The following draft was written by Danny Younger.
ALAC Statement on the Summit for Developing Countries
>The ALAC notes that a Summit for Developing Countries is under consideration by the Board¹s Public Participation Committee and by other interested parties. The ALAC supports the goals of this initiative and desires to see this effort coupled with ICANN¹s long-term plan (as delineated in the draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budget) to support TLD capability training in developing countries.
As the representatives of local internet communities within ICANN, the ALAC in conjunction with its supporting regional organizations looks forward to the opportunity to assist in the planning necessary to bring this Summit to fruition.
We recognize that there remains a need to properly allocate resources for logistics and funding to support this endeavor, and as such the ALAC recommends that during this austere fiscal year the number of scheduled registry-registrar gatherings be reduced by one to thereby allow this Summit the full benefit of proper support.
2 Comments
Anonymous
Remarks by Jean-Jacques:
Dear Danny,
excellent, thank you for this valuable draft. Quick remarks:
- giving the full title of the proposed conference would be helpful
("Summit for Developing Countries" could refer to anything, from G20 to
some event under the aegis of UNESCO, WHO, UNCTAD, etc.)
- I'm looking forward to seeing how Registry/Registrars will react to the
suggestion that the "summit" should be in replacement of one of their own
get-togethers... ;-)
Dear Staff,
in the draft agenda of the WG meeting, under "priority areas", please fit
in a few minutes for Danny to briefly present his proposed statement, so
that the WG can vote on forwarding it to ALAC, to be addressed to the
Board. I suggest that if a discussion is required, we avoid going into
drafting mode at the meeting, as that can be done more efficiently on our
Wiki.
Regards,
Jean-Jacques.
Anonymous
_Comment from Danny. The material below was submitted to the GNSO on 06 June to this URL: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg11498.html_
PREPARATORY MEETING ON ICANN SUMMIT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Background Information
1. MEETING INFO
Venue: VIP Lounge
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 22, 2011; 12:00 - 14:30
Duration: 90 Minutes
Link: http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24793
Contact: Katim S. Touray (kstouray@gmail.com; Tel: +(220) 995-2942 or +(220) 717-1646)
2. INTRODUCTION
ICANN has various programs (e.g. the Fellowship, and capacity-building programs) aimed at or that help increase the participation of developing countries in the organizations activities. ICANN is also presently working with the community to make the planned introduction of new gTLD inclusive of developing countries. Despite these efforts, the ICANN community is yet to have a comprehensive review of, and dialog on the role of developing countries in the organization. For this reason, an ICANN Summit on Developing Countries (ISDC) is being planned to be held during the Oct. 2011 ICANN 42 meeting in Dakar, Senegal.
Preparations for the Dakar ISDC will be formally kicked off with a preparatory meeting to be held in Singapore during the June 2011 ICANN 41 meeting. The Singapore preparatory meeting will bring together stakeholders from the ICANN community to discuss details about the ISDC. Among these details are:
The Singapore preparatory meeting will be an open meeting, with two representatives drawn from each of ICANN’s Supporting Organizations (SOs), as well as the At-Large Committee and Advisory Committees. A number of ICANN Board members and staff are also expected to attend.
This backgrounder is aimed at to helping participants better prepare for the Singapore preparatory meeting, and provides information on the meeting details (venue, date, etc.), the meeting agenda, as well as a draft work plan for the preparation of the Dakar ISDC.
3. OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the Singapore preparatory meeting is to provide a forum for stakeholders to exchange ideas about how best to organize the proposed ICANN Summit on Developing countries. Specific objectives include the following:
i). Deciding on the composition of a Summit Organizing Committee
ii). Deciding on the work plan for preparing for the Summit
iii). Reviewing the Terms of Reference for Resource Persons who will prepare the Discussion Papers
4. AGENDA
i). Welcome and Introductions
ii). Purpose of ICSD
iii). The format for the Summit
iv). Who will be on the panel of presenters
v). Work plan for preparation for the ICSD
vi). (S)election of Summit Organizing Committee (SOC)
vii). Closing
5. PROGRAM
AGENDA ITEM
TIME
DURATION (Mins)
1. Welcome, and Introductions
12:30
5
2. Purpose of ICSD
12:35
10
3. Format of the Summit
12:45
20
4. Selection of Resource Persons[1
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13:05
20
5. Work plan for preparation for the ICSD
13:25
20
6. (S)election of Summit Organizing Committee (SOC)
13:45
10
7. Closing Remarks
13:55
5
8. Close
14:00
TOTAL
90
6. EXPECTED OUTPUTS
7. ANNEXES
7.1. Work Plan
Draft work plan for the preparation for the ISDC
ACTIVITY
MONTH/WEEK/Date
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept.
Oct.
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
5
Preparatory Meeting
22
Form Summit Organizing Committee
22
Finalize TORs for Resource Persons
23
1
Call for Resource Persons
5
19
Select Resource Persons
20
26
Prepare Draft Discussion Papers
27
15
Submit Draft Discussion Papers
15
Public Comments on Discussion Papers
18
16
Finalize Discussion Papers
19
7
ICANN Summit
23
7.2. Draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for Resource Persons
Boiler plate based on background section above.
The objectives of the assignment are as follows:
i). Prepare Discussion Papers for the Dakar ISDC
ii). Incorporate public comments and feedback on draft Discussion Papers
iii). Present Discussion Papers at the Dakar ISDC
iv). Prepare ISDC Report, including compiling recommendations on the way forward
The Discussion Papers are aimed at providing for discussions on various aspects of the involvement of development countries in ICANN, and how the organization can increase and strengthen its relations with these countries. Specifically, there will be three Discussion Papers on the following subjects:
A backgrounder on developing countries (what is a "developing country" or "least developed country," socio-economic development in these countries, Internet and ICT development in these countries; developing countries and international development)
ICANN's relationship with developing countries, and in particular, ccTLDs, international organizations of developing countries, governments, NGOs, and businesses in developing countries, etc)
A review of the present landscape of the participation of developing countries in ICANN, and how it can be increased and improved
The last two Discussion Papers (above) should also include recommendations on how to increase and improve ICANN’s relationships with developing countries, and their participation in ICANN and its activities.
The outputs of the assignments are as follows:
i). Draft Discussion Paper
ii). Final Discussion Paper, including recommendations and 1-2 page Executive Summary (max 15 pages; about 8,500 words)
iii). Presentation at the Dakar ISDC
The responsibilities of the resource persons are as follows:
i). Preparation of a draft discussion paper for presentation at the Dakar, ICSD
ii). Revision of draft discussion paper based feedback from the public comment process
iii). Presentation of the discussion paper at the Dakar ISCD
iv). Providing to the SOC in the preparation and finalization of the ISCD report
ACTIVITY/DEADLINE
DATE
Prepare draft Discussion Paper
Jul. 27 – Aug. 15
Submit draft Discussion Paper
Aug. 15
Review Public Comments and Revise draft Discussion Paper
Sept. 19 – Oct. 7
Submit final Discussion Paper
Oct. 7
Present Draft Discussion Paper
Oct. 23 - 28
Support SOC in preparing Dakar ISDC Report
Oct. 31 – Nov. 18
[1|#_ftnref1] See Terms of Reference (TOR) for Resource Persons in Annex 7.2