Introduction
These topics were identified by AFRALO ALSes at the ICANN 59 Johannesburg meeting at the AFRALO GA Thursday wrap up session. Following the first WG meeting that was held on the 13th September discussion were started on the key topics of that were suggested during the AFRALO GA.
Objectives of the AFRALO Hot Topics Working Group
The main objectives of the Working Group :
- Confirm and / or add relevant topics identified at the ICANN 59 meeting
- Discuss respective Topics for discussion and make sure that they are inline with ICANN Policy discussions and come up with suggestions to appropriate topics or rephrasing the areas that have direct relationship to ICANN mandate and policy development process.
- Prioritize topics for discussions from the above that has direct immediate impact on the African Region or may do so in the near future.
- Derive key areas of discussions and enhance AFRALO participation in the various ICANN Policies which affect the region.
- Share with the AFRALO members outcome of the WG agreement after deliberations on the suggested topics.
- Come up with short brief about each of the topics which will be shared with members to allow them to start discussion and come up with policy recommendations to the various Topics that they will be participating in.
See: Recordings and transcripts of AFRALO GA session
New! AFRALO Hot Topics Report 2018
HOT TOPICS DRAFT - Presented at AFRALO's monthly call 07 February 2018.
HOT TOPICS
Hot topics definition: It was agreed that the topics should be related to ICANN's core function
1. Internet Shutdown and impact on DNS
2. Cyber security and Online safety in one topic
3. Suggestion: How ICANN can contrubute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda? I know this is not a hot topic but it is of great importance to our region.
4. Remote Region Support
5. Public and private IP addresses- to be removed
6. Raising Awareness of the Internet policy issues - with focus on DNSSEC promotion in Africa's registries
7. Cybersecurity, Online Safety, Privacy and WHOIS
8. New gTLD and Geographic names
9. ICANN's accountability and Jurisdiction
Prioritize topics for discussions from the above that has direct immediate impact on the African Region or may do so in the near future.
UPDATE
Mohamed El Bashir
Thanks Fatimata Seye Sylla and Dave Kissoondoyal, i have updated the list based on your feedback :
1. Internet Shutdown and impact on DNS
2. Cybersecurity, Online Safety, Privacy and WHOIS
3. Promoting DNSSEC Implementation in Africa's TLD registries
4. New gTLDs and Geographic names
5. ICANN's Accountability and Transparency
6. Internet Governance activities and issues
7. General ICANN Issues Awearness and Outreach to Africa ( e.g Access of ICANN materials in African/Other languages other than English )
New sugguestions or items to be clarified items on the next call :
- Remote Region Support
- How ICANN can contrubute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda? I know this is not a hot topic but it is of great importance to our region
13 Comments
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
adding the agreed List of hot topics on Conference call on 14th Sepetmber :
Hot topics definition: It was agreed that the topics should be related to ICANN's core function
1. Internet Shutdown and impact on DNS
2. Cyber security and Online safety in one topic
3. Suggestion: How ICANN can contrubute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda? I know this is not a hot topic but it is of great importance to our region.
4. Remote Region Support
5. Public and private IP addresses- to be removed
6. Raising Awareness of the Internet policy issues - with focus on DNSSEC promotion in Africa's registries
7. Cybersecurity, Online Safety, Privacy and WHOIS
8. New gTLD and Geographic names
9. ICANN's accountability and Jurisdiction
Fatimata Seye Sylla
I would suggest removing Topic #2 and keeping #7 below.
2. Cyber security and Online safety in one topic
7. Cybersecurity, Online Safety, Privacy and WHOIS
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
Thanks Fatimata Seye Sylla and Dave Kissoondoyal, i have updated the list based on your feedback :
1. Internet Shutdown and impact on DNS
2. Cybersecurity, Online Safety, Privacy and WHOIS
3. Promoting DNSSEC Implementation in Africa's TLD registries
4. New gTLDs and Geographic names
5. ICANN's Accountability and Transparency
6. Internet Governance activities and issues
7. General ICANN Issues Awearness and Outreach to Africa ( e.g Access of ICANN materials in African/Other languages other than English )
New sugguestions or items to be clarified items on the next call :
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
After the email WG email discussions, below are the list of Hot topics as agreed by the WG members which will be review and approved in 2nd October Confirerence Call :
• Promoting DNSSEC Implementation in Africa's TLD registries
• New gTLDs and Geographic names
• New gTLD Subsequent Procedure
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Privacy and RDS (Whois)
• ICANN's Accountability and Transparency
• Diversity and Participation in ICANN
• Internet Governance activities and issues
• General ICANN Issues Awareness and Outreach to Africa ( e.g Access of ICANN materials in African/Other languages other than English )
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
Below is the updated Hot topics list after the WG conference call on 2nd of October :
Diversity and Participation at ICANN
Internet Governance activities and issues
Capacity Building, Awareness and Outreach to Africa ( e.g Access of ICANN materials in African/Other languages other than English )
Task on Mohamed El Bashir to merge : Diversity and Participation in ICANN and General ICANN Issues Awareness and Outreach to Africa ( e.g Access of ICANN materials in African/Other languages other than English )
Daniel Khauka Nanghaka
Was a google doc created for the report. I think we should start working on the report in parallel
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
The google doc the link is above and shared by email as well, lets start working on the document
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
This is the link to draft Report google document, please start writting the summary of the hot topics selected :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WhKYf1Hz-NmydK6NgB-k8XzQHG2mQgDzBh-2CejK9BU/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks
Tijani Ben Jemaa
Dear Daniel and Mohamed,
I don't understand why we are using Google Docs while we have the confluence wiki space. It is a collaborative work space. It is the official way ICANN works.
Don't forget that for certain country, Google doesn't work.
Fatimata Seye Sylla
I concur with Tijani on this point. I don't think there will be any objection. It was recommended during our last call and I guess Tijani didn't hear it and it was therefore endorsed as an action item.
Fatimata
Mohamed (Mo) Elbashir
Dear Tijani Ben Jemaa,
I have no preference for the document editing tool ( either google or confluence ), it was agreed in the meeting to use google docs that why its referenced as an action item, which i completed.
If WG want to use confluence, thats is fine .
Regards,
Mohamed
Daniel Khauka Nanghaka
I think we need editing rights for the reports
Sarah Kiden
Dear drafting team,
I would like to thank you for the work with preparing this document. May we please change AFRALO to all caps throughout the document? It appears in various forms in the document. Also, I would like to recommend that we number the hot topics and replace the bullets so that it is easy to refer to a particular hot topic item. If there is a word version of the document, I will volunteer to make changes and share the document with members. Thank you!