Hi Arsène,
Thanks for your kind words, and I look forward to reading your contributions to
the statement. It would be good to hear your thoughts as well on whether Africa,
as a region, is best served by ICANN's geographical classifications? Is this
useful, a continuation of an unequal world system à la Wallerstein or Gunder
Frank, or something else? I haven't as much exposure to Africa as I have had
other regions, but the idea that 53 countries (plus a few disputed ones…) from
north to south, with different languages, climates, and political systems would
have enough in common to be grouped into one region in ICANN work seems far
fetched to me…? This is more for my personal interest, I'd stress -- the remit
of this Working Group is not (actively) exploring the creation of new regions.
Best wishes,
Ayden
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 6:00 AM, Arsène Tungali [log in to unmask] wrote:
Ayden,
This is great! I just had a quick read of your draft and can agree this is a
great start for the group to work on. There is a lot to do!
I will come back for my inputs.
Regards, A
----------------- Arsène Tungali, Executive Director, Rudi International www.rudiinternational.org
Founder & Director, Mabingwa Forum www.mabingwa-forum.com Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Phone: +243993810967
2015 Mandela Washington Fellow | ICANN Fellow | ISOC IGF Ambassador | Activist &
Youth Leader
Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos)
On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:26 PM, Ayden Férdeline < [log in to unmask] > wrote:

Hello, team-
I have drafted a response to the final report of the Geographic Regions Review
Working Group. Comments are due in about 25 days time but if we do decide to
reply, I hope we can submit something in advance of that deadline. I've shared
my first draft on Google Docs here and have also attached it to this email for those without access to that
website.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-c2vVT2DNO73l89wfZTvKtY70rmaid8g7XBO-Vto9SM/edit
You can read the Working Group's final report here: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-regions-2015-12-23-en
I suspect that we will have a wide birth of opinions on this topic, so please
know that I'm very much open to reviewing or rethinking anything that appears in
this early draft. I am also new to writing public comments like this one so
welcome any feedback you would be kind enough to share. I look forward to
hearing your thoughts.
Best wishes,
Ayden Férdeline
Ayden Ferdeline - Response - WGGR Report.pdf 36KB Download
Ayden Férdeline Statement of Interest