Changes

'''PDP Updates''' are one-page documents prepared by ICANN staff to inform the Governmental Advisory Committee ([[GAC]]) and other interested parties about potential opportunities to engage in and contribute to on-going GNSO PDP efforts. They are published on a regular basis and translations of these can be found on the GAC website.

'''PDP Updates''' are one-page documents prepared by ICANN staff to inform the Governmental Advisory Committee ([[GAC]]) and other interested parties about potential opportunities to engage in and contribute to on-going GNSO PDP efforts. They are published on a regular basis and translations of these can be found on the GAC website.

==PDP working groups==

==PDP Working Groups==

The working groups that propose such policy development processes consist of volunteer members, who can be either individuals or representatives from an organization. In order to ratify the PDP there is a need for consensus. Due to the fact that working groups consist of volunteers, various problems can occur such as:

Every ICANN body relies on [[Working Group]]s to propose or develop policies. Working groups consist of volunteer members, who can act as individuals or representatives of an organization. They play a key role in the ratification of policies by engaging in dialogue and seek consensus among their members. Working groups can encounter various problems, such as

* If the number of members within a working group is too small, then the development process is slowed down and achievements are more difficult to be achieved;

* Too few members within a working group can slow PDP;

* If the number of members within a working group is too large, then a consensus is more difficult to be reached due to different opinion and the development process can be delayed;

* Too many members within a working group can make a consensus more difficult to reach due to differences in opinion and delays in the PDP; and

* The lack of experience and knowledge of some members can complicate the development process.

* A lack of experience and knowledge can complicate the PDP.

 

See [[PDP-WT]].

==The GPDP==

==The GPDP==