Submission of Finalized ICANN Accountability Proposal Likely To Be Further Delayed, ICANN Says
The Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) is “likely” to adjust its timeline for completing its final proposal on changes to ICANN’s accountability mechanisms based on feedback it receives from ICANN’s six chartering organizations, ICANN said in…
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a blog post Friday. CCWG-Accountability had planned to submit its final proposal to the ICANN board by the end of January, but stakeholders have considered further delays likely given the significant amount of controversy on some aspects of the current proposal (see 1601080054). CCWG-Accountability has sought feedback by Jan. 21 from the six organizations on whether they support the working group’s current proposal. The Country Code Names Supporting Organization, Generic Names Supporting Organization and the Governmental Advisory Committee are preparing comments, ICANN said. “When feedback is received from all six Chartering Organizations, the CCWG-Accountability will be in a better position to judge how much additional work may be needed to finalize the report and will adjust its timeline.” GAC’s feedback has been seen as particularly important given the controversy over how the ICANN board should handle GAC advice following the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition.