[council] FW: [] FW: [] Public Participation Committee public session, invitation for SO/AC leaders' participation

[Gomes, Chuck]

We now have a third name as a volunteer to serve on the Public
Participation Committee public session panel, Avri.  Please note her
responses to the questions below and feel free to respond.  I will
forward any responses to her.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:25 PM
To: Gomes, Chuck
Subject: Re: [] FW: [] Public Participation Committee public session,
invitation for SO/AC leaders' participation


On 3 Mar 2010, at 15:59, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> Thanks Avri.  Please answer the three questions and I will forward 
> your answers to the Council list.

Ok, quick answers - i fly tomorrow and am flat out:

"a) What are the three most important improvements ICANN can make to its
public participation processes to facilitate greater engagement by
developing world stakeholders?

funding
outreach
capacity building


b) Should ICANN incorporate a greater focus on the developing world in
its work and if so, how?

yes.

One major improvement would be to include the issue of TLDs applications
process and capacity building geared toward that the Developing world.
As it stands currently, support of developing nation applicants is not
only an afterthought, it is excluded from the consideration.

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 up statistical information of the kind
referenced)."

ICANN can solve all problems.  The problem of access in not in ICANN's
purview, as important as that issue is..  There are however, a
sufficient number of developing regions that have sufficient connection
density that still do not have the TLD, especially the IDN TLDs their
population need for the the Internet to become an integral part of their
lives. 


> The main purpose I am asking for this is to allow Councilors to 
> interact with potential panel members before next Wednesday.  Because 
> the request came so late, this is about the only way to provide some 
> input to whoever is on the panel from the GNSO.
> 
> Not sure yet how we will select who will be on the panel.

No worries.  Just figured I would throw my name into to the pot.

> 
> Chuck
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:38 PM
>> To: Gomes, Chuck
>> Subject: Re: [] FW: [] Public Participation Committee public session,

>> invitation for SO/AC leaders' participation
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Having always avoided volunteering for these things because i was 
>> encumbered by my role, i would be happy to  volunteer.
>> 
>> a.
>>