+1 supporting Rafik's suggestions/initiatives to elaborate. Norbert Klein Kep/Cambodia = On 09/30/2015 06:56 PM, Rafik Dammak wrote: > Hi everyone, > > trying to summarize the topics suggested until now, I tried to capture > comments as much as possible but maybe I missed things. > > - *Public Interest: * > /*"*Can we ask the board how it is coming with its research in the > "global public interest". In the annual mtg last where we asked the > board about its understanding of the global public interest, how it > determines, on what basis, etc. At that time, the board said it was > just getting started on compiling some research that it would share > and had hired Nora. So it would be great if we could have an update > or further conversation on this concept, how it is determined and > applies, etc.*"*/ > * > * > there was several comments with that regard indicating that a research > is ongoing and mostly done within ICANN, not looking outside . a > consultation process is planned* *and starting in Q4 to get community > input and continue till June 2016. > > -*Developing countries:* > starting with the Nielsen report > (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-25-en) > "Nielsen's report confirms that Latin America, Asia and Africa will > likely be the great drivers of new gTLD acceptance and use, while most > registries are still based in developed regions. There is a net > transference of resources taking place from the developing to the > developed world in the DNS industry. The problems that developing > regions face have been extensively explained. What is the perception > of the board? In the opinion of board members, which concrete measures > could be put in place? Why not even suggestions from the JAS report > have been implemented yet? Would the board commit to a clear plan to > address the current imbalances before a new round of applications is > launched?" > > there was also comment that we can also ask the Global Domain Division > (GDD) during a GNSO session . Others mentioned: knowledge imbalance, > capacity building and remediation mechanisms of imbalance in next rounds > > about this issue, I would remind people that we got lately 3 reports > in relation to that, it will be useful to go through them : > - regarding next > rounds https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-subsequent-prelim-2015-08-31-en > - review on previous new gTLD > round: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-draft-review-2015-09-23-en > - assessment of new gTLD program with regard to > competition: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/competitive-effects-assessment-2015-09-28-en > > - *Human Rights* > > "With the CCWP on HR we'll be publishing a new report on ICANN and > > human rights (comments still very welcome until Wednesday 30 23:59 > > here: http://is.gd/gItc5W ). So perhaps we can ask ICANN about how > > they envisage living up to article 4 of the articles of incorporation > > and whether there are concrete plans to do or develop: > > 1. A human rights policy > > 2. A human rights impact assessment > > 3. A full corporate social responsibility strategy > > in order to live up to the existing commitments. And whether they are > > thinking of using the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human > > Rights for this. And of course: what is the timeline for this." > > > I would like to add comment about developing countries and new gTLD > program issue, there was a lot of work done by NCSG on that matter > within GNSO and we succeeded in 2010 to get a joint working on new > gTLD applicant support, with the active participation of several NCSG > members. > > A report was delivered with several recommendations , some of them > were approved in 2011 by the board : > > - timeline for the working group is here > http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2011/jas > > - the report there > https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/jas-final-report-2011-10-13-en > > - the implementation is here > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support) > > the result of the implementation was satisfactory due partly that the > program was implemented quite late when the new gTLD program itself > was starting and there was no significant outreach to get more > applicants from developing regions. > > The same issue concerns having more registrars from developing > countries and there was last year a consultation launched by ICANN > staff https://community.icann.org/display/prjctgdduro/Project+Roadmap%3A+Supporting+the+Domain+Name+Industry+in+Underserved+Regions > . > > I would conclude about this that we should leverage those existing > initiatives to go further and be effective. > > > going back to the topics discussion, it still going on and we should > tune and refine the topics and their descriptions. other suggestions > are welcome too. > > Best Regards, > > Rafik Dammak > > NCSG Chair