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Question 1-Stratification

Question 1-Stratification

Owned by Ken Bour
Jul 18, 2011

Question 1: Beginning with "stratification," would it help you determine whether to participate in a Public Comment solicitation if each topic/title were categorized or classified using a scheme such as is presented below?

Tip: you may want to consult the Public Comments-Open page on ICANN.org because that is the place where a stratification might have maximum value, especially if the list of titles in the table were more extensive than it is presently.

Example of one possible classification scheme created by ICANN Staff:

Category

Description

Policy Development

…for all policy activities in the pre-implementation phases (including Issue Reports) as well as formal Policy Development Processes.

Policy Implementation

...for all policy activities in the post-development or implementation phase.

Security/Stability/Resiliency

...operational, administrative, and registration matters relating to the security and integrity of the Internet's naming and address allocation systems.

ICANN Bylaws Amendment

…used only when the Board is considering an amendment; prospective requests or petitions to change Bylaws provisions prior to Board action should be initially coded to another category.

Structural Design/Improvement

…would include SO/AC Reviews; GNSO Improvements; global outreach; public participation.

Operations/Finance

…includes tactical and strategic planning; budgeting; ICANN meeting proposals; travel support.

Accountability/Transparency

…includes Affirmation of Commitments.

Contracted Party Agreements

…primarily intended for Registry & Registrar contracts.

IANA/DNSSEC Operations

...for all IANA service and process introductions, or changes, including performance reporting.

Illustration of how the Open Public Comments topic table might look if categories were included:

Illustrative Addition of Category to Public Comments-Open Table

Open for Comments Now

Title

Category

Close Date [UTC Time]

New GNSO Policy Development Process

Policy Development

9 July 2011 [23:59]

How Do We Raise Global Awareness of New gTLDs?

Policy Implementation

15 July 2011 [23:59]

Preliminary Issue Report on the Current State of the UDRP

Policy Development

15 July 2011 [23:59]

WHOIS Policy Review Team – Discussion Paper

Policy Development

23 July 2011 [23:59]

Expanding Developing Economies Participation in the New gTLD Program

Policy Implementation

29 July 2011 [23:59]



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