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color=#0000ff size=2>I think Bill's suggestions about reducing the information
overload barrier to entry apply to virtually all stakeholders. Speaking
for myself, I would have found
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>William
Drake<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Gomes,
Chuck<BR><B>Cc:</B> GNSO Council List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] FW:
[soac-discussion] Public Participation Committee public session, invitation
for SO/AC leaders' participation<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi
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<DIV>On Mar 2, 2010, at 7:05 PM, Gomes, Chuck wrote:</DIV><BR
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color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks Bill. Please respond to the three
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Sorry to be slow to respond but in the usual pre-departure
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> William Drake
[mailto:william.drake@graduateinstitute.ch] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday,
March 02, 2010 1:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Olga Cavalli<BR><B>Cc:</B> Gomes,
Chuck; GNSO Council List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] FW:
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<DIV></DIV>I too would be very interested in this. I've been inter
alia trying to encourage formation of a Development interest group in the
NCSG, have organized three IGF workshops on development and Internet
governance, will be writing about it for the UN, etc...
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<DIV>Bill<BR>
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<DIV>On Mar 2, 2010, at 5:06 PM, Olga Cavalli wrote:</DIV><BR
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Chuck,<BR>I would be willing to participate in
this pannel, although I am not sure if it overlaps with other meetings
or activities I must be involved in.<BR>Regards<BR>Olga<BR><BR>
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size=2><SPAN>Please see below a very late request for GNSO
participation in a panel that will be discussing the following in
Nairobi:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>"</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>a)
What are the three most important improvements ICANN can make to its
public participation processes to facilitate greater engagement by
developing world
stakeholders?</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>Reduce the information overload barrier to entry. The current
approach is in effect to throw people into the deep end of the pool and say
ok, learn to swim. This is not how government staff and many others
from developing countries experience their entree into other
international institutions dealing with Internet and ICT issues, and the
noticeable contrast can be alienating. I've had ministry and NGO people
say they can't figure out where to start, it's too overwhelming, and you can't
just pop in, sample, and figure out what's most relevant like you might
elsewhere, it feels like an up front long-term commitment to full body
immersion is required. So revamp the maddeningly newbie-unfiendly info
architecture and content of the website, or at least provide a parallel track
that defines issues and their interrelationships in a digestible form and then
allows people to build their knowledge from step a to b to c.
Maybe hire a couple staffers to serve as sherpa or focal points
with an explicit "there are no dumb questions" mandate, and/or have a
volunteer buddy system—ongoing and for meetings. Expand translation
support. Figure out some way to prepare people for the cultural style
aspect—discussions in ICANN are much more aggressive and challenging (and, I
am routinely told, "American") than what many people are used to from their
home cultures or other international spaces they work in.</DIV>
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<DIV>Significantly expand outreach and capacity building efforts. I
agree with Tim that the roving meetings are insufficient for this purpose,
particularly given the nature of the agendas and the difficulties of trying to
plug in and play (although they can be used as platforms, e.g. NCSG is having
a meeting with East African noncommercial actors in Nairobi the night before
Constituency Day, which some will hopefully feel inspired to attend).
One or two annual regional seminars of a capacity building nature would
be really helpful (could in parallel reduce regular meetings to two, or stop
the roaming). Could also make better use of other opportunities like the
IGF; currently, ICANN does a ninety minute open forum that's a quick show and
tell of the basic institutional lay out and current issues, but it could be
doing more extended capacity building sessions. Partner with bodies
that provide education and capacity building. Commission an book/manual
that maps stuff out in a manner that works for educators and end users (and do
NOT call it ICANN for Dummies...there's a lot of sensitivity about being
talked down to, I've sat with developing country government and NGO folks in
WSIS/IGF meetings and seen rather adverse reactions to ISOC presentations
etc). </DIV>
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<DIV>More generally, recognize that improvements to the PPP can only get us so
far as long as the larger political problems are not addressed. While
there's been progress in expanding GAC and drawing developing country people
to in-region meetings, there are still widespread perceptions out there that
suppress engagement and inter alia steer people toward intergovernmental
bodies as the places to address Internet issues, including some that are in
ICANN's turf. This is especially the case with ministry of communication
and foreign affairs types; many Group of 77 representatives (it's actually 130
countries now, including China) will tell you their governments don't
participate because they don't want to "legitimate ICANN," that ICANN is
dominated by the US government and US corporations so their interests could
never get a fair hearing, that ICANN still needs to be made subject to some
sort of intergovernmental oversight or be replaced for certain functions, etc.
