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On 10 April 2011, the enclosed statement was submitted to the public comment for this issue, the relevant staff person responsible for the public consultation on the Proposed Recommendation for a Global Outreach Program and the Board Secretary, with a note saying that the document was currently undergoing ALAC ratification.
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Statement of the ALAC on the Proposed Recommendation for a Global Outreach Program
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The ALAC is conscious of the truism implied: policy is developed at the centre but its impact is resoundingly felt at the edges. In our view, more education and communication from the centre regarding the policy development process in general and the more information returned to the centre on the effects of these policies as implemented on every area of the Internet ecosystem – including ordinary Internet end users - are major building blocks for the transparency framework that ICANN must operationalize if it is to be truly internationalized. We are further seized of the prospects for greater trust engendered for ICANN at the edge - where the At-Large constituents live and work - with public embrace of mechanisms instituted for greater accountability.unmigrated-wiki-markup
For these reasons, we heartily endorse the GNSO’s Global Outreach program with a clarifying proviso: that the needs of ordinary Internet end users for education and information be embraced as a central theme of its development. The BGC WG advised collaboration with a like-minded SO or AC for the development of a winning outreach strategy with implementable outreach programs. The ALAC is pleased to offer the At-Large resources in this regard. To begin, we offer the summary At-Large declarations on global outreach at its Summit held at the 34th International Meeting in Mexico City for advice and guidance. \ [See:^ ^ [http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/correspondence-05mar09-en.pdf| http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/correspondence-05mar09-en.pdf]\]. We are especially keen to draw your attention to the chapter on Global outreach contained here.
The ALAC has observed over time the zealousness with which the GNSO protects its pole position for policy-making in ICANN councils. The Board Governance Committee in its wisdom rightly recognizes inclusiveness as even more important for sustainability and legitimacy of this posture. We are unanimous that a sustained global outreach initiative would be a worthy investment for the returns that shall accrue to all parts of the global Internet community, users in ordinary included.
