[AfriNIC-rpd] AfriNIC Policy Proposal: Policy Development Process

[Vincent Ngundi]

Hi Members,

Policies form a critical part of the efficient utilisation of  
resources, in this case Internet number resources. The process  
through which these policies are formulated should also be proper and  
sound if we are to formulate sound and efficient policies.

I hereby submit the above policy proposal for discussion by the  
AfriNIC community. The initial policy development process used by  
AfriNIC was meant to be a transitional process. Now that AfriNIC has  
been well established, I think it's time we revised the policy  
development process to increase participation from the community in  
the process.

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Name			:	Vincent Ngundi
Organisation		:	Kenya Network Information Center - KeNIC
Policy Affected	:	Policy Development Process
Date			:      	3rd July 2007
Proposal		:	Policy Development Process
Policy Term		:	Permanent

Incentive: The initial policy development process used by AfriNIC was  
meant to be a transitional process. Now that AfriNIC has been well  
established, it is being proposed to revise the policy development  
process to increase participation from the community in the process.


Proposed Policy
The proposed policy development process (PDP) is described below:

1. A PDP Moderator Group (MG) will be set-up to moderate and  
coordinate the policy development process and discussions. It will  
consist of two members of the community. One AfriNIC staff will also  
be providing support to the MG.

Note: The two(2) Moderator Group (MG) members will be nominated by  
the community during a face-to-face (f2f) open public policy meeting  
for a defined period. AfriNIC will nominate one of it's staff members  
to the Moderator Group (MG).

2. Policies can be proposed in two ways:
  (a) Directly by the author
  (b) Through the Moderator Group (MG) which would assist a member of  
the community in drafting the text for the proposed policy.

Note: Policies can be proposed by anyone from the community.

3. The proposed policy is then posted on the mailing list  
rpd at afrinic.net or any other appropriate mailing list. The mailing  
list is open to anyone from the community at all times, and anyone  
can join the list for discussion

4. The policy is discussed on the mailing list and amended  
accordingly following the discussions.

5. After at least 30 days of discussion and comments on the mailing  
list, the policy is brought to the public open policy (face-to-face)  
meeting for a final round of discussions before the community  
endorses or rejects the policy through consensus.

Note: Consensus is defined as general agreement of the group and is  
not measured by a majority. It will be the onus of the MG chair to  
determine whether there is consensus or not.

6. If there is consensus at the open policy meeting, go to step 7  
below. If there is not consensus, step 4 will be repeated until  
consensus is reached or the policy proposal is abandoned (or withdrawn)

7. A last call for comments on the policy will be announced on the  
policy mailing list. A period of 15 days will be given for the  
community to suggest any final changes and amendments. If there is  
consensus during the Last-Call, go to step 7 below. If there is not  
consensus, step 4 will be repeated until consensus is reached or the  
policy proposal is abandoned (or withdrawn)

8. If there is consensus after the 15 days, the Moderator Group will  
send a report to the AfriNIC Board of Trustees (BoT) which should  
contain the following as minimum information
   - The date of the proposal
   - Short summary of the online discussions
   - Short summary of the face to face (f2f) discussions
   - Short summary of the Last-Call period
   - A recommendation of the RPD Moderator Group (MG) to the Board.

Note: The policy should be ratified by the BoT at the subsequent  
Board Meeting.


Effect on AfriNIC

This policy will affect the current Policy Development Policy.

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Regards,

-Vincent

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