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2012-06-28-COI
GAC Advice
2012-06-28-COI
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2012-06-28-COI
Communication
Ethics and Conflict of Interest
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- The GAC welcomes the ongoing work concerning ethics and conflicts of interest.
The GAC advises the Board
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- to proceed urgently with all the necessary steps to implement an effective and enforceable ethics and conflicts of interest policy, to strengthen ICANN governance framework both in the context of the new gTLD process and in all other areas of its activity.
GAC Acknowledgement of Register Entry
27 July 2012
Responsible Party
ICANN Board
Current Status/Communications Log
Board-Response-to-GAC-Prague-Communique_20121013.pdf
ICANN is completing a three-phase review and improvement plan of its conflicts of interest and ethics policies and processes. Experts in all three phases have indicated that ICANN does have an effective and enforceable conflicts of interest policy, and that improvements have already been made. This improvement effort continues. The Board has approved all recommendations from Jones Day (phase 1), taking account of public comment, and recommendations from Cooley (phase 2) have all been implemented. The new or revised documents that have been put into operation are (i) revised conflicts of interest policy; (ii) revised Code of Conduct; (iii) new Corporate Governance Guidelines; and (iv) revised Expected Standards of Behavior. ICANN has also implemented improvements to the location and accessibility of the documents. The public comment period has recently closed on the Independent Expert Report and recommendations, and comments are being synthesized for Board consideration. The Expert recommendations (phase 3) will become part of a report on Board actions on these issues, which will be posted for public comment and subsequent Board consideration.
Communication
Ethics and Conflict of Interest
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- The GAC welcomes the ongoing work concerning ethics and conflicts of interest.
The GAC advises the Board
-
- to proceed urgently with all the necessary steps to implement an effective and enforceable ethics and conflicts of interest policy, to strengthen ICANN governance framework both in the context of the new gTLD process and in all other areas of its activity.
GAC Acknowledgement of Register Entry
27 July 2012
Responsible Party
ICANN Board
Current Status/Communications Log
Board-Response-to-GAC-Prague-Communique_20121013.pdf
ICANN is completing a three-phase review and improvement plan of its conflicts of interest and ethics policies and processes. Experts in all three phases have indicated that ICANN does have an effective and enforceable conflicts of interest policy, and that improvements have already been made. This improvement effort continues. The Board has approved all recommendations from Jones Day (phase 1), taking account of public comment, and recommendations from Cooley (phase 2) have all been implemented. The new or revised documents that have been put into operation are (i) revised conflicts of interest policy; (ii) revised Code of Conduct; (iii) new Corporate Governance Guidelines; and (iv) revised Expected Standards of Behavior. ICANN has also implemented improvements to the location and accessibility of the documents. The public comment period has recently closed on the Independent Expert Report and recommendations, and comments are being synthesized for Board consideration. The Expert recommendations (phase 3) will become part of a report on Board actions on these issues, which will be posted for public comment and subsequent Board consideration.