roles in the
> policy development process of these organizations shall not serve if those
> roles have rights or responsibilities beyond those open to the general
> public. Participating in a strictly advisory role or in a role that is open
> to members of the general public does not constitute a conflict under this
> policy, except to the degree that conflicts may arise under other
> provisions of this policy."*
>
> As a result of the changes made to the CoI policy, Olga Cavalli, who was
> recently appointed as a member of the GNSO Council, the Generic Names
> Supporting Organization – a policy-development body that develops and
> recommends policies relating to generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to the
> ICANN Board – has tendered her resignation as member of the Internet
> Society Board of Trustees and the Internet Society Foundation Board of
> Trustees.
>
> Olga has not only been a Trustee for the past five years, but she has been
> an active member of the Internet Society community for over 15 years.  We
> are grateful for her dedicated service to the Board and, more importantly,
> to Internet Society’s mission.
>
> The vacancy left by Olga's resignation will be filled by appointing
> someone for the remaining year of her term.
>
> Sincerely
> Gonzalo Camarillo
> Chair of the Internet Society Board of Trustees
>
> --
> *From:* Heather West
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 4, 2020
> *Subject:* Message from Internet Society Audit Committee Chair
>
> As Chair of the Internet Society Audit Committee, I wanted to share an
> update with you.
>
> As you may know, the Audit Committee reviews the Conflict of Interest
> forms filed by members of the Board of Trustees and officers of the
> Internet Society to ensure that we are in compliance with our Conflict of
> Interest (“CoI”) policy.
>
> The CoI policy states that members of the Board of Trustees cannot hold a
> position in the policy development process in another organization
> operating in the Internet Society’s areas of engagement, and we are
> evaluating a situation where this restriction may be relevant. One of our
> Trustees has been appointed as a non-voting member to the GSNO Council, the
> Generic Names Supporting Organization – a policy-development body that
> develops and recommends policies relating to generic top-level domains
> (gTLDs) to the ICANN Board.
>
> The Internet Society has a long history of collaborating with our diverse
> community from around the world, and is committed to having vibrant and
> robust global engagement. We work across countries and cultures and seek
> diverse cross-organizational expertise. This makes us stronger—sound
> practices and clear policies are a critical part of that.
>
> We recognize that the expertise of our trustees is also valued by other
> groups. At the same time, our community is best served when board members
> are able to maintain their independence from other organizational interests
> that are in the Internet Society’s areas of engagement.
>
> While our CoI policy was adopted unanimously by the Board of Trustees
> earlier this year, the Board has determined that a section addressing a
> conflict under the “Independent Policy View” section needs further review.
> The Governance Committee will evaluate this section with the goal of
> providing its assessment and recommendations to the Board for further
> discussion.  We anticipate this work will be concluded by the time of our
> next Board of Trustees meeting.
>
> Below is the link to our Conflict of Interest policy on the Internet
> Society website.
> https://www.internetsociety.org/coi-policy/
> <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=3c166a90-638d53ac-3c162a0b-86b1886cfa64-4b32b20715cd1adb&q=1&e=4c4027ce-1199-4d9e-ad8a-6493b0e1a76a&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.internetsociety.org%2Fcoi-policy%2F>
>
> Sincerely,
> Heather West
> Audit Committee, Chair, Internet Society Board of Trustees
>
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