[Ws2-diversity] Draft 01 Diversity Report

Thu Feb 23 19:13:54 UTC 2017

Good points, which I share
Regards
Jorge

Von: ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org [mailto:ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org] Im Auftrag von RAHMOUNI Dalila
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. Februar 2017 19:57
An: ws2-diversity at icann.org; Mathieu Weill <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr>
Cc: MARTINON David <david.martinon at diplomatie.gouv.fr>
Betreff: Re: [Ws2-diversity] Draft 01 Diversity Report

Hello everyone,

Thank you for all these exchanges that show how important diversity, its definition and its modalities are.

As noted by several members, I do not think diversity and skills are exclusive. The wording gives the impression that we oppose the two terms assuming that there is a risk that competences are diminished to prevail diversity.

On the one hand, as underlined by Mathieu and others, the enhancing diversity will bring new skills and innovation especially! Many studies show how bringing people from different cultures and ways of thinking brings efficiency, creativity and emulation. So diversity and skills are correlated positively.

On the other hand, it would be useful to emphasize that in order to promote diversity, ICANN needs to put in place mechanisms to strengthen skills. There are many skills in the south, but we must also face things as Tijani points out: it is necessary to train people who are not from the North who, despite their potential, sometimes have not had access all range of skills. A concret example is the language: many of them are not native English and it is very difficult to participate with efficiency and reactivity to

Overall, the report does not have to oppose these notions or imply that the enhancement of diversity would entail a risk to skills but rather to emphasize :

1- Diversity brings new competences in favor of efficiency and innovation

2- ICANN has to ensure that the skills are as complete as possible through the provision of training.

For quotas, I believe that at this stage - where we do not yet have a precise definition of diversity - it is not yet relevant to deal with them. The Diversity Office, which would be in charge of recommending tools to improve diversity, could discuss it.

Best,
Dalila

De : ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org<mailto:ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org> [mailto:ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org] De la part de Mathieu Weill
Envoyé : mercredi 15 février 2017 15:19
À : Rafik Dammak; Lousewies Vanderlaan
Cc : ws2-diversity at icann.org<mailto:ws2-diversity at icann.org>
Objet : Re: [Ws2-diversity] Draft 01 Diversity Report

Dear Colleagues,

I apologize for not being able to make many of the calls, but congratulate the group on the progress on the document.

I did post a comment on the Gdoc, about the following sentence :
“While acknowledging the importance of diversity in the accountability mechanisms, members of WS2 have expressed their view that diversity requirement should not prevail over skills or experience requirements.”

Lousewies was supporting the formulation, and I understand where she’s coming from on that, but I personally have an issue with it : it implies that there is a mutually exclusive choice to be made between skills on the one side, diversity on the other. I do not share this view. I contend that increased diversity would actually expand the diversity of skills within ICANN.

What do other group members think about it ?

Whatever the outcome of this discussion, it would be useful to detail exactly what kind of skills we want to look at in terms of skills diversity. Is it legal / technical / market ? Others ?

Best
Mathieu

De : ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org<mailto:ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org> [mailto:ws2-diversity-bounces at icann.org] De la part de Rafik Dammak
Envoyé : mardi 14 février 2017 01:03
À : Lousewies Vanderlaan
Cc : ws2-diversity at icann.org<mailto:ws2-diversity at icann.org>
Objet : Re: [Ws2-diversity] Draft 01 Diversity Report

Dear Lousewies,

Thanks for the comments!
I moved the document to this google doc so everyone can comment https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ziy7NDZZd9bW08HOxY-CYUx3qQdno5i9Rqp4fOJtAT0 , the previous document was in word format . it is in suggestion mode, so you can propose edits and changes.
I encourage all members of the subgroup to go through the document and add their suggestions. we will add other parts in coming days.

Best,

Rafik
2017-02-12 5:33 GMT+09:00 Lousewies Vanderlaan <lousewies.vanderlaan at board.icann.org<mailto:lousewies.vanderlaan at board.icann.org>>:
Dear all,
Congratulations on a strong first draft.  As you know, as board liaison I have been mostly observing, but I have taken the liberty to make some small comments in the document in a personal capacity.  Hope its useful.
I look forward to seeing many of you in Copenhagen.
best, Lousewies

> On 10 Feb 2017, at 17:23, Fiona Asonga <fasonga at kixp.or.ke<mailto:fasonga at kixp.or.ke>> wrote:
>
> Hallo All
>
> Please find on the link below the first draft of the diversity report with consolidated views that have bee shared and discussed so far on diversity.
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFxffuM3Hx_dUV1OWc0cDg5QWc/view?usp=sharing
>
> Since the discussion on the Global Accounts is still ongoing we have considered the input but would like another round of discussion on the same.
>
> Please feel free to share your feedback and edits to the document.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Fiona and Rafik
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