Very useful, rafik. Thanks! On 29 Jan 2014 11:40, "Rafik Dammak" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > please find here a summary of several ICANN related initiatives about > Internet Governance going from the strategic panels, to community-led > working group , the high level panel and even a report commissioned to BCG. > there are several ongoing activities that we should as group follow and > contribute. > > Best Regards, > > Rafik > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Olive <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2014-01-29 > Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Update: ICANN's Strategic Initiatives > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > > > > http://blog.icann.org/2014/01/update-icanns-strategic-initiatives/ > > Update: ICANN's Strategic Initiatives > > by THERESA SWINEHART on JANUARY 28, 2014 > > It's been a few months now since I rejoined ICANN, and as we really get > going with 2014, I thought it would be useful to provide an overview and > update to the strategic initiatives underway at ICANN, in particular those > that relate to the strategy panels. > > Since coming back, I've been very focused on ICANN's strategy and wanted > to give my sense on some of the many moving parts. The ICANN initiatives > fall into two broad categories: strengthening and continuing to evolve and > improve ICANN as a multistakeholder organization; and contributing as a > partner in the Internet eco-system to strengthening awareness and the > evolution of multistakeholder Internet governance and cooperation, in a > manner that ensures the continued flexibility to adapt to emerging issues. > > ICANN is one of the multistakeholder organizations in the Internet > ecosystem, and a partner among many that ensures multistakeholder Internet > cooperation on a range of issues. It is committed to both improving itself > as a multistakeholder organization, and to partnering and contributing to > strengthening Internet cooperation globally. ICANN continuously seeks to > ensure its own mechanisms continue to evolve, and, through dialogues with > the community, will identify areas of improvement that will enable ICANN to > serve its global community within its mission and mandate. The Affirmation > of Commitment reviews <https://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review> and the > recently concluded ATRT2 review final report<https://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/atrt/final-recommendations-31dec13-en.pdf> [PDF, > 3.46 MB], the strategy panels and the strategic planning are all facets > towards this objective. > > As a partner in global Internet governance and cooperation, ICANN is > committed to working with partners in the Internet eco-system across all > stakeholder groups, supporting the IGF, and to engaging in discussions on > strengthening Internet cooperation to ensure issues of Internet-related > matters are addressed from a multistakeholder approach, as global > discussions evolve. > > Below is an overview of the strategy panels and some of the IG related > initiatives many of you are involved with in addition to others in other > forums. > *Strategy Panels:* > > Let's start with the* Strategy Panels,* which are intended to inform a > new vision and five-year strategic plan for ICANN. The Panels are advisory, > reporting to the ICANN CEO, and their outcomes will serve as to inform > ICANN's strategic planning process. The panels' activities have been > aligned to fit the strategic planning cycle of ICANN, as announced at > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09oct13-en.htm, > and a first draft of focus areas for the Strategic Plan was posted for > public comments until 31 January 2014, which can be read at: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-29oct13-en.htm. > > The output from the Panels will be posted for public comment from 31 > January--31 April 2014, and will be discussed by the community at the ICANN > Singapore meeting in March. This allows time for discussion and integration > of comments into the Final Strategic Plan, as appropriate. More information > is available at ICANN's strategic planning portal at > http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement. > Here is a quick update on each of the Panels we announced in Durban in > July 2013 (see > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm). > > 1. > > *Identifier Technology Innovation*, chaired by Paul Mockapetris, is > geared to develop a technology roadmap for the DNS and for ICANN's > technical and security operations. Messages can be addressed to > [log in to unmask] (a public mailing list). The panel has conducted > webinars, information on these discussions can be found at: > http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-technology > . > 2. > > *ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem*, chaired by Vint > Cerf, is looking at ICANN's responsibilities and stewardship in the > Internet ecosystem in serving a complex set of Internet constituencies. > Messages can be addressed to [log in to unmask] (a public mailing > list). Recent outputs of webinars and discussions can be found at: > http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecosystem > 3. > > *ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation*, (sometimes shortened to "MSI"), > chaired by Beth Simone Noveck, has been tasked with proposing new models > for inclusive engagement, consensus-based policymaking and suitable support > structures, tools and platforms. They collaborate with an entity named > GovLab and have recently reached out to all in the community (see the > invite here <http://bit.ly/HWNxrW>), inviting any ideas for submission > tohttp://thegovlab.ideascale.com. Then they will submit a proposal to > the CEO and community by late January or early February, followed by > comments and collaborative drafting through February. Messages can also be > addressed to [log in to unmask] (a public mailing list). They will be > hosting a webinar on 31 