[AfriNIC-rpd] Proposal for Policy Development Process in the AfriNIC service region

[McTim]

I am reading your proposal on a phone, so maybe i miised something. My
main question is what problem are you trying to solve here? Regards,
mctim

On 12/9/09, sm+afrinic at elandsys.com <sm+afrinic at elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am proposing a policy for Policy Development Process in the AfriNIC
> service region.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
> Author: S. Moonesamy
> Policy Affected: AFPUB-2008-GEN-001
> Date: 9 December, 2009
>
> Proposal: Policy Development Process in the AfriNIC service region
>
> 1. Introduction
>
> This document describes the AfriNIC Policy Development Process (PDP).
>
> The policies are documented community decisions that directly
> determine the rules by which AfriNIC manages and administers Internet
> number resources.
>
> 2. Scope
>
> Internet number resource policies are distinctly separate from
> AfriNIC general business practices and procedures. General business
> practices and procedures are not within the purview of the Policy
> Development Process.
>
> 3. Policy Development Principles
>
> All policies are developed by the Internet community following three
> principles: openness, transparency and fairness.  The community
> initiates and discusses the proposals.  Once the draft policy has the
> consensus of the community, it is recommended to the AfriNIC Board of
> Directors for adoption as a policy.
>
> 3.1 Openness
>
> All policies are developed in an open forum in which anyone may
> participate. There are no qualifications for participation.
>
> 3.2 Transparency
>
> All aspects of the Policy Development Process are documented and
> publicly available via the AfriNIC website. The discussions are
> publicly archived.  All procedures that are developed to implement
> the policy are documented by AfriNIC and are publicly available.
>
> 3.3 Fairness
>
> The policies are to ensure fair distribution of resources and
> facilitating the operation of the Internet.
>
> Actions are taken within a reasonable period of time.
>
> 4. Policy Development Working Group
>
> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) discusses about the
> proposals.   Anyone may participate via the Internet or in
> person.   The work is carried out through the Policy Development
> Process mailing list (PDPML) and the Public Policy Meeting (PPM).
>
> The Policy Development Working Group may have two or more Chairs to
> perform the administrative functions of the group.  The Working Group
> Chairs will be chosen by the community during the Public Policy
> Meeting for a two-year term.  The term ends during the first Public
> Policy Meeting meeting corresponding to the end of the term for which
> they were appointed.   At the time this policy is adopted, one of the
> Working Group Chairs will be appointed for a one-year term.
>
> If the Working Group Chair is unable to serve his or her full term,
> the AfriNIC Board of Directors may, at its discretion, immediately
> select a replacement to serve the remainder of the term.  If the
> Working Group Chairs are unable to attend the Public Policy Meeting,
> the Working Group shall nominate a Chair for the session.
>
> 5. Policy Development Process
>
> Policy proposals can be submitted to the Policy Development Working
> Group Chair or the Policy Development Process mailing list.  AfriNIC
> will provide administrative support and assist the author(s) in
> drafting the proposal, if requested.  AfriNIC shall also provide
> relevant facts and statistics.
>
> 5.1 Draft Policy
>
> During the development of a policy, draft versions of the document
> are made available for review and comment by publishing them on the
> AfriNIC website.  The document shall include the information
> mentioned in Appendix A.  Each draft policy is assigned a unique
> identifier by AfriNIC.  The website shall also contain the version
> history and the status of all proposals.
>
> The draft policy shall be available for review for at least four
> weeks.  The author(s) shall make the necessary changes to the draft
> policy according to the feedback received from the community.  The
> Working Group Chair(s) may request AfriNIC to provide an analysis,
> technical, financial, legal or other, of the impact of the draft policy.
>
> 5.2 Public Policy Meeting
>
> The draft policy is placed on the agenda of the next Public Policy
> Meeting.  The agenda of the meeting shall be announced on the Policy
> Development Process mailing list at least two weeks prior to the
> meeting.  No change can be made to a draft policy within one week of
> the meeting.  This is so that a stable version of the draft policy
> can be considered at the meeting.  The Chair(s) determines whether
> rough consensus has been achieved.  The draft policy may be sent back
> to the Policy Development Process mailing list for discussion if
> there are  objections to the proposal.
>
> The Chair(s) shall publish the minutes of proceedings of the Public
> Policy Meeting not later than three weeks after the meeting.
>
> 5.3 Last Call
>
> A final review of the draft policy is initiated by the Working Group
> Chair(s) by sending an announcement to the Policy Development Process
> mailing list.  The Last Call period shall be at least two weeks.  The
> Working Group Chair(s) shall evaluate the feedback received during
> the Public Policy Meeting and during this period and decide whether
> consensus has been achieved.
>
> 5.4 Approval
>
> The Working Group Chair(s) shall recommend the draft policy to the
> AfriNIC Board of Directors for approval if it has the consensus of
> the Policy Development Working Group.  The recommendation shall
> include a report of the discussions during the Public Policy Meeting
> and the Last Call.  The AfriNIC Board of Directors may not disapprove
> a draft  policy, but if it has concerns about a draft policy, it may
> refer it back to the Policy Development Working Group, together with
> an explanation, for further work.
>
> 5.5 Implementation
>
> The adoption and implementation date of the policy is announced on
> the Policy Development Process mailing list.
>
> 6. Conflict Resolution
>
> A person who disagrees with the actions taken by Chair(s) shall
> discuss the matter with the Working Group Chair(s) or with the
> Working Group.  If the disagreement cannot be resolved in this way,
> the person may file an appeal with the AfriNIC Board of
> Directors.  The appeal must be submitted within two weeks of the
> public knowledge of the decision.  The AfriNIC Board of Directors
> shall issue a report on its review of the complaint to the Working
> Group.  The AfriNIC Board of Directors may direct that the Chair(s)
> decision be annulled if the Policy Development Process has not been
> followed.
>
> Anyone who has attended at least two of the last ten AfriNIC meetings
> may request the recall of a Working Group Chair at any time, upon
> written request with justification to the AfriNIC Board of
> Directors.  The Board shall appoint a Recall Committee comprising
> five persons from the Working Group, excluding the person requesting
> the recall and the Working Group Chairs, using a random selection
> process.  The Recall Committee shall investigate the circumstances of
> the justification for the recall and determine the outcome.
>
> 7. Varying the Process
>
> The process outlined in this document may vary in the case of an
> emergency.  Variance may be requested by the AfriNIC Board of
> Directors and is for use when a one-time waving of some provision of
> this document is required.  There must be an explanation about why
> the variance is needed.  The review period, including the Last Call,
> shall not be less than four weeks.  If the AfriNIC Board of Directors
> adopts the policy, it must be presented at the next Public Policy
> Meeting for reconsideration.
>
> Appendix A: Draft Policy Template
>
> The Draft Policy shall include:
>
>   1. Unique identifier (assigned by AfriNIC)
>
>   2. Draft Policy Name
>
>   3. Author(s)
>      (a) Name
>      (b) Email address
>
>   4. Draft Policy Version
>   5. Submission Date
>   6. Changes to existing policies (updates, obsoletes)
>   7. Summary of proposal
>   8. Proposal
>
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McTim
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