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'''Policy Committee:'''  

'''Policy Committee:'''  

The main role of the Policy Committee is to develop policies and various other prepositions issued in the name of the NCSG. It also should organize the necessary steps which need to be taken for the creation of certain policy and also should be able to provide guidance and recommendations to NCSG GNSO council members regarding various policies. The policy committee is responsible for viewing and supervising the executive functions of the Chairman and can also recommend the removal of the chair if it feels the chair is failing to meet the expectations. It also plays the decisive role in the creation of any Constituencies Committee.  <ref name="link1">[https://st.icann.org/ncsg-ec/index.cgi?ncsg_charter_board_issue_resolution st.icann.org]NCSG Charter-Board issue resolution</ref<ref name="link2">[https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/ncsg-ec/attachments/non_commercial_stakeholder_group:20091126184149-2-22643/original/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf st.icann.org]Draft Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter, retrieved 28 April,2011</ref>

The main role of the Policy Committee is to develop policies and various other prepositions issued in the name of the NCSG. It also should organize the necessary steps which need to be taken for the creation of certain policy and also should be able to provide guidance and recommendations to NCSG GNSO council members regarding various policies. The policy committee is responsible for viewing and supervising the executive functions of the Chairman and can also recommend the removal of the chair if it feels the chair is failing to meet the expectations. It also plays the decisive role in the creation of any Constituencies Committee.  <ref name="link1">[https://st.icann.org/ncsg-ec/index.cgi?ncsg_charter_board_issue_resolution st.icann.org]NCSG Charter-Board issue resolution</ref><ref name="link2">[https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/ncsg-ec/attachments/non_commercial_stakeholder_group:20091126184149-2-22643/original/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf st.icann.org]Draft Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter, retrieved 28 April,2011</ref>

==Principles of NCSG==  

==Principles of NCSG==  

# ''' Nondiscriminatory and impartial application of rules:'''  

# ''' Nondiscriminatory and impartial application of rules:''' NCSG represents the non-commercial Stakeholders, so it will be inapplicable for any non-commercial organization or individual to be denied membership. All the non-commercial organization and individual applicants for membership in NCSG should be given equal opportunity if they suite the eligibility criteria. There should be no discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.  

 

# ''' Transparency:''' The information of the proceedings taken place in the NCSG committee meetings should be available  

NCSG represents the non-commercial Stakeholders, so it will be inapplicable for any non-commercial organization or individual to be denied membership. All the non-commercial organization and individual applicants for membership in NCSG should be given equal opportunity if they suite the eligibility criteria. There should be no discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.  

 

# ''' Transparency:'''

 

The information of the proceedings taken place in the NCSG committee meetings should be available  

to all the NCSG members through appropriate mediums. The schedules of various meetings should be announced well in advance.  

to all the NCSG members through appropriate mediums. The schedules of various meetings should be announced well in advance.  

 

# '''Service Standards for elected officers:''' Every NCSG officers including the Chair should be impartial, accountable and avoid conflicts of interest. NCSG officers should be fair, trust worthy and responsible custodians of NCSG’s activities.  

# '''Service Standards for elected officers:'''  

# ''' Standards of member behavior:''' All the NCSG members should behave according to the ICANN Bylaws/Policies which supports the consensus model of treating everyone with dignity, respect and courtesy; listening and understanding others effectively; acting with honesty and sincerity.

 

# ''' Encourage Consensus:''' NCSG’s one main principle will be to encourage consensus, communication and cooperation among the members on various issues of non-commercial interests by holding the GNSO Council Representative Elections open to all NCSG members. This will ensure that members will try to create a consensus among competing non-commercial views for support. <ref name="link2">[https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/ncsg-ec/attachments/non_commercial_stakeholder_group:20091126184149-2-22643/original/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf st.icann.org]Draft Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter, retrieved 28 April,2011</ref><ref>[https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/ncsg-ec/attachments/ncsg_process:20110207192847-0-26728/original/NCSG%20Charter-2011-02-07-SE-Edits%2Bad-clean.pdf st.icann.org]NCSG charter, retrieved 28 April,2011</ref>

Every NCSG officers including the Chair should be impartial, accountable and avoid conflicts of interest. NCSG officers should be fair, trust worthy and responsible custodians of NCSG’s activities.  

 

# ''' Standards of member behavior:'''  

All the NCSG members should behave according to the ICANN Bylaws/Policies which supports the consensus model of treating everyone with dignity, respect and courtesy; listening and understanding others effectively; acting with honesty and sincerity.

 

# ''' Encourage Consensus:'''

NCSG’s one main principle will be to encourage consensus, communication and cooperation among the members on various issues of non-commercial interests by holding the GNSO Council Representative Elections open to all NCSG members. This will ensure that members will try to create a consensus among competing non-commercial views for support. <ref name="link2">[https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/ncsg-ec/attachments/non_commercial_stakeholder_group:20091126184149-2-22643/original/ncsg-petition-charter.pdf st.icann.org]Draft Stakeholder Group Petition and Charter, retrieved 28 April,2011</ref><ref>[https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/ncsg-ec/attachments/ncsg_process:20110207192847-0-26728/original/NCSG%20Charter-2011-02-07-SE-Edits%2Bad-clean.pdf st.icann.org]NCSG charter, retrieved 28 April,2011</ref>