Dear Colleagues,
Below please find a summary of the discussions on the above policy proposal: 1. There was a question on what the policy proposal was trying to achieve and how it differs from the current policy development process (PDP) policy: The author said the objective was to improve the current policy by clearly defining the parameters of the process. He also pointed out the following weaknesses in the current policy. · No explicit requirements as to when minutes of public policy meetings should be published. · There is no process to track the changes that happen to a policy as it is modified and progresses through the PDP - for example previous versions of a proposal are not available on the afrinic website. · There is no room for the community to relieve the PDP-MG of duty if they are not performing to expectations. · The existing policy talks about a Board of Trustees but AfriNIC doesn't have one, it instead has a Board of Directors. · There is no room for conflict resolution for example in a situation when a member of the community challenges the decisions of the PDP-MG. 2. Some discussants raised issues with the authors claim to be 'creating' a policy development process in the region as one does exist. If indeed this proposal aims to address the lapses in a current policy, it should be framed as such rather than how it is currently put - an attempt to reinvent the wheel. The proposed change in the names of the policy mailing list and working group were seen as superficial. 3. Key differences between the proposal and the existing policy as explained by the author are as follows: · Any member of the community can be a part of the Policy Development Working Group while currently the PDP-MG is limited to three people. · This proposal allows for the PDML to be fired, a provision which is lacking in the existing policy. · A provision is made whereby if urgency is justified, a proposal could be fast-tracked instead of waiting for at least six months for one of the public policy meetings. Regards, Vincent Ngundi Chair, AfriNIC PDP-MG
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