Thanks a million Edward ! great job. 2016-05-01 18:38 GMT+01:00 Mouad GOUAIMA <[log in to unmask]>: > Thanks for sharing. Great work ! > > > Le dimanche 1 mai 2016, Wisdom Donkor <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : > >> Thanks for the solid work. >> >> On Sunday, May 1, 2016, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> > Hello everybody, >> > >> > >> > Perhaps the most important public comment opportunity every year is our >> chance to post a comment on ICANN's budget and operating plan. This is our >> chance as representatives of the noncommercial community to ask for >> different spending priorities to be made, to question any and all aspects >> of ICANN's operations and to express our views on the functioning of ICANN >> the corporation. >> > >> > The comment period for the fiscal year 2017 budget and operating plan >> ended last night. You can read the proposed budget and operating plan and >> all the comments received here: >> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/op-budget-fy17-five-year-2016-03-05-en >> . >> > >> > The NCSG was heavily involved in preparing the GNSO Council's comments >> on the budget. The Council set up a small group consisting of Carlos Raúl >> Gutierrez of NPOC/NCSG, Keith Drazek of Versisgn and myself to draft the >> comment of the GNSO Council. I've attached the result of our work, which >> was submitted earlier today. >> > >> > As the community obtains veto power over ICANN's budget through the >> corporate reorganisation currently underway, it will be imperative that our >> stakeholder group be proactive in monitoring and participating in the >> budget process. I look forward to working with those NCSG members with >> interest in this area going forward as we meet our obligations to our >> members and the wider ICANN community in ensuring that ICANN corporate >> operationally functions in the way the community has directed it to. >> > >> > I'm more than happy to answer any questions anyone in the NCSG has on >> this years budget and operating plan, the Council response or on the budget >> process in general. >> > >> > Kind Regards, >> > >> > Ed Morris >> > >> > >> >> -- >> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* >> ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation >> OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member >> E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist >> National Information Technology Agency (NITA) >> Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) >> Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana >> Tel; +233 20 812881 >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> [log in to unmask] >> [log in to unmask] >> Skype: wisdom_dk >> facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk >> Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh >> www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh >> >>