ICANN Reviews
As a public service organization, ICANN's bylaws establish the scope and direction of the organization's mission, commitments, and core values.[1] The Bylaws specify review processes for ICANN and its stakeholder organizations.[2] The review processes are designed to ensure that ICANN is performing its mission in the best way possible.[3] Reviews aim to evaluate the health of the multistakeholder model, ICANN transparency and accountability, organizational effectiveness, and the security and stability of the DNS.[3]
Specific Reviews
ICANN's operations are subject to periodic Specific Reviews, enumerated in Article 4.6 of the bylaws:[4]
- Accountability and Transparency (ATRT) - focused on ICANN operations[5]
- Security, Stability, & Resiliency (SSR) - focused on the DNS[6]
- Registration Directory Service (RDS/WHOIS) - focused on registration data and public access to registration information[7]
- Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice (CCT) - ushered in as part of the New gTLD Program, this review is focused on the domain marketplace and the experience of registrants and other consumers[8]
Timing & Process
Organizational Review
Each supporting organization and advisory committee, as well as the Nominating Committee are periodically reviewed pursuant to Article 4.4 of the Bylaws.[9]
References
- ↑ ICANN Bylaws, Article 1
- ↑ ICANN Bylaws - Articles 4.4-4.6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ICANN.org - Review Dashboard
- ↑ ICANN.org - Specific (Article 4.6) Reviews
- ↑ ICANN.org - Accountability & Transparency Review
- ↑ ICANN.org - Security, Stability, & Resiliency Review
- ↑ ICANN.org - Registration Directory Service Review
- ↑ ICANN.org - Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice
- ↑ ICANN.org - Organizational Reviews