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'''ICANN Accountability''' refers to [[ICANN]]'s commitment to maintaining and improving mechanisms for [[Public Comment|public input]], responsibility, and [[transparency]] so that ICANN’s decision-making processes reflect the public interest and are accountable to the Internet community.  
 
'''ICANN Accountability''' refers to [[ICANN]]'s commitment to maintaining and improving mechanisms for [[Public Comment|public input]], responsibility, and [[transparency]] so that ICANN’s decision-making processes reflect the public interest and are accountable to the Internet community.  
==Reporting==
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===Accountability Indicators===
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For a period of time, ICANN published a quantitative report of [[ICANN Accountability Indicators|accountability indicators]] to demonstrate progress toward [[ICANN Governance]] objectives, as outlined in the organization's strategic and operating plans.
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===Annual Reports===
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The indicator effort has since been folded into [[ICANN Organization]]'s [[Annual Report]], although it is unclear which indicators are still being tracked.
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===Transparency Report===
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ICANN also issues a "Transparency Report" at the end of each fiscal year, documenting statistics relevant to transparency efforts.<ref name="20ti">See, e.g. [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transparency-report-30jun20-en.pdf ICANN Transparency Report - 2019-20], June 30, 2020</ref> regarding the total percentage of internal process documents that are made publicly available.
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===ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy===
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ICANN org has also established the [[ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy]] to assist members of the public in obtaining information regarding ICANN's operations and decision-making.<ref name="didp">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/didp-2012-02-25-en ICANN.org - Documentary Information Disclosure Policy], last updated February 25, 2012</ref>
   
==Types==
 
==Types==
 
ICANN's 2007 Accountability and Transparency Draft Frameworks and Principles lists the types and sources of accountability that have been built into the organization since its inception.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/acct-trans-frameworks-principles-2007-06-23-en 2007 Accountability Draft Framework, ICANN]</ref>
 
ICANN's 2007 Accountability and Transparency Draft Frameworks and Principles lists the types and sources of accountability that have been built into the organization since its inception.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/acct-trans-frameworks-principles-2007-06-23-en 2007 Accountability Draft Framework, ICANN]</ref>
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=====Senior Staff=====
 
=====Senior Staff=====
 
====NomCom====
 
====NomCom====
   
===Financial Accountability===
 
===Financial Accountability===
 
There are three stages in the ICANN financial accountability framework:  
 
There are three stages in the ICANN financial accountability framework:  
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# monitoring, and  
 
# monitoring, and  
 
# reporting.
 
# reporting.
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==Reporting==
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===Accountability Indicators===
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For a period of time, ICANN published a quantitative report of [[ICANN Accountability Indicators|accountability indicators]] to demonstrate progress toward [[ICANN Governance]] objectives, as outlined in the organization's strategic and operating plans.
 +
===Annual Reports===
 +
The indicator effort has since been folded into [[ICANN Organization]]'s [[Annual Report]], although it is unclear which indicators are still being tracked.
 +
===Transparency Report===
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ICANN also issues a "Transparency Report" at the end of each fiscal year, documenting statistics relevant to transparency efforts.<ref name="20ti">See, e.g. [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/transparency-report-30jun20-en.pdf ICANN Transparency Report - 2019-20], June 30, 2020</ref> regarding the total percentage of internal process documents that are made publicly available.
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===ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy===
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ICANN org has also established the [[ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy]] to assist members of the public in obtaining information regarding ICANN's operations and decision-making.<ref name="didp">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/didp-2012-02-25-en ICANN.org - Documentary Information Disclosure Policy], last updated February 25, 2012</ref>
 
===Accountability Mechanisms===
 
===Accountability Mechanisms===
 
Amendments to the [[ICANN Bylaws]] established four [[Accountability Mechanisms]] for reviewing and reconsidering ICANN actions, inactions and decisions:  
 
Amendments to the [[ICANN Bylaws]] established four [[Accountability Mechanisms]] for reviewing and reconsidering ICANN actions, inactions and decisions:  
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<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-issues-formal-update-on-progress-made-in-and-after-icann54-in-dublin CCWG-Accountability Issues Formal Update. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.]</ref>
 
<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ccwg-accountability-issues-formal-update-on-progress-made-in-and-after-icann54-in-dublin CCWG-Accountability Issues Formal Update. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.]</ref>
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==Expected Standards of Behavior==
      
==References==
 
==References==
    
[[Category:Concepts]]
 
[[Category:Concepts]]
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