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RALO RequestingPerson or Group SubmittingTitle of ProposalRequest NumberDescriptionComments by ICANN Staff Regarding Possible CollaborationFBSC Notes and DecisionStatus
AFRALOAFRALO/Seun Ojedeji (AFRALO Chair)

A capacity Building program for the AFRALO ATLAS III ambassadors to be held a the 2021 AIS. It will be a 3 days’ program addressing Policy hot topics for the 2 first days and the third day will be dedicated to “how to draft a policy advice” practical exercise.   

The 19 ATLAS III selected AFRALO participants + the 3 AFRALO leaders + the 3 AFRALO ALAC Members (25)

Interpretation needed for the 3 days program. 

Travel support needed for the 24 persons (18 ATLAS III Selected participants + 3 AFRALO Leaders + 3 AFRALO ALAC Members)

Significant travel support being requested. 

Would benefit from incorporation of ICANN Learn or Webinar training. 

Work with AFRALO regional leadership on making this training more cost-effective, including incorporating ICANN Learn and/or webinars. Consider holding this training at the AFRALO GA in FY23.  
AFRALO

AFRALO/Seun Ojedeji (AFRALO Chair)

Written by the Technology Task Force-Vice Chair Abdulkarim Oloyede

Adding of a Transbot for French Language Interpretation to the AFRALO Mailing List

The At-Large Community represent a wide-ranging set of individual Internet user interests from different regions of the world. Language is seen as a major barrier to participating in ICANN activities especially on the mailing list. Hence there is a need to have an effective translation tool to translate from one language to the other. This is more important for Atlarge because it has a role of conducting outreach to individual internet users while promoting and developing informational and educational activities related to ICANN around the world. French is widely spoken in all regions of the world particularly French is widely spoken in Africa, North America (Canada in Particular) and Europe.

At the moment the IT department have been able to develop a similar tool for English to Spanish and vice versa but not other languages. This tool should be easily relatively easy to develop as the IT department can adapt the current Spanish tool (TRANSBOT) for French . However, the IT department    

Would require some money to be able to develop or adapt the current tool for French.

Amount of support requested: $15k

Staff comments: Add clarification in text that the transbot is for AFRALO. Add $15k in costs. 

No call with Engineering team needed as they have seen the request. 


Approve; 
AFRALOISOC-NG (Caleb Ogundele)Nigerian School On Internet Governance (NSIG)

While there are regional and continental Schools on Internet Governance within Africa, Nigeria only held the first one in July 2019. This is beginning to make a change in the limited numbers of Nigerians participating in Internet Governance. The Nigerian School on Internet Governance gives Nigerians room to learn more about Internet Governance and subsequently continue to participate in the IG space both locally and regionally.

The Nigerian School on Internet Governance was initiated within the Internet Society Nigerian Chapter for the benefit of members of the Nigerian Internet community.

The main objective of the Nigeria School of Internet Governance is to train new leaders of opinion in all aspects related to Internet Governance, from a global perspective and with focus on the Nigeria perspective.

The program helps interested students, academic as well as individuals working in the private sector as well as in government to get comprehensive and structured knowledge on Internet governance. To better understand the complexity related to Internet governance and its importance in the future of the Internet.

The mission of the Nigeria School of Internet Governance is to:

  1. Increase the number of representatives from Nigeria in the international Internet Governance debate spaces.
  2. Motivate its participants presenting their opinions and to become active participants in Internet Governance meetings and activities, where the future of the Internet is shaped.
  3. Make the participants become the future leaders on Internet Governance in the Nigeria space and region.

It will consist of 15 sessions covering IG topics.

The 2nd NSIG is in its second year and the only  national / NRI School of  Internet Governance in Nigeria aside the WASIG in the region.

There will be opportunities for Q&A, coffee breaks (morning and afternoon), lunch and social events during the 4 day school.

Timing:

The NSIG  will be held in July, 2020 . Specific date is TBD (Subject to the availability / presence of the Federal Minister of Communication and Digital Economy) who is expected to close the Nigerian Internet Governance forum.

Request: 

We are requesting travel, lodging and per diem support for a minimum of 6 speakers well rooted in the ICANN/ ATLARGE process which will augment the pool of local speakers. We also request  for travel support fellowship for students and next generation leaders to attend and participate actively in the school.