January, please see information at: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23jan14-en.htm > 4. > > *Public Responsibility Framework*, chaired by Nii Quaynor, is engaged > to look at ways to promote the global public interest, the diversity of > stakeholders (especially within the developing world), capacity-building > and advice on suitable initiatives to these effects. Messages can be > addressed to [log in to unmask] (a public mailing list). > http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsibility > For information about the members of the four panels above, see > announcement at > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14oct13-en.htm. > > *Internet Governance, 1net, and strengthening the dialogue:* > > ICANN has been a long-time participant and partner in Internet Governance. > It has participated in numerous initiatives including, importantly, the > IGF, as well as others in the Internet Technical Community. As is widely > known, ICANN joined other Internet Technical Organizations in the > Montevideo statement last year and has engaged with other organizations on > topics around Internet Governance. > > These engagements occurred at the 2013 IGF, and through the launch of the > 1Net.org <http://1net.org/> dialogue to increase awareness and discussion > around multistakeholder and Internet cooperation - serving as a canvas for > the community to fill with ideas - , and the upcoming meeting hosted in > Brazil Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance > in Brazil. For further information on this meeting see: www.netmundial.org > . > > There are multiple other dialogues relating to Internet Governance over > the course of the coming years. A diagram of key global Internet activities > towards the Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance > can be found below. These all provide an opportunity for community > engagement and expertise. > > [image: Global Key Internet Activities towards the Multistakeholder > Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance Diagram]<http://blog.icann.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/global-multistakeholder-ig-2500x1019-28jan14-en.png> > *ICANN Cross-Community Working Group on Internet Governance:* > > A cross-community working group, *CCWG on Internet Governance*, was > initiated as a space for the community to exchange information and ideas to > participate in 1Net, and be a cross-community group within ICANN to provide > input on evolving Internet governance issues, including for the meeting in > Brazil in April 2014. The CCWG is of course not intended to replace other > dialogues or mechanisms, but was initiated to further ICANN community > dialogue on these important topics. Information on the CCWG can be found > at: https://community.icann.org/x/kyWfAg. > *High-Level Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms > (partnership between ICANN, Sunnylands and WEF)* > > The outline of the fifth Strategy Panel was announced in Durban, and > defined and launched in Buenos Aires. In partnership with the Annenberg > Foundation and the World Economic Forum, this newly established Panel, > chaired by the President of Estonia, Toomas Ilves, with Vint Cerf as > Vice-Chair, is comprised of a diverse group of global stakeholders from > government, civil society, the private sector, the technical community and > international organizations. The Panel's work is facilitated by a team of > Internet governance experts. > > The first gathering of the Panel took place in London, 12-13 December. The > drafting team, led by the experts, met in Brussels from 20-21 January and > worked on coordinating and synthesizing the wealth of views and opinions > expressed by the Panel in London on issues including the attributes, > qualities, and characteristics of any future eco-system of Internet > governance. > > The Panel will conduct two additional meetings in the coming months. The > next meeting, scheduled for February 27-28, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, > California, will be hosted by The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands. > Following this meeting, a high-level draft report will be released for open > consultation, and used as input to several events and fora in 2014, > including the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet > Governance in Brazil. A final meeting will be hosted by the World Economic > Forum in May 2014 in Dubai. During this meeting, the Panel will consider > community feedback and discussions at forums, such as the Brazil > conference. To follow the developments of this panel you can also follow > the hashtag on twitter (#internetpanel). Further information on the panel > can be found at: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-13dec13-en.htm > > *Boston Consulting Group Report: Greasing the Wheels of the Internet > Economy*. > > The recent report, *Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy,* by BCG, > commissioned by ICANN and accessible at > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24jan14-en.htm, > takes a look at Internet access and use around the world, and the economic > importance of an open single Internet. The report's "e-friction" index > describes and quantifies factors that inhibit the growth and maturity of > the Internet economy. It measures obstacles to, access to, and engagement > with, the Internet for both individuals and businesses across four > components; Infrastructure, Industry, Individual and Information. This is > well worth a read as we discuss the range of topics, and how to continue to > work together to improve the Internet eco-system. > > I hope the above is helpful in providing an overview and clarifying any > questions around the respective initiatives. Please do not hesitate to get > in touch if you have any questions. > > David A. Olive > Sent from my iPad > > > _______________________________________________ > soac-infoalert mailing list > [log in to unmask] > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert > > >