ICC responses to ICANN’s accountability and transparency review team (ATRT)’s questionnaire

ICC has long supported improvements to the organizational transparency and accountability within ICANN. We believe firmly that such procedural improvements will lead to increased confidence among the ICANN constituencies and improved substantive results. We applaud the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) for taking the initiative to address these issues as part of its mandate through ICANN’s agreement under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC). ICC views this process to be a positive step that will promote ICANN’s accountability to stakeholders.

The questions in the Consultation serve as a good starting point for the ATRT work. It will be an important opportunity for the ATRT to review all the comments submitted in this Consultation, and to then provide a decision that documents specific planned reforms and the timeline in which ICANN will implement such reforms. To optimize confidence in ICANN, it is essential for there to be decisions and a timeline against which the multi-stakeholder constituencies can measure ICANN performance.