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Revision as of 14:53, 19 January 2021
A Policy Development Process (PDP) is a set of practices used in the creation or change of policies related to ICANN and its constituencies. PDP refers to the steps an organization takes to fulfill its objectives, generate its guidelines, and structure its actions.
All policy recommendations are formed and refined by ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and influenced by ICANN's Advisory Committees (ACs).
ICANN Body Policymaking
Every SO has its own PDP.
GNSO
- Main article: GNSO PDP
- The PDP for the GNSO is outlined in Annex A of the ICANN Bylaws.
ccNSO
- Main article: ccNSO PDP
- The PDP of the ccNSO is outlined in Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws.
ASO
- Main article: ASO PDP
- The role of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) in ICANN policymaking is outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
Every AC has its own policy advice development process (PADP).
GAC
- Main article: GAC PADP
ALAC
- Main article: ALAC PADP
- The ALAC shares its advice through the Public Comment Proceedings.
SSAC
- Main article: SSAC PADP
- The SSAC generates advisories.
RSSAC
- Main article: RSSAC PADP
- The RSSAC generates advisories.
ICANN Policy Development Support Staff
ICANN strives to develop policy by means of consensus because the organization believes it offers the best way to attract support and generate compliance throughout the entire global Internet community.[1] Toward this end, ICANN provides a 32-person Policy Development Support Team from around the world to assist and shepherd policy and advice development.[2]
Work Products
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
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:
- 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;
- 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;
- The lack of experience and knowledge of some members can complicate the development process.
See PDP-WT.
The GPDP
The GPDP is an acronym used for "Generic Policy Development Process" and represents a tool used to improve the quality of regulatory interventions by providing explicit but generic processes for clear and effective regulatory development.[3]