Evolution of the Multistakeholder Model: Difference between revisions

In 2019, in developing ICANN’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025, the [[ICANN Community]] raised concerns about the [[ICANN Organization]]'s effectiveness, efficiency, and overall functioning. This feedback was the basis for strategic objectives on evolving ICANN’s [[Multistakeholder Model|MSM process]]. The [[ICANN Board]] asked a neutral facilitator with knowledge of ICANN and its processes to lead the data collection phase of the project, which was filled by [[Brian Cute]], former Chair of the [[First Accountability and Transparency Review|first]] and [[Second Accountability and Transparency Review|second Accountability and Transparency Review]] Teams. The community, [[ICANN Board|board]], and engaged over a nine-month period, including cross-community sessions at [[ICANN 64]], [[ICANN 65]], and [[ICANN 66]]) and three [[Public Comment]] proceedings.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/enhancing-effectiveness-multistakeholder-model-14oct20-en.pdf Enhancing the Effectiveness of the MSM, pg. 3, ICANN]</ref>

 

During its strategic planning process, the [[ICANN Board]] identified the improvement of ICANN's multistakeholder governance model as a core goal for the five-year strategic plan beginning in fiscal year 2021.<ref name="msmhome">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance-plan-improve-multistakeholder-model-2019-04-08-en ICANN.org - Governance Plan - Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model], April 8, 2019</ref>  

Through continued sessions at ICANN Meetings and the public comment process on the Draft Issues List, the Issues List was refined and condensed into a Final Issues List, published in June 2019.<ref name="finalissues">[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/evolving-multistakeholder-model-final-issues-list-20jun19-en.pdf Final Issues List - Evolving the MSM], June 20, 2019</ref> Brian Cute noted in a blog post that the intention was to continue the community dialogue at [[ICANN 65]].<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/evolving-icanns-multistakeholder-model-continuing-the-conversation-and-preparing-for-icann65-29-5-2019-en ICANN Blog - Evolving the MSM: Continuing the Conversation and Preparing for ICANN 65], May 29, 2019</ref> The Final Issues List substantially narrowed the range of issues being addressed, noting that some issues raised by the community were symptoms, rather than causes, of inefficiency in the multistakeholder model.<ref name="finalissues" /> The final list presented eleven issue clusters to focus on in the evolution of the MSM: