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Subject: 	[council] FW: DPRD Updates & Follow-Up Calls
Date: 	Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:34:56 +0100
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FYI



*From:*Darris Saylors [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of
*Nora Abusitta
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*Cc:* Lauren Allison; Riccardo Ruffolo; Christina Rodriguez; Marika Konings
*Subject:* DPRD Updates & Follow-Up Calls
*Importance:* High



Dear All,



As you know, we are preparing for the upcoming ICANN 50 Meeting in
London from June 22-26^th  (http://meetings.icann.org/icann50).



Our goal at this meeting is to inform the Community about proposed
changes being made, within ICANN, based upon the recommendations made by
the Strategy Panel on the Public Responsibility Framework, which was
finalized and published earlier this month. Please review the final
Panel on the Framework’s Report
at: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/prf-report-15may14-en.pdf.



The Panel’s report outlined how ICANN can better address the global
public interest through an approach that reviews ICANN’s current
activities, and identifying opportunities and key targets that should be
addressed to strengthen ICANN’s commitment. In its conclusion, the
Report listed top line recommendations for ICANN’s public responsibility
framework moving forward. Recommendations included: the streamlining of
current ICANN public responsibility activities under a formal
Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD); strengthening
ICANN Regional Engagement Strategies; commissioning research to enhance
understanding of links between Internet Governance and Development; and
exploring the establishment of an external foundation to operate in the
philanthropic space.



Building on the recommendations from the Panel’s report, ICANN is
exploring the potential of creating a Development and Public
Responsibility Department (DPRD), which will aim to implement the
Panel’s recommendations and formalize ICANN’s public responsibility
framework. If established, this department will aim to:



1.  Streamline and formalize existing, and future, public responsibility
activities, which will eliminate the need to grow dramatically in FY15,
as it focuses primarily on strategy enhancement and efficiency. This
could include: ensuring that the public interest is cohesively and
cross-cuttingly served throughout the organization’s activities and
operations; commissioning research how ICANN can best act with other
entities and members in the Internet ecosystem; enhancing the
understanding of the links between Internet, Internet governance,
development, and policymaking, particularly in developing and emerging
countries and regions; strengthening Regional Engagement Strategies so
they can continue to identify, assess, and meet local needs; and
ensuring that all ICANN departments incorporate public responsibility as
a core component of their work.



2.   Organize its development and public responsibility efforts into
four following strategic priority areas, as recommended by the Panel Report:

·      Education

·      Localization and Language Services

·      Next Generation Projects

·      Participation in Global Cooperation and Development



This organizational structure will further strengthen ICANN’s commitment
to the global public interest. Projects within each area could be
carried out by ICANN independently, in collaboration with International
and Intergovernmental Organizations, in partnership with foundations, or
with regional and local capacity building and training organizations.





As mentioned above, our goal at this meeting is to socialize the
Community with the idea of creating the DPRD. This goal can be effected
by discussing the proposed DPRD with the attending Community and various
ICANN departments, and implementing recommended changes for best
practices. To do so, we have scheduled the following two sessions for
the ICANN 50 Meeting:



1.   “_NextGen@ICANN with University of Greenwich
<http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-nextgen-uog>_” (*Monday, June
23^rd * from *15:15 to 16:45 BST in Thames*) - Building on the success
at ICANN49, this session will review the work by Post Graduate students
at the University of Greenwich on the potential economic social and
political costs of a fragmentation of the DNS, generating an interesting
dialogue including potential areas for further work..

3.   “_Exploring ICANN’s Development and Public Responsibility Programs
<http://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-development-prf>_” (*Wednesday,
25^th  June* from *13:00 to 14:30 BST in the Windsor Suite*) - This
session will incorporate, and elaborate upon, the DPRD information
mentioned above, and provide a discussion session for the Community to
participate, give feedback, and recommend changes for the department
proposition and strategy. Nii Quaynor, who served on the Strategy Panel
on the Public Responsibility Framework, will attend this session, and I
will be moderating.



In addition, I am hoping to meet with you while in London to gather your
input and expertise in this area.



I anticipate that this upcoming meeting will help our team, and ICANN,
further demonstrate its commitment to international participation, and
help to develop a streamlined approach to fulfilling ICANN’s public
responsibility.



*Pursuant to this end, and as an extension of Fadi’s recent call
covering plans for the DPRD, I would like to arrange individual
follow-up calls with each of you to discuss these plans further. Please
respond under separate cover to Darris Saylors
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> as soon as possible with your
preferred availability for a one-on-one call prior to ICANN 50.*



I look forward to seeing you in London,



Best,

Nora