So there's a need for some soft power and diplomatic engagement,
cultivation of in country-constitutencies (including other government
ministries), recruitment of developing country people into visible
leadership positions across the organization, and on and on. By
themselves, a better web site, more translation services, travel grants, and
so on aren't going to win hearts and minds and build support and engagement; a
holistic strategy is needed.</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>b) Should ICANN incorporate a
greater focus on the developing world in its work and if so,
how?</FONT></P>
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needs to better reflect the global topography of Internet usage or there will
be all kinds of ramifications over time. A few options might
include:</DIV>
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<DIV>Consider establishing some sort of identifiable home for development in
the ICANN nexus, even if small. Signaling is important, and almost every
relevant intergovernmental body has a development branch or office of some
sort. And has development promotion as an explicit part of its mission.
Yes ICANN is not the UN and its mission should not be greatly
expanded, but it is an international body that sets policies that affect
developing countries, and there's no place tasked with identifying and
suggesting approaches to development concerns. Could be centralized, or
feed into/support efforts at the SO/AC level (e.g. the nascent development
interest group in NCSG). </DIV>
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<DIV>Add a development session as a regular feature of the meeting
programs.</DIV>
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<DIV>Where relevant, factor a development assessment into the decision making
process as a standard element, so that when pricing of new gTLDs or EOIs or
vertical integration or whatever is being addressed, questions about the
possible impact across developing countries (recognizing there's great
heterogeneity in that category) are at least considered, maybe even addressed
through special provisions etc. </DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>c) How can the work of ICANN
be given greater relevance where there is low Internet density per
capita - and what priority should be given to reaching stakeholders in
countries with the lowest Internet connection density? (see the World
Bank statistical link under "Materials and References" below to look
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<DIV><BR></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>Obviously,
the needs of the least developed countries are different from those of upper
income developing countries. While ICANN's not in the business of
supporting infrastructure deployment, FDI, domestic regulatory reform and the
other top priorities in the LDCs, it could liaise with organizations that are
where issues relevant to its mission are part of the mix. And per the
above, undertake some targeted efforts to identify the special needs of LDCs
with respect to its operations, support or provide capacity building, help
cultivate communities of interest, etc. </DIV>
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<DIV>Maybe some of the above sounds like mission creep and doesn't appeal to
everyone here. Where you stand depends in part on where you sit, and I'm
in Geneva amidst an intergovernmental/NGO nexus that's heavily focused on
developing country concerns and wherein one can routinely hear things said
about ICANN that would make your head spin.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill</DIV>
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face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Note that this conflicts with the
"Registration Abuse Policies Initial Report Information Session" on
Wednesday afternoon in Nairobi.</FONT></SPAN>
<P><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Because of the late
notice on this, it really is not possible to develop a GNSO position
on the issues to be discussed, so I believe the best we can do is to
identify a volunteer who would for the most part participate in a
personal capacity and attempt to represent to the best of her/his
ability what they understand to be views of GNSO community
members.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Is there anyone who
would be interested and willing to participate on this panel in
Nairobi? Please respond as soon as possible if you are
interested. It might be helpful if any volunteers would provide
brief personal answers to the three questions to allow other
Councilors to comment between now and 10 March and thereby obtain a
little broader GNSO input before the session.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> <A
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target=_blank>owner-soac-discussion@icann.org</A> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:owner-soac-discussion@icann.org"
target=_blank>owner-soac-discussion@icann.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Nick Ashton-Hart<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:32
AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:soac-discussion@icann.org"
target=_blank>soac-discussion@icann.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B>
[soac-discussion] Public Participation Committee public session,
invitation for SO/AC leaders' participation<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Dear SO and AC leaders:
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<DIV>On Wednesday 10th from 1600-1730 local time in Nairobi, the
Board's Public Participation Committee will hold its public
meeting.</DIV>
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<DIV>The PPC has asked me to ask you if a representative from each of
the ACs and SOs would care to be a part of the session by
participating in a panel, alongside the members of the PPC, to lead
the discussion of the various items on the agenda, and of
course to participate in the discussion directly. If one of you, or
someone you wish to nominate from your community, is unable to attend
in-room we can arrange for you to be able to participate
remotely via audio bridge.</DIV>
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<DIV>The full agenda may be found at <A
href="http://nbo.icann.org/node/8950"
target=_blank>http://nbo.icann.org/node/8950</A>; I have not
pasted it below since the hyperlinks would not be usable
and as you will see when you browse the agenda the hyperlinks are
quite integral to the whole. </DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, I hope you will accept my apologies in advance for
posting the agenda assuming that some members of the SOs and ACs
would be willing to participate as described. Given the subject, it
seemed that I would be on safe ground to make that
assumption.</DIV>
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