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LACNIC · RIR Watchdog

Update to the Policy Development Process

Start here for the proposal-by-proposal record: what changed, why it mattered, who argued for what, how positions evolved, what was decided, and where the evidence still has gaps.

Source facts

Policy ID
LAC-2014-3
RIR
LACNIC
Official status
Implemented
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Sep 9, 2014
Last source update
Oct 9, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

8Total participants
7Discussion contributors
1Formal actors
10Discussion messages
6.2Effective participants
80%Top-five discussion share
3People covering 50%
5People covering 80%

Policy evolution

2
Accepted · Implemented
Sep 9, 2014
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Appeals committee composition · The appeals committee composition changes from three representatives of the LACNIC community to one representative of the policy-process chairs and four representatives of the community; the Board and staff representatives remain specified.

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Appeals committee convening and integration procedure · The new text adds a procedure under which the LACNIC Board organizes the committee call, identifies its representative, requests a representative from the chairs, selects four interested and active community representatives through the Policy List, and publicly announces the committee members and working plan within the five-day integration period. The old text proceeds directly from the committee composition to the committee's 30-day review period without this procedure.

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3
Accepted · Implemented
Sep 9, 2014
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Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.

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Examples of this include the direct responsibilities of LACNIC, LACNIC chairs and those of the organization's directors.
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Examples of this include the direct responsibilities of LACNIC, LACNIC chairs and those of the organization's directors.
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Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.

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The maximum time allowed for reviewing and publishing the proposal on the Public Policy List shall not exceed 10 days.
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The maximum time allowed for reviewing and publishing the proposal on the Public Policy List shall not exceed 2 weeks.
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Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.

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2.5 LACNIC Board of Directors [...] - Declare the removal of one or both Policy Chairs if non-fulfillment of their responsibilities affects the policy development process.
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2.5 LACNIC Board of Directors [...] - Declare the removal of one or both Policy Chairs if non-fulfillment of their responsibilities affects the policy development process, 6 months after the last Policy Forum.
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The Board shall appoint interim chair(s) within a period of 15 days, and these interim chairs will serve until the next election.
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The Board shall appoint interim chair(s) within a period of 2 weeks, and these interim chairs will serve until the next election.
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- To prepare a Public Policy Forum report and submit it to the Policy List no more than 15 days after the end of the Forum.
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- To prepare a Public Policy Forum report and submit it to the Policy List no more than 1 week after the end of the Forum.
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- To call members of the Policy List to debate the proposals presented during the Public Policy Forum but which failed to reach consensus and must be sent back for discussion no more than 15 days after the end of the Forum.
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- To call members of the Policy List to debate the proposals presented during the Public Policy Forum but which failed to reach consensus and must be sent back for discussion no more than 1 week after the end of the Forum.
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- To issue a last call for comments for those proposals that reached consensus at the Public Policy Forum no more than 15 days after the end of the Forum.
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- To issue a last call for comments for those proposals that reached consensus at the Public Policy Forum no more than 2 weeks after the end of the Forum.
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- To post the results of the last call for comments for those proposals that have reached consensus on the Policy List no more than 5 days after the last call for comments period closes.
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- To post the results of the last call for comments for those proposals that have reached consensus on the Policy List no more than 1 week after the last call for comments period closes.
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- To communicate the results of ratification by the LACNIC Board of those policies that reached consensus and received no observations during the last call for comments period, no more than 5 days after their ratification.
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- To communicate the results of ratification by the LACNIC Board of those policies that reached consensus and received no observations during the last call for comments period, no more than 1 week after the publication of the minutes of the board´s meeting with the ratification.
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Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.

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X Appeals - In case of disagreement with the decisions of: - Forum chairs; - LACNIC's Board of Directors, and relating to the policy development process; or - prior appeals committees; any person that meets the following criteria may initiate an appeals process: - The person must participate in the Policy List; - The appeal must be public and submitted through the Policy List.
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- To notify the implementation of proposals ratified by the Board on the Policy List as soon as this occurs. New text Analyze diff *In the chapters below, add:* 2.1.
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The maximum time allowed for reviewing and publishing the proposal on the Public Policy List shall not exceed 10 days.
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The maximum time allowed for reviewing and publishing the proposal on the Public Policy List shall not exceed 2 weeks.
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Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.

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2.5 LACNIC Board of Directors [...] - Declare the removal of one or both Policy Chairs if non-fulfillment of their responsibilities affects the policy development process.
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2.5 LACNIC Board of Directors [...] - Declare the removal of one or both Policy Chairs if non-fulfillment of their responsibilities affects the policy development process, 6 months after the last Policy Forum.
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Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official version

    1

    Accepted · Implemented

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  3. Official version

    2

    Accepted · Implemented

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  4. Official version

    3

    Accepted · Implemented

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  5. Public discussion

    [LACNIC/Politicas] Propuestas Foro de Politicas

    3 Discussion messages · 3 Entities

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  6. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Alex Ojeda · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJun 29, 2015
    Last activityJul 16, 2015
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies11
  2. Carlos Plasencia
    Discussion messages2
    First activityMay 10, 2015
    Last activityOct 9, 2015
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies17
  3. Nicolas Antoniello
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 26, 2015
    Last activityMay 20, 2015
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies24
  4. Arturo Servin · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityOct 29, 2014
    Last activityOct 29, 2014
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies10
  5. Sergio Rojas. . . · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityOct 29, 2014
    Last activityOct 29, 2014
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies11
  6. Juan Alejo Peirano · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityOct 28, 2014
    Last activityOct 28, 2014
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies23
  7. Alejandro Guzman · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityOct 29, 2014
    Last activityOct 29, 2014
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies8
  8. RICARDO PATARA
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies25

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • lacnic-politicas
    Earliest captured
    Oct 21, 1999
    Latest captured
    Oct 8, 2026
    Last refresh
    Aug 13, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    5,267
    Known gaps
    26
  • www.lacnic.net
  • lacnic-anuncios
    Earliest captured
    Aug 13, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 7, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,092
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-ietf-lac
    Earliest captured
    May 30, 2013
    Latest captured
    Dec 30, 2015
    Last refresh
    Oct 9, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,133
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-infofrida
    Earliest captured
    Aug 14, 2006
    Latest captured
    Sep 13, 2011
    Last refresh
    Oct 9, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    292
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-iot
    Earliest captured
    Oct 6, 2015
    Latest captured
    Jul 11, 2017
    Last refresh
    Oct 9, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    373
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-lacnog
    Earliest captured
    Aug 1, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 8, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    5,960
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    0
  • lacnic-lactf
    Earliest captured
    Apr 13, 2004
    Latest captured
    Dec 29, 2006
    Last refresh
    Oct 9, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,267
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-seguridad
    Earliest captured
    Jan 26, 2006
    Latest captured
    Dec 28, 2007
    Last refresh
    Oct 9, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,356
    Known gaps
    0

Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Oct 21, 1999
Latest captured: Oct 10, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • politicas.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-politicas: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-anuncios: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-ietf-lac: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-infofrida: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-iot: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-lacnog: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-lactf: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-seguridad: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.