5: Advice
Seek external expert advice Other Information:
ARTICLE XI-A: OTHER ADVISORY MECHANISMS Section 1. EXTERNAL EXPERT ADVICE 1. Purpose. The purpose of seeking external expert
advice is to allow the policy-development process within ICANN to take advantage of existing expertise that resides in the
public or private sector but outside of ICANN. In those cases where there are relevant public bodies with expertise, or where
access to private expertise could be helpful, the Board and constituent bodies should be encouraged to seek advice from such
expert bodies or individuals.
Stakeholder(s):
- ICANN Board: 2. Types of Expert Advisory Panels.
- Expert Advisor Appointment (Performer, Beneficiary): a. On its own initiative or at the suggestion of any ICANN body, the Board may appoint, or authorize the President to appoint,
Expert Advisory Panels consisting of public or private sector individuals or entities. If the advice sought from such Panels
concerns issues of public policy, the provisions of Section 1(3)(b) of this Article shall apply.
- Issue Referral (Performer, Beneficiary): b. In addition, in accordance with Section 1(3) of this Article, the Board may refer issues of public policy pertinent to
matters within ICANN's mission to a multinational governmental or treaty organization.
- Governmental Advisory Committee: 3. Process for Seeking Advice-Public Policy Matters.
- Advice Recommendation (Performer, Beneficiary): a. The Governmental Advisory Committee may at any time recommend that the Board seek advice concerning one or more issues
of public policy from an external source, as set out above.
- Consultation (Performer): b. In the event that the Board determines, upon such a recommendation or otherwise, that external advice should be sought
concerning one or more issues of public policy, the Board shall, as appropriate, consult with the Governmental Advisory Committee
regarding the appropriate source from which to seek the advice and the arrangements, including definition of scope and process,
for requesting and obtaining that advice.
- Request Referral (Performer): c. The Board shall, as appropriate, transmit any request for advice from a multinational governmental or treaty organization,
including specific terms of reference, to the Governmental Advisory Committee, with the suggestion that the request be transmitted
by the Governmental Advisory Committee to the multinational governmental or treaty organization.
- Technical Liaison Group: Section 2. TECHNICAL LIAISON GROUP ... 2. TLG Organizations. The TLG shall consist of four organizations: the European Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI), the International Telecommunications Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T),
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
- Technical Advice Referral (Performer): 1. Purpose. The quality of ICANN's work depends on access to complete and authoritative information concerning the technical
standards that underlie ICANN's activities. ICANN's relationship to the organizations that produce these standards is therefore
particularly important. The Technical Liaison Group (TLG) shall connect the Board with appropriate sources of technical advice
on specific matters pertinent to ICANN's activities.
- Technical Information & Guidance (Performer): 3. Role. The role of the TLG organizations shall be to channel technical information and guidance to the Board and to other
ICANN entities. This role has both a responsive component and an active "watchdog" component, which involve the following
responsibilities:
- Information Request Response (Performer): a. In response to a request for information, to connect the Board or other ICANN body with appropriate sources of technical
expertise. This component of the TLG role covers circumstances in which ICANN seeks an authoritative answer to a specific
technical question. Where information is requested regarding a particular technical standard for which a TLG organization
is responsible, that request shall be directed to that TLG organization.
- Watchdog: b. As an ongoing "watchdog" activity, to advise the Board of the relevance and progress of technical developments in the areas
covered by each organization's scope that could affect Board decisions or other ICANN actions, and to draw attention to global
technical standards issues that affect policy development within the scope of ICANN's mission. This component of the TLG role
covers circumstances in which ICANN is unaware of a new development, and would therefore otherwise not realize that a question
should be asked.
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Technical Liaison (Performer)
- International Telecommunications Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
- Technical Liaison (Performer)
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Technical Liaison (Performer)
- Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
- Technical Liaison (Performer)
Objective(s):
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