[council] ICANN Seeks Community Input on the Development of Transparency and Accountability Management Operating Principles

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ICANN Seeks Community Input on the Development of Transparency and 
Accountability Management Operating Principles
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16oct06.htm

As part of the Joint Project Agreement between the U.S. Department of 
Commerce and ICANN, the ICANN Board of Directors approved an Affirmation 
of Responsibilities see:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/responsibilities-affirmation-28sep06.htm
for ICANN's Private Sector Management. Points 2 and 3 of that document 
refer to ICANN's intention to continue to improve processes and 
procedures that encourage improved transparency and accountability. As 
part of this commitment to continuously improving transparency and 
accountability, ICANN is seeking input from the community on the 
development of a set of Management Operating Principles. These Operating 
Principles will set new standards for transparency and accountability 
for interactions within the ICANN community and between members of the 
community and staff. The first part of the consultation process seeks 
responses to a series of questions that will shape a first draft of the 
principles. Responses are sought by October 31, 2006. Based on the 
responses received and other research, a first draft of the principles 
will be published for community comment in November, 2006. It is hoped 
that the Management Operating Principles will be adopted by the Board as 
part of the Strategic Plan at the Sao Paulo meeting.
Specifically, ICANN is seeking responses to the following questions:

How would you define "transparency" in the ICANN context?
What standards of transparency are appropriate in ICANN operations and 
activity?
How would you define "accountability" in the ICANN context?
What standards of accountability are appropriate in ICANN operations and 
activity?
What specific processes and activities need to be included to ensure 
these standards are met?
Are there any innovative ideas on transparency and accountability that 
you believe have not yet been implemented that might apply to ICANN?
Please post comments to the Operating Principles forum:
principles-comments@xxxxxxxxx

View comments at http://forum.icann.org/lists/principles-comments/

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Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
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