Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » 2011-01-25 - Approval of RSSAC Review Implementation Plan
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2011-01-25 - Approval of RSSAC Review Implementation Plan
Board approves proposed implementation steps for the RSSAC Review and directs the SIC and staff to produce a final implementation plan.
- Provide Board with a Final Implementation Plan.
- Responsible entity: SIC and Staff
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: Ongoing
Whereas, on 5 August 2010, the Board resolved to receive the Final Report of the RSSAC review Working Group, and directed the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) "to present a set of suggested actions for approval at the October 2010 Board meeting, so as to address the conclusions and recommendations formulated in the final report of this Working Group", at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05aug10-en.htm#2.f.
Whereas, ICANN staff members supporting the organizational reviews identified a set of measures in a document "RSSAC review WG final report: implementation steps", dated December 2010, to address the recommendations arising out of the Working Group and provided those to the SIC.
Whereas, the SIC finds the proposed measures are adequate and proposes to have staff, working in coordination with the SIC, to finalize an implementation plan based upon the implementation steps identified, and to provide a final implementation plan to the Board for receipt and consideration.
RESOLVED (2011.01.25.10), the Board approves the "RSSAC review WG final report: implementation steps" put forward by the SIC and instructs the SIC, in coordination with staff, to provide the Board with a final implementation plan to address the conclusions and recommendations in the final reports of the RSSAC review Working Group.
The proposed implementation steps were provided to the Board in fulfillment of the Board's 5 August 2010 resolution requiring the submission of this proposal. The implementation steps address the recommendations arising out of the Review Working Group's Final Report. A draft Final Report was posted for public comment and no comments were received, including none indicating that there would be a negative impact if the recommendations were adopted. Further, adoption of the implementation plan for the RSSAC Review will set the stage for a dedicated staff effort to improve cooperation and communication between ICANN and the root server operators within the framework of the RSSAC structure.
Directing the creation of a final implementation plan will have a nominal budgetary impact, in that it will require further resources of the staff supporting ICANN's Organizational Reviews. The identification of final implementation steps is anticipated to occur within the resources already allocated. The further impact of the implementation work will be identified as practicable.
- Information on the status of the RSSAC Review is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/.
- The "RSSAC review WG final report: implementation steps" is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/rssac/rssac-review-implementation-steps-01dec10-en.pdf.
- The Structural Improvements Committee continues its oversight of the work, and updates can be followed at http://www.icann.org/en/committees/improvements/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.