Some considerations on the proposal to the "ICANN Fellowship Program"
A
fraternal greeting to all, in relation to the "ICANN Fellowship
Program" the first thing we must say is that without the ICANN
Scholarship program it would be impossible to participate in the ICANN
meetings. I
have noted after attending two opportunities as a fellow, that it is
equally or more important to participate in a face-to-face meeting, it
is participation that occurs remotely through calls, mailing lists, on
the wiki, with comments or proposals
to the documents under discussion in the Support Committees or work
groups and although it may not have a direct impact on the work papers,
participation through Social Networks, whose contribution to
communication and / or external dissemination is not can deny
The
proposal establishes selection criteria that privilege the experience,
previous verifiable knowledge, the verification of the contributions of
that experience and that these have been applied in the heart of their
community of origin, this should have the highest consideration,
considering the achievements obtained against the resources or the support received by the applicant.
I propose to take into account the asymmetries, not only economic of
the country of the applicant, we must be able to consider the condition
of the applicant, for a principle of equality in access to the
opportunity to be a scholarship holder.
Another
criterion that asks the applicant to demonstrate that they have the
knowledge that makes them eligible, but is contradictory, when they want
to be a scholarship holder to obtain that knowledge and experience, for
this reason it is vital to expand the opportunities to access the
training. follow -as so far- with the improvements to the e-learnig platform,
for example, permanently maintain the course for coach (you will not
always be in a face-to-face meeting).
The fellow who returned must state what his work was during his time
of absence to the face-to-face meeting, and previously inform in the
selection process what his work proposal will be now that he returns.
It
is vital to establish a scale with minimum parameters, which ensure not
only the participation in work groups within the different support
committees by the fellow who returns or wishes to apply for the times
allowed, or of the candidates eligible to "coach", but
that such participation is effective and adds real value with their
contributions, for this it is necessary to have a verifiable metric. For example; the
postulate can contribute to the selection process, a systematization of
their work in their country, community or organization of origin, as
well as their participation in the calls, mailing lists or wiki within
the committees, sub-committees, working groups , this participation must be relevant and be framed in the mission and objectives of ICANN.
It
is suggested that as part of the follow-up process to the fellow, once
selected and prior to the meeting, not only the webinars on the Internet
ecosystem (governance), the ICANN mission, the development of policies,
but also the Familiarize
yourself with the culture of ICANN around the value of consensus,
respect, argument, respectful discussion, that is, adopt a code of
conduct that privileges the best resolution of conflicts, this will help
to advance in a harmonious way the relationships of voluntary work and collaborative in the community.
It
is suggested to differentiate the number of times a person is allowed
to apply as a fellow (up to three times), in relation to whether he does
it as a coach, I think he should have the same number of opportunities.
How
can we develop leadership and form our community, however, I do mine
the words of a fellow, León Felipe Sánchez, who said: "The position of
leadership is a means to serve the community, it is not an end "