[Npoc-discuss] Fwd: New Policy Development Fundamentals Course Now Available on ICANN Learn - ICANN

[Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

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From: Maryam Bakoshi <maryam.bakoshi at icann.org>
Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 12:36 PM
Subject: New Policy Development Fundamentals Course Now Available on ICANN
Learn - ICANN
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https://www.icann.org/news/blog/new-policy-development-fundamentals-course-now-available-on-icann-learn





*New Policy Development Fundamentals Course Now Available on ICANN Learn*

The ICANN community develops and refines policies that ensure the security,
stability, and resiliency of the global Internet. The ICANN organization is
proud to facilitate this work and to support the core, consensus-driven
policy and advice development work of the community by enabling efficient
and effective bottom-up participation in the multistakeholder model. The
new Policy Development Fundamentals course on ICANN Learn
<https://learn.icann.org/> provides newcomers with a basic, foundational
understanding of how policy development works at ICANN.

The manner in which policies are developed at ICANN is one of the most
unusual and distinct processes for any global organization. A global
community of stakeholders and participants with different backgrounds and
points of view help coordinate and support the unique identifiers of the
Internet. Many in the ICANN community use the expression "bottom up" when
they talk about policy formation at ICANN. This course will put clarity and
meaning in that term.

The Internet functions for everyone because everyone is invited to help
make it work. We believe consensus policies developed through the
multistakeholder model are highly effective and have the greatest
legitimacy. This course explains the distinct roles
the ICANN community, ICANN org, and ICANN Board each have in this process.
The Policy Development Fundamentals course will also be translated into
Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Capacity development across the ICANN ecosystem remains a key priority.
Policy Development Fundamentals, along with the recently launched Domain
Name System (DNS) Fundamentals course, will serve as a cornerstone for
developing capacity in the ICANN ecosystem. We hope the community will
check out this valuable contribution on ICANN Learn.
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