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| '''GNSO''' | | '''GNSO''' |
| :''Main article: [[GNSO#GNSO Policy Development Process|GNSO PDP]]'' | | :''Main article: [[GNSO#GNSO Policy Development Process|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]]. | + | : 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]]). |
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| '''ccNSO''' | | '''ccNSO''' |
| :''Main article: [[ccNSO#ccNSO Policy Development Process|ccNSO PDP]]'' | | :''Main article: [[ccNSO#ccNSO Policy Development Process|ccNSO PDP]]'' |
− | : The ccNSO develops policies on [[ccTLD]]. The PDP of the ccNSO is outlined in Annex B of the [[ICANN Bylaws]].<br /> | + | : The ccNSO develops policies on [[ccTLD]]s. The PDP of the ccNSO is outlined in Annex B of the [[ICANN Bylaws]].<br /> |
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| '''ASO''' | | '''ASO''' |
| :''Main article: [[ASO#Policymaking Process|ASO PDP]]'' | | :''Main article: [[ASO#Policymaking Process|ASO PDP]]'' |
− | : The role of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) in ICANN policymaking, outlined in the [[Memorandum of Understanding]], concerns the operation, assignment, and management of Internet 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]]. | + | : 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]]. |
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| 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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| '''RSSAC''' | | '''RSSAC''' |
− | :Main article: [[RSSAC#Advisories|RSSAC PADP]] | + | :''Main article: [[RSSAC#RSSAC Policy Advice Development|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.<br /> | | : 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 /> |
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| ==Working Groups== | | ==Working Groups== |
− | Every ICANN body relies on [[Working Group]]s to propose or develop policies. 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 | + | 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 |
| * Too few members within a working group can slow PDP; | | * 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 | | * 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 |