Demographics: 

There will be at least sixty (60) participants in the School of Internet Governance. This will include 30 members from Internet Society (ISOC) Nigeria chapter who will be given fellowships to attend and interested stakeholders from CSOs to regulator/government, academia, technical community distributed evenly.

Potential Sponsorship: 

$5k



Work with AFRALO regional leaders to figure out how the SIG requests can be incorporated into the African SIG. 
AFRALORaymond Selorm Mamattah (At-Large Ambassador)Ghana School on Internet Governance (GhanaSIG)

Ghana does not have an Internet Governance School, just as it is done in some other countries. Hence, we have registered the Ghana School on Internet Governance (GhanaSIG). With the GhanaSIG we intend to select between 20 and 50 (depending on the total funding we get) participants to be trained for 3 of days on internet governance related issues.  They will become fellows of the school after completing.

After the event the participants will be equipped to have better understanding of the internet governance ecosystem and also enable them to perform better in their engagements and outreach programs.  This idea actually started after our ATLAS III training in Montreal Canada.  I shared the idea with my peers here in Ghana who are mostly ICANN fellows and they have bought into the idea.  In this regard, we registered a foundation that is called E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa (EGIGFA).  The foundation will actually be the organizer for the Ghana Internet Governance School (GhanaSIG). We intend to bring on board other likeminded local entities.

Our domain names www.ghanasig.org and www.egigfa.org have also being registered.  The websites are under construction.  I am putting this request for funding on behalf of the foundation in my capacity as an At Large Ambassador (Post ATLAS III) and the President of the foundation. 

We actually have plans for other outreach events, but for now, this is the flagship of all the events.  We hope we will be given the funding support to kick start the first ever internet school in Ghana which will become an annual event.

Timing: 

This will be a recurring event, which will happen once a year. The tentative date will be in August 2020.

Request: 

We estimate about 3 people (estimated $1,500 per person) for a total of $4,500.

Demographics: 

The geographical location is Ghana.  The target audience are people who want to know more about internet governance issues and after which they will get more involved.  We are targeting the governmental and private workers.  We are also targeting individuals who have interest to know more about internet governance and how they can make impacts.

Potential Sponsorship:

We wish to request any support we can get so we can get the remaining local funding support here in Ghana from other entities.


Work with AFRALO regional leaders to figure out how the SIG requests can be incorporated into the African SIG. 
AFRALOCAPDA (Michel TCHONANG LINZE)DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCE IN OUR COUNTRIES

Symposium and training (AFRICA 2020 ICT Symposium)

The growth of digital technology is already producing opportunities that would have been unthinkable just a few decades ago. The effects of this revolution are observed in the ways of life, work, the ways of conceiving leisure, interactions in societal groups, relationships to the worlds and mobility ... A wealth of opportunities emanate from this transformation: energized economies, great advances in education, training, health, enhanced safety and security, greater individual empowerment and optimal means of organizing homes and cities. Because the symposium is conceived as a framework for exchanges and sharing of ideas, seven domains have been selected to scrutinize the theme: 1.    Digital sovereignty2.    Smart cities3.    Training, employment and innovation4.    SMEs, handicrafts and incubator5.    Protection of children and women online6.    Partnerships between actors in the countries7.    Digital rights/Internet rights (laws).

Timing: 

From 20th to 24th July 2020

Request: 

30 participants

8 resource persons


Demographics: 

Yaounde – Cameroun

  • Local and parliamentary authorities,
  • Educational communities (administrators, teachers, university researchers, educational consultants, learners ...),
  • Organizations of women and girls
  • Academics and higher institutions
  • Regulators and decision-makers,
  • ICT operators,
  • The startups
  • Job seekers


Sponsorship: 

$15,000 


Significant travel support being requested. 

Would benefit from incorporation of ICANN Learn or Webinar training. 

No. Too much travel. 

EURALO

Sebastien Bachollet (Euralo Chair)

Youth involvement in At-Large work

ABR 1

Following ATLAS III involvement of some youths in each RALO.

In complement of the work done by NextGen & Fellowship programs.

Following the need to have a longer-term engagement of youths in RALOs/At-Large activities.


