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• Topic 1 - Public Interest Processes, discussed in light of the plenary session 
  • ALAC (Marita Moll) - Provided a review of the Global Public Interest Framework (GPIF) that took place at ICANN73. Outcome included general agreement that the GPIF should continue moving forward.
  • GAC (Veliiar Nemiguentcheva) - Noted for the GAC the question on how the GPIF can be used, including 1) who should be applying the GPIF; 2) When it should be applied and 3) How it should be applied (TBC); Also, how to reconcile the MSM and the different interests among the stakeholders. There is still some questions on the next steps.
  • Next steps - ALAC/GAC to discuss more to fully understand how to use the GPIF and collaboration opportunities.   
• Topic 2 - Universal Acceptance and IDNs 
  • ALAC (Satish Babu) - Clear and significant alignment of interests between GAC and ALAC on UA and IDNs; Numerous benefits of closing the UA gap, still important gaps on UA readiness; ALAC has been taking up UA-related activities within the RALOs; Noted the ALAC work on an end user survey on IDNs and UA in India in the Hindi language. 
  • GAC (Nigel Hickson) - Noted that the UA/IDNs are extremely importance and that are commitment to everyone having access to the internet, IDNs and UA are key. Reviewed session on UA during ICANN73. Although progress has been made, governments need to do more. Commented that end users who are coming to governments asking for IDNS and UA and therefore there should be greater collaboration between GAC and ALAC. 
• Topic 3 - SSAD
  • GAC (Laureen Kapin) - Registrars will need to make the decision. The viability rests with them. There is also some uncertainties raised in the ODA. So there is a package of uncertainty. In addition, there is also a question on time, 4-6 years for full implementation. Headline here is that the SSAD ODA raises many questions and may not give the Board the information they require. 
  • ALAC (Alan Greenberg) - Strong correlation between ALAC/GAC positions. On the financial aspects of the ODA, the range of costs was very vast. The SSAD report allowed ICANN to fully subsidize the development costs and part of the operational costs and the ODA team ignored both. The report allowed requesters to provide assurances of how they would use the data. However, the ODA did not allow for these. Finally, the SSAD will take too long to deploy, will not provide sufficient value, and will not be able to keep up with the new regulations. Conclusion from ALAC is that it should not be built. 
• Topic 4 -ALAC and GAC Coordination at the National Level 

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