[Gnso-epdp-team] FW: [GNSO-EPDP-Lead] Updated: ALAC statement for EPDP Final Report

[Alan Greenberg]

Glad to take that on. I presume registrars are prepared to fund it.

Alan

On July 31, 2020 6:36:56 PM EDT, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel at godaddy.com> wrote:
>This thread is going way, way off-topic, but Alan’s statement:
>
>“We have lots of debate and discussion within At-Large on just what
>those interests are and how best to defend them.”
>
>caught my attention.
>
>I believe it is naïve and/or extreme hubris to think that ALAC could
>possibly define, via internal “debate and discussion”, the interests of
>4.8 billion (as of Jun 2020) active users of the Internet.  And that’s
>assuming those 4.8 billion interests are even monolith (and we know
>they aren’t).  Internet users now comprise the majority of human beings
>on the planet, and are reflective of the broader human diversity in
>terms of region, ethnicity, language, currency, political/economic
>environment, culture, etc.
>
>In this regard, ALAC missed its opportunity to become the Research
>Division of ICANN, informing the policy development process with sound
>research backed by population statistics.  Statistics that could pose
>(and answer) essential questions like:  How many Internet users’
>primary language is based on a non-Latin character set?  What share of
>Internet Users are under 25?  What payment/banking methods create
>barriers to online commerce, and what are viable alternatives?  How
>many use a smartphone/apps versus a computer?
>
>An ALAC that produced reports like these, rather than anecdotes and
>personal experiences, would be extremely valuable to the policy
>development process, and truly provide a voice to stakeholders missing
>from the ICANN model.
>
>J.
>
>
>
>From: Gnso-epdp-team <gnso-epdp-team-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of
>Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
>Date: Friday, July 31, 2020 at 9:53 AM
>To: Volker Greimann <vgreimann at key-systems.net>
>Cc: "gnso-epdp-team at icann.org" <gnso-epdp-team at icann.org>
>Subject: Re: [Gnso-epdp-team] FW: [GNSO-EPDP-Lead] Updated: ALAC
>statement for EPDP Final Report
>
>Notice: This email is from an external sender.
>
>
>We represent only ourselves, or the ALAC if duly appointed, or our home
>organization if there is one. We make no claim to "represent" the
>billions of Internet users.
>
>We do our best to represent the INTERESTS of Internet users, as best we
>understand them. We have lots of debate and discussion within At-Large
>on just what those interests are and how best to defend them.
>
>Perhaps once you retire as a registrar, you may choose to join us as
>many colleagues from other parts of ICANN have.
>
>Alan
>
>
>At 2020-07-31 12:18 PM, Volker Greimann wrote:
>
>Just curious: How many billions do you represent? 4 or 5?
>And with that I am not even going into mandate and representation
>questions....
>
>Just asking,
>--
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>
>
>On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 12:58 AM Alan Greenberg
><alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> > wrote:
>Please use the attached reformatted version instead (content
>identical).
>Alan
>At 2020-07-29 06:33 PM, Caitlin Tubergen wrote:
>
>Dear EPDP Team:
>
>Please find attached ALAC̢۪s statement for inclusion on in the Final
>Report.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Marika, Berry, and Caitlin
>
>From: Gnso-secs <
>gnso-secs-bounces at icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs-bounces at icann.org>> on
>behalf of Alan Greenberg
><alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> >
>Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 11:30 AM
>To: GNSO-Secs <gnso-secs at icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org>>
>Cc: Hadia El Miniawi <Hadia at tra.gov.eg<mailto:Hadia at tra.gov.eg>>, ICANN
>At-Large Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>
>>, Maureen Hilyard <
>maureen.hilyard at gmail.com<mailto:maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>>
>Subject: [gnso-secs] ALAC statement for EPDP Final Report
>
>Please find attached the ALAC statement for inclusion in the EPDP Phase
>2 Final Report.
>The ALAC reserves the right to revise this statement prior to the final
>submission deadline of 24 August 2020.
>Please acknowledge receipt.
>I would like to take this opportunity, on my behalf and that of Hadia,
>to thank all staff who worked on the EPDP for their superb support and
>long hours of work.
>Alan
>
>
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