Adding 3 slots for young to participate to ICANN meetings

One for the region of the meeting and 2 additional


FY 2021 

Hamburg (AGM) EU - APAC - LAC

Cancun (CF) LAC - NA - EU

The Hague (PF) EU - APAC - NA


Request Number

Budget: 30k$


EURALO requested to develop regional strategy on youth at IGF as a first step to an At-Large strategy. 



EURALO

Sebastien Bachollet (Euralo Chair)

Youth IGF hubs

ABR 2

Description

As IGF Global is organized for the 1st time in Eastern Europe

It is an opportunity for A-Large to be more involved in this region (covering both EU and AP)


The requested budget will help to support better engagement of At-Large in Youth IGF activities in few (2 to 4) countries of the region (both Eastern Europe and Western Asia).

The goal is to support Annual Youth IGF meeting and more regular activity like monthly (?)) meetings of active youth with key global speakers from At-Large and ICANN


Request Number

20K$ to 40k$


EURALO requested to develop regional strategy on youth at IGF as a first step to an At-Large strategy. 

EURALO

Sebastien Bachollet (Euralo Chair)

Training for EURALO ALSes (At EURALO GA in FY21)


Prior to EURALO f2f General Assembly that will be held in FY21, a training will be organized for all EURALO ALS representatives similar to what was held during ATLAS III.

As we had a small number of Euralo participants to ATLAS III, we would like to organize a targeted training on policy involvement for each ALS rep + some members of Euralo IUA (who will be at the GA).

Request Number

20K$ to 40k$


Approve /remove funding numbers
LACRALOAdrian CarballoLACRALO Academy at the LARALO General Assembly scheduled to take place during ICANN70 in Cancun.

We will carry out Training activities on topics that represent milestones in the process of Evolution of the Multistakeholder Model within ICANN and Update of Policy Issues within the LACRALO Directory.

Fortunately, part of the LACRALO Board of Directors actively participated in ATLAS III, which allows us to ensure an application of what has been learned and an evolution of the process.

Our proposal seeks to promote greater participation from countries such as Nicaragua, which has been more actively incorporated shortly before ATLAS III.

As part of our regional strategy to promote the participation of countries that are not yet represented in LACRALO, our activity focuses on creating the Regional Strategy, for Five (5) years, that allows us to engage more members with active and informed participation .

We want to create an Information Bulletin which allows us to give an institutional voice to the Organization

Regional and globally promote the most important activities and information of the Organizations of Users (ALSs) of the Region.


Type of Training: Education/training - Capacity Building / Policy Discussion / Outreach

Deliverables: 

  • Paper: Evolve of Regional Strategy for next five (5) years.
  • Guidelines to Detect and Mentor potential active members from our four (4) sub-regions.

SME: David Plumb

Travel Support: For any ATLAS III participant who is not funded for the LACRALO General Assembly.


Approve/remove funding numbers
NARALODustin Loup (ISOC DC)North American School of Internet Governance

To organize and deliver the third NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE (NASIG). This would be a two-day capacity building event to provide in-depth knowledge of Internet Governance (IG) issues to approximately 40 individuals, with many from ATLARGE. NASIG 2020 is our third consecutive year and the only School of Internet Governance in North America. Past NASIGs have proven to be successful and well attended, with 28 students in 2018 and 50 students in 2019.  

NASIG 2020 will consist of 10-15 sessions covering the most pressing IG topics, many of which will align with the strategic objectives and goals identified in ICANN’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025, such as the IANA functions, Universal Acceptance, cybersecurity, the multistakeholder model, ICANN’s role in Internet Governance, and much more. These sessions will be run by community leaders, including many of those actively involved in ICANN.

We will seek to bring in students from all across North America and will also seek to take advantage of the high level of interest in Washington, DC. This includes policymakers, tech policy staff for civil society and industry, students from the many universities in the area.

By bringing in a wide variety of stakeholders for this educational program, we are contributing to a healthy Internet governance ecosystem, by making sure that the people who have an interest in IG in North America are well-informed, which will lead to better results for the Internet.

We are requesting $10,000 to be put toward venue costs, catering, and tech support for livestreaming and captioning.

Based on previous experience organizing events in Washington, DC we expect the costs of each to be in line with the following estimates:

Venue Rental - $5000

Catering - $6000

Livestream and Captioning - $4000


Approve. 

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