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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.
==Offices & Programs==
==Types==
ICANN's 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>
===External Accountability: Incorporated Status===
ICANN is incorporated as a non-profit public benefit corporation in California, United States, which means ICANN must abide by the laws of that California and country and can be called to account by the judicial system.
===Internal Accountability===
====The ICANN Bylaws====
The [[ICANN Bylaws]] are the internal rules by which the Corporation operates.
====The Representative Composition of the ICANN Board====
The [[ICANN Board]] draws its membership from community selection and through a Nominating Committee.
====Offices & Programs====
ICANN has created a number of offices and programs for the assessment and review of its level of accountability and transparency.
* Office of the [[Ombudsman]]
* [[ICANN Anonymous Hotline Policy]]<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icann-anonymous-hotline-policy-04nov21-en.pdf Hotline Policy Document V. 3.0, ICANN]</ref> and Procedures for the Hotline Committee (ICANN’s General Counsel and Secretary, Deputy General Counsel, and Senior Vice President of Global Human Resource)<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icann-procedures-handling-reports-anonymous-hotline-04nov21-en.pdf Procedures for Handling Hotline Reports, ICANN version Nov 4, 2021]</ref>
=====Senior Staff=====
The senior staff of ICANN serve as officers of the organization and are elected annually by the Board.
====NomCom====
The [[Nominating Committee]] is representative of the [[ICANN Community]] so that it can select appropriate members for the ICANN Board. The size of the committee and the breadth of representation are meant to ensure that it cannot be captured by one interest group or allow individuals to force their ideas onto others.
===Financial Accountability===
There are three stages in the ICANN financial accountability framework:
# ''planning'', which encompasses Strategic Planning, Operational Planning, and budgeting. In the first six months of each fiscal year, ICANN develops its three-year strategic plan; in the second six months of the year, ICANN develops the operating plan and the budget for the next fiscal year;
# ''monitoring'', part of which includes the ICANN Board's two committees for reviewing ICANN’s financial affairs: the Finance Committee and the Audit Committee; and
# ''reporting'', part of which includes the Audit Committee's presentation to the Board of a final audited set of accounts following the end of the fiscal year, an audit report examining the standard of compliance with accounting standards, and the posting of final accounts on ICANN's website.
==Reporting==
==Reporting==
===Accountability Indicators===
===Accountability Indicators===
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.
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.
===ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy===
===ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy===
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>
ICANN org has also established the [[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]] have 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:
* [[ICANN Empowered Community]],
* [[ICANN Empowered Community]],
* [[Reconsideration]],
* [[Reconsideration]],
* [[IRP|Independent Review]], and
* [[IRP|Independent Review]], and
* The office of the [[Ombudsman]]
* The office of the [[Ombudsman]].
==History==
==History==
Enhancing ICANN Accountability is inherently intertwined with the IANA Stewardship Transition. In fact, there may not be any specific topic surrounding the transition that carries more weight than the outcome of the process for Enhancing ICANN Accountability.
Enhancing ICANN Accountability is inherently intertwined with the IANA Stewardship Transition. In fact, there may not be any specific topic surrounding the transition that carries more weight than the outcome of the process for Enhancing ICANN Accountability.
==CCWG-Accountability==
==Reviewing and Improving ICANN's Accountability==
===CCWG-Accountability===
The [[Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability|CCWG-Accountability]] was developed in response to a community that did not believe that the [[ICANN Board]]’s proposal adequately met the needs of the global [[Multistakeholder Model|multistakeholder community]]. The accountability process that was originally designed by ICANN received unfavorable public comments, resulting in a revised proposal. After the revised version, the suggestion of a two-tier working group once again received a negative response during the [[Public Comment]] period. ICANN stakeholders submitted a joint rejection letter to the ICANN Board demanding a community-driven approach.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-enhancing-accountability-06sep14/pdfggcThDbfOp.pdf Stakeholders Joint Letter]</ref>
The [[Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability|CCWG-Accountability]] was developed in response to a community that did not believe that the [[ICANN Board]]’s proposal adequately met the needs of the global [[Multistakeholder Model|multistakeholder community]]. The accountability process that was originally designed by ICANN received unfavorable public comments, resulting in a revised proposal. After the revised version, the suggestion of a two-tier working group once again received a negative response during the [[Public Comment]] period. ICANN stakeholders submitted a joint rejection letter to the ICANN Board demanding a community-driven approach.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-enhancing-accountability-06sep14/pdfggcThDbfOp.pdf Stakeholders Joint Letter]</ref>
There was no final proposal for review at [[ICANN 54]] in Dublin.
There was no final proposal for review at [[ICANN 54]] in Dublin.
===Summary of Proposed Changes, November 2015===
====Summary of Proposed Changes, November 2015====
In a blog post from 15 November 2015, ICANN outlined a summary of changes proposed by the CCWG. They are as follows:
In a blog post from 15 November 2015, ICANN outlined a summary of changes proposed by the CCWG. They are as follows:
* A revised Mission statement for the ICANN Bylaws that sets out what ICANN does. This Mission statement clarifies but does not change ICANN's historic mission
* A revised Mission statement for the ICANN Bylaws that sets out what ICANN does. This Mission statement clarifies but does not change ICANN's historic mission
<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>
==Expected Standards of Behavior==
===Accountability and Transparency Reviews===
Following the [[Affirmation of Commitments]], [[ICANN]] enshrined its commitment to ensuring the accountability and transparency of its decision-making in its bylaws and began reviewing the organization's fulfillment of this commitment in 2010 with the [[First Accountability and Transparency Review]]. Since then, a [[Second Accountability and Transparency Review]] and [[Third Accountability and Transparency Review]] have followed.
==References==
==References==
[[Category:Concepts]]
[[Category:Concepts]]