[Gnso-newgtld-dg] - Draft Issue Categorization

[Katim S. Touray]

Dear all,

I am writing in support of suggestions from Tijani Ben Jemaa and Avri Doria
with regards the issue of support for "underserved regions." In particular,
I support a strengthening of outreach efforts, and having a special round
for developing countries. I also suggest that we add that such a special
round for developing countries should seek partnerships with development
organizations such as the World Bank, the African, Asian, and
Inter-American Development Banks to raise more funding support from
applicants from developing countries.

Other suggestions I have with regards to support for applications from
developing countries are:

   1. Staff should not be allowed to scuttle applications by tampering with
   implementation guidelines developed by the community. Where staff
   suggestions can materially impact applications, they should be referred
   back to the community before they are implemented.
   2. Expunge the term "Underserved Regions" from our literature because it
   is not what the international development community uses to refer to
   countries ICANN has in mind. I suggest we use "Developing Countries"
   instead, since everyone has an idea what that means, and it is what the
   international development community uses.

With regards the other issues, my suggestions are as follows:

   1. I suggest we remove the reference to Digital Archery (in the
   Application Processing section) given it was not implemented and, from what
   I gather, the lottery system worked well
   2. I found the TAS not buggy and error prone, but very cumbersome! It's
   designers must also bear in mind that many in developing countries have
   slow Internet connections.
   3. ICANN has to find a way to work more effectively with banks in
   developing countries to facilitate its transactions with gTLD applicants.
   My feeling is that the conditions imposed by ICANN for COIs were especially
   onerous for people in developing countries.

That's about it for now.

Katim





On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Tijani BEN JEMAA <
tijani.benjemaa at fmai.org.tn> wrote:


>  Hi Steve,
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> I added some lines in bleu to the paragraph on Supporting Underserved
> Regions (see below)
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> *Supporting underserved regions*
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> Lack of outreach for the new gTLD program in the underserved regions
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> Lack of outreach for the Applicant Support Program
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> Limited usage of Applicant Support process
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> Excessive gaming protections and late developing rules reduced few JAS
> applications
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> Made up new processes after final AGB (need examples)
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> Dedicated round for applicants from developing economies and poor
> communities
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> *Tijani BEN JEMAA*
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> *De :* gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
> gnso-newgtld-dg-bounces at icann.org] *De la part de* Steve Chan
> *Envoyé :* vendredi 3 octobre 2014 00:39
> *À :* gnso-newgtld-dg at icann.org
> *Objet :* [Gnso-newgtld-dg] - Draft Issue Categorization
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> Dear DG Members,
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> Following the email detailing the proposed agenda, please find attached a
> draft mind map that staff has prepared to attempt to categorize the issues
> identified by DG members. This draft is expected to serve as a point of
> discussion in regards to item 3 of the proposed agenda. It is suggested
> that DG members review the draft ahead of time to ensure that their issues
> are both included and captured accurately.
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> Note, the draft mind map is attached as a PDF, as well as text, for
> options in reviewing the document.
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> Best,
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> *Steven Chan*
> Sr. Policy Manager
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