ACTIVEThe APRALO Register of Skills & Interests (RoSI) is proceeding as a pilot!

The RoSI intended to be a dynamic register to which APRALO At-Large Structure Members and APRALO Unaffiliated Individual Members may wish to submit data on their skills and interests specifically in areas within ICANN’s remit.  Submission of data on experience or interest in advocating for a multistakeholder model in Internet Governance would also be welcomed.

We will be using a Google form to implement the RoSI pilot while development of the ICANN Community Engagement System (CES) remains pending for the At-Large Community. This RoSI pilot implementation is expected to run over 2 cycles (Cycle1: Jun-Jul 2024, and Cycle 2: Sep-Nov 2024) to enable adjustments to be made in consideration of new input (eg. results of the APRALO Hot Topics Survey 2024). After each cycle, the pilot will be reviewed for continuous improvement and durability (as needed). The 2-cycle approach is also meant to facilitate the participation of new respondents over time, and to enable past respondents to update their previously submitted data (just for the pilot).

This pilot incorporates many of the project's 2021 goals, but instead of assessing candidates for entry into RoSI, the approach for the pilot is to open the RoSI to all interested APRALO Community members by not only focusing on respondents who have expertise and/or knowledge to share but also to capture the interests of respondents who may be interested to learn about selected topic and themes within ICANN's remit.

In reviewing and evaluating available inputs on topics or areas within ICANN's remit (for eg. as identified at the At-Large website), this Register of Skills & Interests aims to:-

• Firstly, formulate the list of Identified Topics (& Sub-Topics) of concern;
• Secondly, ascertain the priority of Identified Topics;
• Thirdly, ascertain Identified Skills needed for Identified Topics;
• Then identify RALO ALSes, ALS Members and/or Individual Members with the Identified Skills;
• Thus, building a talent pool to help provide RALO/At-Large input to:-
  • ICANN activities - PDP, resource planning (eg. strategic planning, operational priorities, budget development etc);
  • RALO/ALAC activities - internal governance, data collection, policy positioning, capacity building etc; and
• As a corollary goal, identify experts who could become mentors for the Identified Topics. 

Membership:

TBD – how to assess those who might qualify to be entered into RoSI

June 2024

Team Members:

Work Scope:

1. Beta testing of Pilot RoSI form for Cycle 1 (mid Jun 2024)
2. Quick review of Pilot RoSI form for Cycle 1 to consider any needed adjustments (Aug 2024)
   1. Possible input from APRALO Hot Topics Survey 2024
3. Beta testing of Pilot RoSI form for Cycle 2 (late Aug 2024)
4. Review of Pilot RoSI form for Cycle 2 to consider improvements (Nov-Dec 2024)
5. Update RoSI form for a 2025 Cycle 3 roll out (Jan 2025)
6. Review of RoSI form for Cycle 3 to consider/incorporate needed adjustments (Jun/Jul 2025)
   1. Input from Board-approved ICANN FY26-30 Strategic Plan

Team Members:

Work Scope:

Structured to address above-detailed 2021 Goals.

ACTIVE

• PROJECT GOALS & STEPS (revised from May 2021 goals)
  • Firstly, formulate the list of Identified Topics & Themes of concern to At-Large, drawn from ICANN's Strategic Plan for FY2021-2025 (download), with priority given to the ALAC's top 3 ICANN strategic priorities as at Dec 2023
  • Secondly, ascertain the priorities for APRALO based on past input;
  • Thirdly, ascertain some Identified Skills needed for Identified Topics & Themes;
  • Then invite RALO ALS Members and/or Individual Members to provide data on Identified Skills;
  • Thus, building a talent pool to help provide RALO/At-Large input to:-
    • ICANN activities - PDP, resource planning (eg. strategic planning, operational priorities, budget development etc);
    • RALO/ALAC activities - internal governance, data collection, policy positioning, capacity building etc; and
  • As a corollary goal, identify -
    • Respondents who could become mentors for the Identified Topics & Themes; AND
    • Respondents who might want to build their capacities for the Identified Topics & Themes
• SUB-STEPS:

       7 June 2024

1. Preliminary input and beta-testing of RoSI Pilot Form for Cycle 1 prior to making form available to respondents (early-mid Jun)
2. DISCUSS feedback received from beta-testing team on Pilot Form for Cycle 1

SETTLED

3 May 2021

• Project name: Register of Skills & Interests (RoSI)
• Project goals: as set out above
• Team size: keep to 11 team members

21 Sep 2021

• Consolidated team input for purposes of RALO feedback through the Hot Topics Survey 2021 project