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'''GNSO'''
 
'''GNSO'''
 
:''Main article: [[GNSO#GNSO Policy Development Process|GNSO PDP]]''
 
:''Main article: [[GNSO#GNSO Policy Development Process|GNSO PDP]]''
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:The PDP for the GNSO is outlined in Annex A of the [[ICANN Bylaws]].
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: The GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending [[gTLD]] policies to the [[ICANN Board]]. The PDP for the GNSO is outlined in Annex A of the [[ICANN Bylaws]]. Under certain circumstances, the GNSO can initiate an Expedited Policy Development Process ([[EPDP#Background on the EPDP|EPDP]]).  
  
 
'''ccNSO'''
 
'''ccNSO'''
 
:''Main article: [[ccNSO#ccNSO Policy Development Process|ccNSO PDP]]''
 
:''Main article: [[ccNSO#ccNSO Policy Development Process|ccNSO PDP]]''
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:The PDP of the ccNSO is outlined in Annex B of the [[ICANN Bylaws]].<br />
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: The ccNSO develops policies on [[ccTLD]]s. The PDP of the ccNSO is outlined in Annex B of the [[ICANN Bylaws]].<br />
  
 
'''ASO'''
 
'''ASO'''
 
:''Main article: [[ASO#Policymaking Process|ASO PDP]]''
 
:''Main article: [[ASO#Policymaking Process|ASO PDP]]''
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:The role of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) in ICANN policymaking is outlined in the [[Memorandum of Understanding]].
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: The role of the ASO in ICANN policymaking, outlined in the [[Memorandum of Understanding]], concerns the operation, assignment, and management of [[IP]] addresses. The ASO compiles and reviews policies that have already undergone the regional PDP within each of the five [[RIR]]s, after which it passes the unified, ratified version of the original policy to the [[ICANN Board]].  
  
 
Every [[AC]] has its own policy advice development process (PADP).<br />
 
Every [[AC]] has its own policy advice development process (PADP).<br />
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'''GAC'''
 
'''GAC'''
 
:''Main article: [[GAC#GAC Policy Advice Development Process|GAC PADP]]''
 
:''Main article: [[GAC#GAC Policy Advice Development Process|GAC PADP]]''
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: The GAC advises the ICANN Board on issues related to governments, especially when ICANN's policies intersect with laws or international agreements.<br />
  
 
'''ALAC'''
 
'''ALAC'''
 
:''Main article: [[ALAC#The Role of the ALAC|ALAC PADP]]''
 
:''Main article: [[ALAC#The Role of the ALAC|ALAC PADP]]''
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:The ALAC shares its advice through the [[Public Comment]] Proceedings.<br />
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: The ALAC considers the interests of individual Internet users and develops advice that it shares through the [[Public Comment]] Proceedings.<br />
  
 
'''SSAC'''
 
'''SSAC'''
 
:''Main article: [[SSAC#How does SSAC work?|SSAC PADP]]''
 
:''Main article: [[SSAC#How does SSAC work?|SSAC PADP]]''
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:The SSAC generates advisories.<br />
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: The SSAC, which is invite-only, generates advisories through which it provides guidance to the ICANN Board on the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.<br />
  
 
'''RSSAC'''
 
'''RSSAC'''
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:Main article: [[RSSAC#Advisories|RSSAC PADP]]
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:''Main article: [[RSSAC#RSSAC Policy Advice Development|RSSAC PADP]]''
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:The RSSAC generates advisories.<br />
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: The RSSAC generates advisories through which it guides the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.<br />
  
 
==ICANN Policy Development Support Staff==
 
==ICANN Policy Development Support Staff==
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===Work Products===
 
===Work Products===
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[[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.
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'''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.
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To prepare the community for Public Meetings, the Policy Development Support Staff make '''presentations''', which they share a week or two before each meeting.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en ICANN presentations]</ref>
  
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==PDP working groups==
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==Working Groups==
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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:
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Every ICANN body relies on [[Working Group]]s or [[Working Group#ICANN Work Parties|Work Parties]] to propose or develop policies or advice. Working groups consist of volunteer members, who can act as individuals or representatives of an organization. They play a key role in the ratification of policies by engaging in dialogue and seek consensus among their members. Working groups can encounter various problems, such as
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* 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;
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* Too few members within a working group can slow PDP;
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* 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;
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* Too many members within a working group can make a consensus more difficult to reach due to differences in opinion and delays in the PDP; and
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* The lack of experience and knowledge of some members can complicate the development process.
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* A lack of experience and knowledge can complicate the PDP.
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See [[PDP-WT]].
 
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==The GPDP==
 
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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.<ref>[http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentTOC____9285.aspx GPDP]</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:52, 21 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 GNSO is responsible for developing and recommending gTLD policies to the ICANN Board. The PDP for the GNSO is outlined in Annex A of the ICANN Bylaws. Under certain circumstances, the GNSO can initiate an Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP).

ccNSO

Main article: ccNSO PDP
The ccNSO develops policies on ccTLDs. The PDP of the ccNSO is outlined in Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws.

ASO

Main article: ASO PDP
The role of the ASO in ICANN policymaking, outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding, concerns the operation, assignment, and management of IP addresses. The ASO compiles and reviews policies that have already undergone the regional PDP within each of the five RIRs, after which it passes the unified, ratified version of the original policy to the ICANN Board.

Every AC has its own policy advice development process (PADP).

GAC

Main article: GAC PADP
The GAC advises the ICANN Board on issues related to governments, especially when ICANN's policies intersect with laws or international agreements.

ALAC

Main article: ALAC PADP
The ALAC considers the interests of individual Internet users and develops advice that it shares through the Public Comment Proceedings.

SSAC

Main article: SSAC PADP
The SSAC, which is invite-only, generates advisories through which it provides guidance to the ICANN Board on the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.

RSSAC

Main article: RSSAC PADP
The RSSAC generates advisories through which it guides the ICANN community and Board on the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System.

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. To prepare the community for Public Meetings, the Policy Development Support Staff make presentations, which they share a week or two before each meeting.[3]

Working Groups

Every ICANN body relies on Working Groups or Work Parties to propose or develop policies or advice. Working groups consist of volunteer members, who can act as individuals or representatives of an organization. They play a key role in the ratification of policies by engaging in dialogue and seek consensus among their members. Working groups can encounter various problems, such as

  • Too few members within a working group can slow PDP;
  • Too many members within a working group can make a consensus more difficult to reach due to differences in opinion and delays in the PDP; and
  • A lack of experience and knowledge can complicate the PDP.

References

  1. ↑ ICANN policy development
  2. ↑ ICANN Policy Staff
  3. ↑ ICANN presentations
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