Historical Resolution Tracking Feature » Clarification Regarding the Competition, Consumer Trust and Choice Metrics for the New gTLD Program per the AoC Review
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Clarification Regarding the Competition, Consumer Trust and Choice Metrics for the New gTLD Program per the AoC Review
Board approves the empanelment of an Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice.
Whereas, on 18 July 2013, the ICANN Board directed the CEO to commence the process for convening the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team to facilitate preliminary work on the feasibility, utility and cost-effectiveness of adopting the recommendations of the GNSO Council and the ALAC, as well as analyzing other potential metrics to be made available for the CCT review.
Whereas, the Board wishes to clarify its Resolutions 2013.07.18.06 and 2013.07.18.07 to identify that the actual CCT review is not being commenced at this time, rather that an Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice is approved for empanelment. The work of this Advisory Group is intended to be an input to the CCT review at the point in the future when the CCT review is commenced according to the schedule set forth in the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC).
Resolved (2013.09.28.13), the Board directs the CEO to convene a volunteer group (the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice) in advance of a future AoC Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, for the purpose of: (i) evaluating and reporting to the Board on the feasibility, utility and cost-effectiveness of adopting the recommendations of the GNSO Council and the ALAC; (ii) evaluating other inputs, including historical data regarding metrics used to evaluate earlier rounds of new gTLDs (2000, 2004); (iii) engaging with the GNSO, ALAC and staff in an effort to reach agreement on the metrics; and (iv) proposing a set of metrics to be compiled by ICANN to be made available to a future AoC Review Team examining the New gTLD Program.
Resolved (2013.09.28.14), the portions of Resolutions 2013.07.18.06 and 2013.07.18.07 suggesting that the CCT review was being commenced prior to the time called for within the AoC are retracted.
The Board’s resolution clarifies its prior resolution relating to evaluation of the metrics proposed by the community for use in a future review under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) of the impact of new gTLDs in the areas of competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice.
The Board’s resolution calls for the President and CEO to convene a group of volunteers to provide implementation advice in advance of the convening of a future Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team to: evaluate and report on the feasibility, utility and cost-effectiveness of implementing the various consumer metrics recommended by the community; evaluating other inputs, including historical data regarding metrics used to evaluate earlier rounds of new gTLDs (2000, 2004); engage with the GNSO and ALAC to identify agreement on metrics; and ultimately to propose a series of metrics for the Board to approve, to be collected and made available for use by the future review to be conducted under the AoC in its discretion. If, after discussing this with the GNSO and ALAC, the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice ultimately recommends against using a metric proposed by the GNSO Council and/or ALAC, the Advisory Group is expected to provide an explanation.
This work is to commence immediately, and involves engaging the community, as well as ICANN, evaluating and reporting on metrics proposed by the GNSO Council and ALAC, and recommending the metrics to be collected by ICANN in preparation for a future review of the New gTLD Program.
The review called for under the AoC is to occur if and when new gTLDs have been in operation for one year and involves examining the extent to which the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice. This review is not yet ripe to commence. Today, the Board is calling for implementation work to proceed that is intended to facilitate the work of the AoC review at the appropriate time.
This is an Organizational Administrative Function that does not require public comment.