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Supporting Community Policy and Advice Work – A Few Key Indicators

4 April 2018
By
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Earlier this week, the Policy Development Support Department published the Post-ICANN61 Policy Report. The report captures decisions and outcomes from the work of the three Supporting Organizations (SOs) and four Advisory Committees (ACs) at the San Juan meeting this past March. The report also looks ahead and suggests additional resources to enable sustained community engagement on important issues.

At ICANN61, the department supported over 180 community sessions – and the work continues. Through the third quarter of FY18, we have supported over 900 teleconferences totaling over 1,000 hours. There have also been over 17,000 mailing list exchanges. These are good indicators of the intensity of community work.

Supporting Community Policy and Advice Work – A Few Key Indicators

As the community and its workload grow, the Policy Development Support Department is ready to support ongoing activity and assist with the community's prioritization efforts. Our department consists of subject matter and secretariat experts located around the world. We are organized into teams to support the policy and advice development work across the community, including the post-transition groups of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) and Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC), as well as the Empowered Community Administration.

Supporting Community Policy and Advice Work – A Few Key Indicators

This graph shows the membership levels in the SOs and ACs. For more information, please refer to Objective 1.3 in the Accountability Indicators.

Working with their respective support teams, the Councils of the three Supporting Organizations are currently managing a number of projects, including:

  • 5 active Policy Development Processes (PDP) working groups in the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO);
  • 1 PDP in the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO); and
  • 1 global policy proposal in the Address Supporting Organization (ASO).

Supporting Community Policy and Advice Work – A Few Key Indicators

This graph demonstrates the number of active working groups and other activities in the SOs and ACs. For more information, please refer to Objective 1.3 in the Accountability Indicators.

The ACs continue to provide input to these PDPs and other organizational matters such as the Draft FY19 Operating Plan and Budget and the proposal to restart the Root Key Signing Key (KSK) Rollover Process. Various working groups are exploring other issues such as human rights and international law, the distribution of anycast instances, name collisions, and capacity building, among many other topics.

Supporting Community Policy and Advice Work – A Few Key Indicators

This graph tracks the number of completed working groups and published advice/resolutions from the SOs and ACs. For more information, please refer to Objective 1.3 in the Accountability Indicators.

All of this activity runs in parallel to several organizational and specific reviews, cross-community working groups, and general administration and governance work. Of course, our teams also support several other critical projects such as community recognition, the public comment process, and community planning for ICANN Public Meetings.

With less than three months to go before the ICANN62 Policy Forum, it is always a busy time for the Policy Development Support Department. We will soon announce the dates for our Pre-ICANN62 Policy Webinar sessions. Until then, we look forward to seeing you online and soon in Panama!

Authors

David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.
David Olive

David Olive

SVP, Policy Development Support & Managing Director - Washington, D.C.

David Olive is the Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He leads the team responsible for developing and coordinating policies with the Internet community to support the security, stability, and interoperability of the Internet.

Prior to joining ICANN in 2010, David served at Fujitsu Limited in Washington, D.C., as General Manager and chief corporate representative where he led the formation of public policy on Internet communications technology. He advised executives on business planning, corporate and business development, and public policy for the Internet, electronic commerce, telecommunications, science, and technology.

Before Fujitsu, David served as a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in trade, investment, and technology policy. He was a recipient of the Department’s Meritorious Honor Award for distinguished service.

David has served with many technology and business organizations including the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica, Board of Directors of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the U.S.-Japan Business Council, International Chamber of Commerce, and more.

David earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Princeton University. He has completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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