AT-LARGE GATEWAY
At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
ALAC Liaisons and Representatives
At-Large Review Implementation Plan Development
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UASG Governance and Plans Working Session (10:30 - 12:00 AST, 5 March 2024)
What happened?
The session covered two elements: the UASG 5-year strategic plan and Governance Changes.
What are the At-Large specific takeaways?
Since UASG and At-Large work in close relation, particularly for initiatives such as the UA Day, At-Large needs to track the strategic plan as well as governance initiatives within the UASG.
Specific Governance Changes Proposed
Governance
* All members and leadership will submit their Statement of Interest (SoI) by end-June 2024. All new applicants will be required to submit their SoI
* SoIs will be the starting point, and more measures to enhance transparency and accountability will be ensured
UASG WG Chairs and Vice-Chair Selection
* Conditions set for new leadership positions
* Must have been be member for at least 6 months, with preference for those with higher meeting attendance in meetings
* Cannot continue with they do not attend 3 consecutive meeting without an apology
* WG meeting cannot be held without Chair/Vice Chair
UASG Chair and Vice Chair
* At least one year's experience in any UASG WG
* Must have attended at least 5 meetings in the past 6 months
Additional topics being discussed
* Limits for UASG WG leadership position
* Holding multiple leadership positions by a UASG Coordination WG members
* Charter of WGs
* More transparency of information to the community
* Planning and budgeting process
* Review of effectiveness of resource utilization and governance plan
* Revision of UASG Charter updates
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UA Day Overview 2024 Work Session (09:00-10:00 AST, Wed, 6 Mar 2024)
The different types of the 2024 UA Day are as follows:
- Awareness building
- Technical Training
- Academic Curricula
- Adoption
- Regional Strategy formulation
Overall snapshot
- 133 proposals from 65+ countries
- 56 proposals shortlisted from 50+ countries
- 51 national events
- 5 regional event
- 1 global event
Materials available include slide decks, promo videos, and documentation, for:
- Raising awareness
- Technical training
- Integration into academic programs
- Adoption
- Promotion purposes
Regional Statistics
Region | Proposal | Shortlisted | From ALAC |
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AF | 43 | 19 | 17 |
APAC | 33 | 16 | 9 |
EUR | 10 | 5 | 1 |
LAC | 42 | 14 | 8 |
NA | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Keystone event
The 2024 Global UA Day event is to be organized by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation, Belgrade, Serbia.
- It is an independent tech/research organization and is not connected to the Government
- Manages .RS and .СРБ, both IDNs
- Over 3500 IDN names registered
- Promotes the Cyrillic script online
- Online registration is available at: https://uaday.rs/?lang=en