Background Information

General accountability documentation

• International NGO accountability Charter: http://www.ingoaccountabilitycharter.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/INGO_CHARTER_web.pdf

• Sport Management Review: how can FIFA be held accountable?: http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2013.01.pdf

• IETF example of accountability standard: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2418 (in particular see section 3.3 Session management)

• Ensuring Utmost Transparency: Free Software and Open Standards Under the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament: http://www.greens-efa.eu/fileadmin/dam/Documents/Studies/Ensuring-Utmost-Transparency--Piana-Oberg-Korff.pdf

• Finding Common Ground: Challenges and Opportunities in Internet Governance and Internet Related Policy: https://www.cigionline.org/publications/common-ground

• Legal mechanisms for Governing the Transition of Key Domain Name Functions https://www.cigionline.org/sites/default/files/gcig_paper_no3.pdf

Stakeholder expectations re: ICANN:

• NETmundial statement: http://netmundial.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial-Multistakeholder-Document.pdf

• NTIA statements: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/domain-name-system

• EU Council position Nov 2014: http://italia2014.eu/media/3769/council-conclusions-on-internet-governance.pdf

Reports on ICANN

• One World Trust (2014): "ICANN Accountability and Transparency Metrics and Benchmarks: Consultancy Report": https://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/metrics/benchmarks-consultancy-28feb14-en.pdf 

• One World Trust (2007): "Independent Review of ICANN’s Accountability and Transparency – Structures and Practices" https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/owt-report-final-2007-en.pdf

Stress tests

http://www.bizconst.org/stresstests/

Perspective on ICANN Accountability

• Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University New Delhi Report on ICANN Accountability: