LOS ANGELES – Interisle Consulting Group, LLC, the independent examiner performing the second Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Review, published its final report.
According to ICANN, the final report includes an assessment of the RSSAC with eight
principal findings and six principal recommendations for improving its
operations. The recommendations focus on RSSAC purpose, effectiveness, and
accountability.
The final report considers comments on the draft final report published on 1 May 2018, input
provided during the public webinar on 9 May 2018 and any other feedback
Interisle may have received.
Next Steps
The RSSAC Review Work Party (RWP)
will prepare a feasibility assessment and initial implementation plan (FAIIP)
based on the final report. This will include an analysis of recommendations in
the final report for usability and prioritization, provisional budget
implications, anticipated resources and the proposed implementation timeline.
Interisle and the RWP
respectively will then present the final report and the FAIIP to the ICANN
Board's Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC). The OEC will make a
recommendation to the Board on next steps.
An independent review of the
RSSAC is mandated by ICANN's Bylaws and is part of ICANN's commitment to its
own evolution and improvement, accountability and transparency. Interisle was
selected to perform the review and began its work in September 2017.
The purpose of the RSSAC review,
according to the Bylaws, is to determine (i) whether the RSSAC has a continuing
purpose in the ICANN structure, (ii) if so, whether any change in structure or
operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness and (iii) whether the RSSAC
is accountable to its constituencies, stakeholder groups, organizations and
other stakeholders. The review also includes an assessment of the
implementation state of RSSAC's prior review [PDF, 234 KB].terisle Consulting
Group, LLC, the independent examiner performing the second Root Server System
Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Review, published its final report.