Dear Councilors,

During ccNSO Council Meeting 175, held on  22 July 2021 (noon UTC), it was decided to defer the resolution regarding agenda item 11 to an online decision.  I am now sending you the resolution for your consideration. If you have any questions or comments, please respond to the ccNSO Council mailing list by Thursday, 5 August 2021, 23.59 UTC. If there are no objection by that time, the resolution is considered to be accepted.

Draft Resolution

Decision

The ccNSO Council supports the OISC suggestion to undertake an extensive review of the ccNSO Course on ICANN Learn before translating the course in the various languages ICANN provides translations. The Council requests the Chair of the Council to inform ICANN Org accordingly and defer further communication and decisions around the review and translation to the OISC. The OISC is requested to take all steps necessary to start and complete the review as soon as possible, including but not limited to seeking volunteers to assist in the review, and developing a work plan and report to the Council on a regularly basis.

Background

The ccNSO Council previously asked ask ICANN Org to translate the current ccNSO Course on ICANN Learn into the various languages in which ICANN provides translations, following one of the recommendations coming out of the 2^nd Organizational ccNSO Review.  In response, ICANN Org suggested a course revision, to ensure it is up to date and aligns with other online courses on the ICANN Learn platform. The ccNSO Outreach and Involvement Standing Committee (OISC) reviewed the course and ICANN Org’s suggestions. Going over the document and ICANN Org suggestions the OISC identified 2 potential paths forward:

• Option 1: First, make minor adjustments to the course, such as typos and grammar corrections, and have the course translated. As a next step, a more extensive revision of the content is needed.
• Option 2: Start with an extensive revision of the current course, addressing both content, accessibility, and other aspects, and then request the translation of the revised course. This would require the Council to inform ICANN Org accordingly as Council requested a translation of the current course.

Note that under both options, the ccNSO will need to create a small team to review and update the course. This small group should relate to the OISC.  The OISC suggests option 2 as a course of action: do an extensive revision of the current course first, addressing both content, accessibility, and other aspects, and then request the translation of the revised course.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

ccNSO Policy Advisor

joke.braeken@icann.org