Transcript Proposed amendment of APNIC document review policy Address Policy SIG APNIC 15, Taipei, Taiwan 27 February 2003

Proposed amendment of APNIC
document review policy
Address Policy SIG
APNIC 15, Taipei, Taiwan
27 February 2003
Introduction
• This proposal is about the editorial
process, not the decision-making
process
• This proposal suggests a simpler
procedure for writing, amending, and
publishing documents
Background
• Current policy
– apnic-083 “APNIC Document review
policies and procedures”
• Describes a system of calls for comments
• Categorises nature and importance of
proposed reviews
• Review category determines number and
length of calls for comments
Problem
• Current review policy was developed
when the role of SIGs was less clear
– It does not adequately recognise the role
that SIGs and AMM have in making
decisions
– Current process is complex and time
consuming
– Categorising reviews is no longer
necessary once a decision has reached
consensus in the SIG AMM process
Position in other RIRs
• Refer to presentation “A review of policy
development processes in the Asia Pacific
region”
– Summarises processes of other RIRs
Proposal for revised
editorial process
• Propose revising
apnic-083 to:
– Fully recognise
decision making
process of SIGs
and AMM
– Provide a simple
editorial process
that applies only to
implementing the
decision
New Policy or amendment
proposed on SIG mailing list
Posted to SIG ML for discussion
Face to face discussions in
public open forum (SIGs)
Consensus?
YES
NO
Report of consensus SIG to MM
Endorsement by MM?
YES
Implementation 3 months
NO
Proposal details (1)
• Remove categories of review
– Not necessary for decisions made by SIG-AMM
process
• Secretariat releases draft reflecting SIGAMM decision
– Single call for public review
– Intended to ensure draft properly represents
decision
• Community can request additional reviews on basis
that draft does not properly represents decision
Proposal details (2)
• Include mechanism for lodging
objections to the document on the
ground that the policy is fundamentally
flawed and may do harm to the global
Internet
– These objections to be directed to
Executive Council
– EC has power to suspend the
implementation of the document
Advantages and
disadvantages
• Advantages
– Less complexity in editorial process
– Better recognition, and faster implementation, of
decisions which have already achieved
consensus
• Disadvantages
– ?????
Implementation
• Not seeking a decision now
– Feedback and suggestions welcome
• Intended to present proposal again for
decision at APNIC 16
Questions
References
• Current document review policy
– http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/
doc-review-policy.html
• Proposal
– http://www.apnic.net/meetings/15/sigs/
policy/docs/addpol-prop-apnic-docreview.doc