POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (PDP)

On the 31st May 2011 the final PDP for the .ie namespace was finalised and published.

As previously announced, the 16^th May was the last day to submit any comment or suggestions. The comments received have been taken into account and the description of “consensus” has been expanded in 1.5.7.

Therefore, the final version of the PDP is now available and will be the basis for all future policy change or creation.  Of course, once implemented, the PDP can always be subject to evolution and improvements. So please do not hesitate to send suggestions and comments anytime. They will be kept on record and taken into account when the PDP will be next improved or specified.

We would like to thank all the members of the Working Group, the Registrars and the public for their time and contributions to the creation of this PDP. Since the objective has been reached, the Working Group is therefore officially disbanded.

Background

In December 2010, the IEDR announced that a working group would be formed with Stakeholders with the objective of developing a formal Policy Development Process (PDP) for the .ie namespace. Once agreed, the PDP will be submitted to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) for approval.

The Policy Advisory Committee has not yet been formed. The Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) were agreed in Q4 2008 and published on the Registrar Discussion Forum (RDF) in Q1 2009. The ToR provides that the PAC shall be a consultative and advisory body to IEDR and will deal with questions and issues relating to the operation of the .ie ccTLD.  Other terms include:-

• The PAC may convey advisory views or submissions on policy matters to IEDR. All advice given by the PAC will be objective and in the best interests of the Irish Internet community.
• The PAC shall be autonomous in regard to its agenda and to the subject matter of its policy advisory recommendations.
• IEDR may refer any policy issue to the PAC for its consideration. Recommendations of the PAC shall be of persuasive authority and IEDR shall have due regard to them.
• Otherwise than as provided by the Terms of Reference, the PAC may regulate its activities as it sees fit.

The Working group met and further to the discussion an initial draft proposal was sent on February 22^nd 2011 to the PDP-WG mailing list. The proposal was subsequently edited and refined to include feedback and suggestions made. A road map to completion was established for this project:

• On Tuesday 5^th April 2011, this document was distributed via the PDP-WG mailing list and published on the RDF forum for further discussion and to collect additional feedback and comments.
• On Wednesday 13^th April 2011, a reminder/last call was sent to the PDP mailing list and on the RDF.
• On Monday 18^th April 2011, this document will be published on the IEDR website for public comments.
• On Monday 9^th May 2011, a reminder/last call will be sent to the PDP mailing list and on the RDF.
• Finally, on Monday 16^th May 2011, if no objection is made to the proposed document, this proposal will be deemed to be approved and will constitute the .ie PDP. The Working Group will be disbanded with thanks to the Working Group members for their time, effort and hard work.

Please do not hesitate to contribute on the PDP mailing list. Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . When you receive our reply, you can then post your comments/suggestions/feedback to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Attachments:

THE IEDR POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS PDP may - FV.pdf

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