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The outcome of the current review will be factored into ICANN’s strategic planning work and holistic considerations of the ICANN structure.
Scope of Work
1. An assessment of the implementation state of SSAC’s prior review; This includes a status report of the implementations approved by the ICANN Board from the first SSAC Review, and an assessment of the effectiveness of these implementations.
2. An assessment of whether SSAC has a continuing purpose within the ICANN structure; Examination of SSAC’s chartered purpose, to advise the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems, and how well it is fulfilled, will help assess the SSAC’s continuing purpose within the ICANN structure.
3. An assessment of how effectively SSAC fulfills its purpose and whether any change in structure or operations is needed to improve effectiveness, in accordance with the ICANN-provided objective and quantifiable criteria Subject to the scope of the SSAC’s chartered remit (ICANN Bylaws, 12.2(b)), examination of purpose, structure, and operations with respect to the SSAC’s effectiveness, in accordance with ICANN-provided objective and quantifiable criteria
4. An assessment of the extent to which SSAC as a whole is accountable to the wider ICANN community, its organizations, committees, constituencies, and stakeholder groups. Determine if the SSAC is sufficiently accountable regarding security matters according to its chartered mandate to provide advice to the ICANN community and Board, and to engage and communicate with the community on various security matters as detailed in its charter.
The scope of work for this review includes years from 2011 to the present. Any additional areas of exploration during the review are dependent on input from the ICANN Board’s Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) and/or the SSAC Review Work Party. In addition, the SSAC may perform a self-assessment in preparation for, or in parallel with, the independent examiner’s work.